Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(Q10) Yulia Abalakina/Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia
 
Yulia Abalakina
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 41
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$24,662.40
Ekaterina Syrtseva
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Daegu 2019)
Career Winnings: US$85,745.08
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB11000020202311 US$24,550.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open Q6 33rd 60 US$0.00
FIVB 10/20-24/2015 Antalya Open 14 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/23-27/2015 Xiamen Open 15 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2015 Sochi Open 11 5th 300 US$3,375.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 1 Chunxia Chen / Ningya Tang, China (Q23) Lost 21-12, 20-22, 13-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Abalakina/Syrtseva trail the series against the field 4-9 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 2 Abalakina/Syrtseva 15 21-23, 24-22, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
10/22/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool C Gallay/Klug 3 Abalakina/Syrtseva 14 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Wang/Yue 1 Abalakina/Syrtseva 15 21-15, 21-10 0:33
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Hermannova/Slukova 13 Abalakina/Syrtseva 14 11-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:43
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Abalakina/Syrtseva 15 Hermannova/Slukova 13 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 29, Q7 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-1
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 21-18, 21-18 0:43
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # Q8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Abalakina/Syrtseva 14 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 12 22-20, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # Q12 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 0-1
2/23/16FIVBMaceió Open Qualifier 2 Agudo/Pazo 31, Q11 Abalakina/Syrtseva Q6 21-15, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # Q14 Makroguzova/Motrich, Russia 0-1
10/21/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool C Makroguzova/Motrich 19 Abalakina/Syrtseva 14 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # Q15 Jupiter/Longuet, France 0-1
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Jupiter/Longuet 18 Abalakina/Syrtseva 15 21-15, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # Q23 Chen/Tang, China 0-1
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Chen/Tang Q23 Abalakina/Syrtseva Q10 12-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q30 Lestini/Zuccarelli, Italy 1-0
2/23/16FIVBMaceió Open Qualifier 1 Abalakina/Syrtseva Q6 Lestini/Zuccarelli Q27 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:02