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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008

(3) 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:

Tournaments:

220

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	49	1	0	1	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,100.00
Overall	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$289,200.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 25th
2004	Javier Bosma - 7th	Javier Luna - 17th
2006	Raul Mesa - 25th	Pablo Herrera - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	18	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	15	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	13	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	17	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	9	9	240	US$5,500.00
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

Marseille Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 1	Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (30, Q8)	Won 23-21, 21-19	0:44
Thu, 7/17/2008	Winner 2	Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (19)	Lost 22-24, 19-21	0:54
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 2	Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (13)	Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-12	1:00
Fri, 7/18/2008	Contender 3	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (27, Q1)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:47

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 26-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	26	Wu/Xu	12	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	8	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	6	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-17, 24-22	1:05
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	18	Marques/Solberg	2	21-13, 21-13	0:37
Series tied with # 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-12, 17-21, 15-7	0:51
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	12	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	21	Baracetti/Conde	18	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	11	Herrera/Mesa	12	23-21, 21-17	0:44
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	5	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:42
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	2	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-5
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	17	Araujo/Magalhaes	12	21-18, 22-20	0:53
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-15, 21-12	0:38
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	15	22-20, 21-16	0:44
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	21	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	21-16, 16-21, 17-15	1:01
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	11	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	1:06
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	11	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-16, 21-16	0:49
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	13	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-18, 21-14	0:34
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Herrera/Mesa	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-4
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	9	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:06
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-17, 23-21	0:43
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Herrera/Mesa	12	23-21, 21-13	0:39
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	11	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	1:03
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:54
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
Series tied with # 9 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-1
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	12	Dugrip/Gagliano	19	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Dugrip/Gagliano	22, Q5	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	18	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	22-20, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	3	Gavira/Lario	13	21-15, 21-23, 15-12	1:00
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Herrera/Mesa	13	Gavira/Lario	20, Q17	21-16, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	21-13, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Matysik/Uhmann	19	Herrera/Mesa	3	24-22, 21-19	0:54
Lead the series against # 21 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Ces/Ces	29, Q1	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	1:02
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	15	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 22 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	32	Herrera/Mesa	17	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 23 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-2
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Herrera/Mesa	13	Cadieux/Heese	29, Q7	17-21, 21-11, 15-13	1:06
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool N	Cadieux/Heese	25	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-15, 25-27, 15-9	1:21
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Cadieux/Heese	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 23-21	0:52
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Miramontes/Virgen	31, Q16	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-1
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Pedrosa/Rosas	27, Q1	Herrera/Mesa	3	21-18, 21-18	0:47
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	12	Pedrosa/Rosas	28, Q4	21-17, 21-12	0:43
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q12	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	3	Grotowski/Weaver	30, Q8	23-21, 21-19	0:44