Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(28, Q3) 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 PĂ©rez
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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Raul Papaleo - 33rd Ramon Hernandez - 33rd
2004 Raul Papaleo - 17th Ramon Hernandez - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 21 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 29, Q3 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 29 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q2 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 26, Q2 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 19 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 16 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-25/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 21 19th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam Q3 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 19 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 21, Q4 17th 112 US$4,750.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 2 Bradley Smith / Andrew Wyer, Australia (Q35) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 3 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (Q14) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:59
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (5) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:45
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Hernandez/Papaleo trail the series against the field 12-23 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 16 25-23, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q2 21-10, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Hernandez/Papaleo 29 21-13, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Hernandez/Papaleo 29, Q3 21-12, 21-17 0:35
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool D Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Hernandez/Papaleo 21 21-14, 21-13 0:39
Series tied with # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Rogers/Scott 5 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:45
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 # 7 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-4
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 14 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 24-22, 21-14 0:52
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 21, Q4 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:10
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 # 9 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q10 Hernandez/Papaleo 21 18-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Brenha/Maia 13 Hernandez/Papaleo 36 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-4
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 12 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q3 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 13 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Hernandez/Papaleo 21 21-12, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 20, Q5 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Engvik/Goranson 34 Hernandez/Papaleo 29 21-18, 21-19 0:51
Series tied with # 22 Xu/Xu, China 1-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 29, Q3 Xu/Xu Q14 21-18, 21-16 0:43
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xu/Xu 9 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 21-12, 21-16 0:32
Series tied with # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 18 Gartmayer/Nowotny 17 21-13, 21-19 0:36
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 # 29, Q8 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo Q2 29-27, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against Domingo/Goss, Canada 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 29, Q3 Domingo/Goss Q30 21-17, 21-10 0:38
Trail the series against 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 # Q7 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 14-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:51
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q24 Hernandez/Papaleo Q56 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q14 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q14 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # Q21 Aoki/Hata, Japan 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo Q2 Aoki/Hata Q31 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:59
Lead the series against # Q22 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 26, Q2 Byron/Suan Q34 21-18, 21-6 0:36
Lead the series against # Q35 Smith/Wyer, Australia 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q3 Smith/Wyer Q35 21-14, 21-14 0:35