Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(23) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain
 
Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Castellon de la Plana
Resides: Castellon de la Plana
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 220
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$889,838.98
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB49101132134146112 US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC21100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,100.00
Overall52212132134146112 US$289,200.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 20 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 22 9 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 16 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 15 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 16 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 16 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 18 17 72 US$3,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (10) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:46
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 2 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (7) Lost 21-23, 14-21 0:40
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 2 Dain Blanton / Kevin Wong, United States (25, Q10) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:45
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 3 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (15) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 12-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:53
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Herrera/Mesa 20 21-12, 21-16 0:40
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 7 Herrera/Mesa 23 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 23 Canet/Hamel 10 21-15, 21-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kais/Vesik 11 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kais/Vesik 18 21-10, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Gibb/Metzger 15 Herrera/Mesa 23 21-14, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Berger/Doppler 19 Herrera/Mesa 16 16-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:00
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 25-23 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Horrem/Pettersen 10 Herrera/Mesa 22 24-22, 21-17 0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 22 Conde/Salema 14 25-23, 19-21, 15-5 0:57
Lead the series against # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Blanton/Wong, United States 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 23 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 21-18, 25-23 0:45
Trail the series against # 26, Q17 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 27 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:50
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 24-22, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 22 Neto/Ramos 5 22-20, 14-21, 22-20 1:08
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 16 Xu/Xu 9 21-12, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 22 Prosser/Richardson 27 21-17, 24-22 0:43