Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008
(9) 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$891,338.98
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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 18 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 18 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 12 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 22 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 13 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 11 17 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 24 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 16 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 21 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 16 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 12 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 11 4 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 13 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 13 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 13 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 30, Q7 5 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q5 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 26 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 25 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 28, Q5 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 23 25 60 US$2,000.00
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 1 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (24, Q9) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 2 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (8) Won 21-19, 19-21, 8-0 Retired 1:11
Fri, 5/30/2008 Winner 3 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:44
Fri, 5/30/2008 Contender 4 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (14) Lost 21-16, 19-21, 11-15 1:06
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 31-32
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-6
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 9 21-17, 21-17 0:44
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 12 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 21-17 0:46
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool N Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-14, 15-21, 16-14 0:55
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-16 0:39
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 # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Herrera/Mesa 18 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Herrera/Mesa 12 21-9, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Bronze Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 Herrera/Mesa 11 21-14, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 13 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-14 0:46
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Schacht/Slack 5 18-21, 27-25, 15-13 1:09
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-5
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-15, 21-12 0:38
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 15 22-20, 21-16 0:44
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 21 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 21-16, 16-21, 17-15 1:01
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 11 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 1:06
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 11 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-16, 21-16 0:49
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 13 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-18, 21-14 0:34
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Herrera/Mesa 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 Heuscher/Heyer 16 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 Heuscher/Heyer 7 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 1:13
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-19, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 4-1
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 19-21, 8-0 Retired 1:11
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 18 Lione/Varnier 9 22-24, 21-18, 15-8 1:07
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Lione/Varnier 27 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 21-16, 21-12 0:38
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Lione/Varnier 12 21-17, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-3
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 21-15, 21-18 0:44
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-11, 21-12 0:32
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-18 0:46
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-12, 21-18 0:48
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-4
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Herrera/Mesa 9 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:06
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 21-17, 23-21 0:43
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 23-21, 21-13 0:39
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Herrera/Mesa 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 1:03
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 22-20, 21-16 0:42
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 23-25, 10-21 0:40
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
Series tied with # 15 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 12 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:55
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 22, Q5 Herrera/Mesa 11 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Series tied with # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-12, 17-21, 15-7 0:51
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-19, 21-12 0:34
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 20, Q3 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 21 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool N Cadieux/Heese 25 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-15, 25-27, 15-9 1:21
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Heese 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 23-21 0:52
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 9 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 24, Q9 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Ces/Ces 29, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:02
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 15 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 12 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q4 21-17, 21-12 0:43
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 28, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Henriquez/Hernandez 31, Q18 21-13, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # Q20 Augoustides/Flisberg, South Africa 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool N Herrera/Mesa 24 Augoustides/Flisberg 48 21-15, 21-11 0:35