Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(14) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain
 
Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1982 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Castellon de la Plana
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 265
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$1,047,645.44
Raul Mesa
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 16, 1982 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaragoza
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 151
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$283,052.56
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV141100352200000 US$77,895.84
FIVB49101132134146112 US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC21100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,100.00
Overall66322167156146112 US$367,095.84
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Javier Luna - 33rd
2005 Raul Mesa - 25th Pablo Herrera - 25th
2006 Did not play Sergio Martin - 41st
2007 Raul Mesa - 9th Pablo Herrera - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 3 13th 180 US$3,900.00
CEV 7/11-13/2008 European Championship 11 7th 400 € 4,000.00
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
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 5 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
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
CEV 8/24-26/2007 European Championship 7 13th 240 € 2,000.00
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$11,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool C Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (19, Q3) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:41
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool C Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czechia (30, Q6) Won 23-25, 21-14, 15-12 1:03
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool C Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (3) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:41
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 1 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (23, Q1) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:54
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships200000010001 $14,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500103041411 $124,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open31100102731052 $146,800.00
Challenger100100000000 $3,100.00
U21 World Championships211000000000 $0.00
Confederation Championship410000201000 $30,000.00
Total563121341351464 $319,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Pablo Herrera Raul Mesa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6010014000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
11000041501 $59,875.00 World Championships5000001202 $15,312.50
4000022000 $22,250.00 World Tour Finals          
92145427232251 $502,975.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4300103610716 $91,100.00
106546422342272 $316,300.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open651001320181111 $117,375.00
3020010000 $5,850.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star9000032211 $1,600.00
1001000000 $1,550.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,550.00
2110000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2110000000 $0.00
20202193300 $54,500.00 Confederation Championship8100122011 $19,375.00
245912149666752124 $963,300.00 Total13431221132322031 $246,312.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2001FIVB200000000011 $2,000.00 030.0 %
2002FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2002FIVB Age Group WC110000000000 $0.00 6185.7 %
2004FIVB100000000100 $3,000.00 1233.3 %
2004CEV100000001000 $1,000.00 1233.3 %
2005FIVB1100000042221 $52,400.00 182245.0 %
2005FIVB C&S100100000000 $3,100.00 50100.0 %
2005CEV410001110000 $27,425.00 10662.5 %
2006FIVB800001100231 $34,700.00 141548.3 %
2006CEV400001300000 $11,950.00 11857.9 %
2007FIVB1200011040600 $77,800.00 232746.0 %
2007CEV300001011000 $6,950.00 4640.0 %
2008FIVB1100101132300 $82,700.00 282453.8 %
2008CEV201000100000 $11,500.00 9469.2 %
TotalFIVB460011321141464 $252,600.00 849447.2 %
TotalFIVB C&S100100000000 $3,100.00 50100.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC110000000000 $0.00 6185.7 %
TotalCEV1411003522000 $58,825.00 352657.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Pablo Herrera  Raul Mesa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000011 $1,000.00 2001FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
1010000000 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1100000000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
4000001210 $8,000.00 2003FIVB7000001123 $7,437.50
           2003CEV2000000110 $375.00
11110031500 $37,375.00 2004FIVB7000000322 $7,375.00
3100011000 $7,000.00 2004CEV3000001002 $500.00
11000006221 $26,200.00 2005FIVB11000006221 $26,200.00
1001000000 $1,550.00 2005FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,550.00
4100021000 $13,712.50 2005CEV4100021000 $13,712.50
8000020231 $17,350.00 2006FIVB10000020242 $18,350.00
4000040000 $5,975.00 2006CEV4000040000 $5,975.00
12000114600 $38,900.00 2007FIVB12000114600 $38,900.00
3000012000 $3,475.00 2007CEV3000012000 $3,475.00
11001025300 $41,350.00 2008FIVB11001025300 $41,350.00
2010010000 $5,750.00 2008CEV2010010000 $5,750.00
79432117212074 $207,637.50 TotalTotal8222211320181212 $171,950.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall57 61.3% 19 20.4% 17 18.3% 76-17 81.7% 17 17.2% 20 20.2% 62 62.6% 17-82 17.2% 57-62 47.9% 36-37 49.3% 10 94-99 48.7%
2007-200836 67.9% 10 18.9% 7 13.2% 46-7 86.8% 14 22.2% 16 25.4% 33 52.4% 14-49 22.2% 36-33 52.2% 24-23 51.1% 10 61-56 52.1%
Against the Field14 73.7% 3 15.8% 2 10.5% 17-2 89.5% 8 25.8% 6 19.4% 17 54.8% 8-23 25.8% 28-34 45.2% 22-16 57.9% 00 25-25 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships000012001200000025
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam004118150011130110003833
Challenge/Four Star/Open0002000022281101105259
Challenger000000003010100050
U21 World Championships000021002010001061
Confederation Championship0000000043100010136
Total00432319004347422130118106
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 31-31 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-4
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-16, 21-15 0:40
6/15/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Herrera/Mesa 17 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-19, 21-16 0:49
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Herrera/Mesa 18 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Herrera/Mesa 8 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:59
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-4
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Nummerdor/Schuil 4 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:03
4/20/08CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Herrera/Mesa 5 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 21 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 22-20, 21-14 0:39
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Herrera/Mesa 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Herrera/Mesa 10 21-16, 21-13 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Wu/Xu 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 21-17, 21-15 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-5
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Herrera/Mesa 14 22-20, 21-15 0:54
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 Herrera/Mesa 11 21-10, 21-15 0:34
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 8 13-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 23 Herrera/Mesa 7 21-15, 21-19 0:43
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Herrera/Mesa 12 21-9, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Bronze Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 Herrera/Mesa 11 21-14, 21-17 0:50
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 3-2
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 11 Reckermann/Urbatzka 9 21-17, 23-21 0:42
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-15 0:49
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 13 Herrera/Mesa 5 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 22 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:01
Series tied with # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 13 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-14 0:46
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Schacht/Slack 5 18-21, 27-25, 15-13 1:09
Series tied with # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-3
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Herrera/Mesa 11 23-21, 23-21 0:47
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 Heuscher/Heyer 16 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 5 Heuscher/Heyer 10 14-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:13
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 Heuscher/Heyer 7 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 1:13
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Herrera/Mesa 7 21-18, 21-19 0:53
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-19, 23-21 0:45
Series tied with # 11 "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
Series tied with # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Herrera/Mesa 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 4-2
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 11 Boersma/Ronnes 5 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:02
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 15 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-12, 21-18 0:42
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:52
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 11 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 21-10, 21-19 0:38
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Bronze Medal Herrera/Mesa 2 Boersma/Ronnes 5 21-14, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 19, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Herrera/Mesa 14 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 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
Series tied with # 23, Q1 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 14 Li/Zhou 23, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:45
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 32 Herrera/Mesa 17 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 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 # 29, Q5 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 # 30, Q6 Dumek/Kubala, Czechia 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Herrera/Mesa 14 Dumek/Kubala 30, Q6 23-25, 21-14, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 7 Blauel/Huber 15 21-16, 21-14 0:35