Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(22) Manuel Carrasco/Raul Mesa, Spain
 
Manuel "Lolo" Carrasco Saenz
Spain
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 17, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Sevilla
Resides: Marratxi, Mallorca
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 21
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$13,387.50
Raul Mesa
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaragoza
Resides: Benidorm (Alicante)
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 
TourPlayed12345791317253337Money
FIVB3000000100011 US$5,875.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Sergi Ten - 37th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q16 33 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 9 9 120 US$4,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool C Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (46) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:38
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool C Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (3) Lost 9-21, 21-14, 9-15 0:43
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool C Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (27) Lost 10-21, 14-21 0:34
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005Berlin Did not play Pablo Herrera - 33rd
2007Gstaad Did not play Pablo Herrera - 9th
2009Stavanger Did not play Inocencio Lario - 17th
2011Rome Did not play Inocencio Lario - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 22 37 80 US$1,875.00
Head to Head Results
Carrasco/Mesa trail the series against the field 2-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Carrasco/Mesa 22 21-9, 14-21, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Carrasco/Mesa 9 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8 Carrasco/Mesa 9 21-11, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Carrasco/Mesa Q16 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger Q17 21-18, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Carrasco/Mesa Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 27 Carrasco/Mesa 22 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool H Carrasco/Mesa 9 Klemperer/Rademacher 24, Q2 21-15, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 46 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Fenili/Galli 46 Carrasco/Mesa 22 21-12, 21-18 0:38