Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004
(23, Q2) Ramon Hernandez/Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico
 
Ramon A. "Moncho" Hernandez Cruz
Puerto Rico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 16, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 42
Career Best: 9th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$46,500.00
Raul Papaleo Pérez
Puerto Rico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 11, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan, PR
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 9th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$47,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
FIVB380000004110110732 US$90,500.00
Previous Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 26 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 36 9th 320 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 28, Q14 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 26, Q9 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q11 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q17 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 32, Q26 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 32, Q48 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q56 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q57 57th 4 US$0.00
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/24/2004 Qualifier 2 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (24, Q15) Lost 25-23, 15-21, 12-15 1:08
Thu, 3/25/2004 Winner 1 Colin Pocock / Gershon Rorich, South Africa (10) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Thu, 3/25/2004 Winner 2 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (26, Q11) Lost 28-30, 21-13, 11-15 1:10
Fri, 3/26/2004 Contender 2 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (24, Q15) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Hernandez/Papaleo trail the series against the field 7-15 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 16 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Heuscher/Kobel 17 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:59
Trail the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 5 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 21-16, 25-23 0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Baracetti/Conde 7 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 21-12, 21-14 0:38
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 21-14, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 36 21-19, 25-23 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Pocock/Rorich, South Africa 1-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 Pocock/Rorich 10 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Hernandez/Papaleo 36 Rogers/Scott 12 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Egger/Heyer 12 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 28-26, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 16 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 15-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 10 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 24, Q15 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-3
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 21-19, 21-13 0:46
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 23-25, 21-15, 15-12 1:08
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 Brink/Schneider Q10 21-13, 21-15 0:40
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 Hernandez/Papaleo Q57 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 26, Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 30-28, 13-21, 15-11 1:10
Series tied with # 27, Q9 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Deulofeu/Molinier 17, Q6 Hernandez/Papaleo Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Papaleo Q56 Deulofeu/Molinier Q9 21-16, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Hernandez/Papaleo 36 Backer/Boersma 37 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Fuerbringer/Jennings 21, Q5 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # Q5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik Q16 Hernandez/Papaleo Q17 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # Q19 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 Grinbergs/Stals Q25 21-18, 22-20 0:48