Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 NIS Open 2004 presented by Telekom Srbija
May 26 - 30, 2004
(24) 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 Budva Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 24 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 23, Q2 17th 72 US$3,000.00
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
Serbia and Montenegro Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 1 Ivan Bugarcic / Vladislav Mandic, Serbia (9) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 2 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (8) Lost 21-23, 21-19, 10-15 0:56
Fri, 5/28/2004 Contender 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (10) Won 11-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:58
Sat, 5/29/2004 Contender 3 Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (31, Q17) Won 31-29, 21-23, 15-12 1:23
Sat, 5/29/2004 Contender 4 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (27, Q7) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Hernandez/Papaleo trail the series against the field 12-15 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-19 0:39
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 8 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 8 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Bugarcic/Mandic, Serbia 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 Bugarcic/Mandic 9 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 Baracetti/Conde 10 11-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:58
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 # 11, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 22, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 23 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool G Prosser/Williams 23 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 22-20, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q8 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 Shiratori/Watanabe 25 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 21-19, 21-12 0:37
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 # 31, Q17 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 Goranson/Skarlund 31, Q17 31-29, 21-23, 15-12 1:23
Trail the series against Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brazao/Souza 7 Hernandez/Papaleo 26 21-17, 21-15 0:44
Series tied with # Q10 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 # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 Grinbergs/Stals Q25 21-18, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # Q23 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q9 Babich/Khudoley Q24 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # Q24 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