Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(3) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain
 
Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Castellon de la Plana
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 225
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$908,963.98
Raul Mesa
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaragoza
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$226,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB49101132134146112 US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC21100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,100.00
Overall52212132134146112 US$289,200.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Did not play Javier Bosma - 25th
2004 Javier Bosma - 7th Javier Luna - 17th
2006 Raul Mesa - 25th Pablo Herrera - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 18 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 17 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 9 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 18 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 18 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 12 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 22 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 11 17th 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 24 9th 400 US$11,000.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (30, Q8) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 2 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (19) Lost 22-24, 19-21 0:54
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 2 Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (13) Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-12 1:00
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 3 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (27, Q1) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 26-22 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 26 Wu/Xu 12 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 6 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-17, 24-22 1:05
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with # 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-12, 17-21, 15-7 0:51
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 21 Baracetti/Conde 18 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 11 Herrera/Mesa 12 23-21, 21-17 0:44
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 5 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:42
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-5
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 17 Araujo/Magalhaes 12 21-18, 22-20 0:53
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-15, 21-12 0:38
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 15 22-20, 21-16 0:44
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 21 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 21-16, 16-21, 17-15 1:01
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 11 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 1:06
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 11 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-16, 21-16 0:49
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 13 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-18, 21-14 0:34
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Herrera/Mesa 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-4
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Herrera/Mesa 9 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:06
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 21-17, 23-21 0:43
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 23-21, 21-13 0:39
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Herrera/Mesa 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 1:03
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 22-20, 21-16 0:42
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 23-25, 10-21 0:40
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:50
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 24-22, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
Series tied with # 9 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 12 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:55
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 22, Q5 Herrera/Mesa 11 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 3 Gavira/Lario 13 21-15, 21-23, 15-12 1:00
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Herrera/Mesa 13 Gavira/Lario 20, Q17 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Matysik/Uhmann 19 Herrera/Mesa 3 24-22, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 21 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Ces/Ces 29, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:02
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 15 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 22 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 32 Herrera/Mesa 17 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 23 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-2
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Herrera/Mesa 13 Cadieux/Heese 29, Q7 17-21, 21-11, 15-13 1:06
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool N Cadieux/Heese 25 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-15, 25-27, 15-9 1:21
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Heese 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 23-21 0:52
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Miramontes/Virgen 31, Q16 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Pedrosa/Rosas 27, Q1 Herrera/Mesa 3 21-18, 21-18 0:47
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 12 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q4 21-17, 21-12 0:43
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 3 Grotowski/Weaver 30, Q8 23-21, 21-19 0:44