Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(36) Ekaterina Birlova/Nadezda Makroguzova, Russia
 
Ekaterina Khomyakova Birlova
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Bryansk
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$252,284.25
Nadezda Makroguzova
Russia / Russian Olympic Committee
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 2, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Krasnodar
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 57 kg (125 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 64
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$133,093.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB700000020302 US$27,300.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 18 9th 240 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 22, Q2 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/1/2017 Porec Major Five Star Q5 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 23 17th 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 25 17th 160 US$3,000.00
FIVB 2/7-12/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 26, Q3 9th 360 US$8,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool L Michala Frank / Kristyna Kolocova, Czech Republic (13) Lost 29-27, 25-27, 10-15 1:01
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool L Katharina Schutzenhofer / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:42
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool L Varapatsorn Radarong / Tanarattha Udomchavee, Thailand (37) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Tue, 8/1/2017 Lucky Loser Lidianny Echeverria / Leila Martinez, Cuba (26) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:38
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Evgenia Ukolova - 17th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Evgenia Ukolova - 9th Did not play
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Evgenia Ukolova - 9th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Evgenia Ukolova - 17th Svetlana Kholomina - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 36 33rd 160 US$4,800.00
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Makroguzova trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool F Laboureur/Sude 6 Birlova/Makroguzova 22, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 9 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q1 Birlova/Makroguzova 23 21-17, 14-21, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-2
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Brunner/Huberli 10 Birlova/Makroguzova 23 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:50
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool H Brunner/Huberli 8 Birlova/Makroguzova 25 21-17, 21-14 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool L Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger 12 Birlova/Makroguzova 36 23-21, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Frank/Kolocova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool L Frank/Kolocova 13 Birlova/Makroguzova 36 27-29, 27-25, 15-10 1:01
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 2 Frank/Kolocova 13 Birlova/Makroguzova 18 21-16, 17-21, 15-4 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Fendrick/Ross, United States 1-0
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool F Birlova/Makroguzova 22, Q2 Fendrick/Ross 11 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool B Bansley/Wilkerson 15 Birlova/Makroguzova 18 16-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:53
Lead the series against # 16 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-0
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 1 Birlova/Makroguzova 18 Cheng/Hughes 12 21-19, 13-21, 17-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
2/10/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Winner 1 Birlova/Makroguzova 26, Q3 Mader/Verge-Depre 6 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Borger/Kozuch, Germany 1-0
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool G Birlova/Makroguzova 26, Q3 Borger/Kozuch 23 12-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:43
Trail the series against # 26 Echeverria/Martinez, Cuba 0-1
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Lucky Loser Echeverria/Martinez 26 Birlova/Makroguzova 36 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Series tied with # 28 Glenzke/Grossner, Germany 1-1
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Glenzke/Grossner 20 Birlova/Makroguzova 22, Q2 21-14, 14-21, 15-8 0:41
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool H Birlova/Makroguzova 25 Glenzke/Grossner 24, Q3 17-21, 21-14, 15-7 0:41
Lead the series against # 32 Lima/Maia, Brazil 1-0
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool G Birlova/Makroguzova 26, Q3 Lima/Maia 7 17-21, 21-17, 20-18 0:54
Lead the series against # 37 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool L Birlova/Makroguzova 36 Radarong/Udomchavee 37 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 42 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/27/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel 30, Q12 Birlova/Makroguzova Q5 21-19, 28-26 0:42
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Birlova/Makroguzova 23 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel 26, Q6 22-24, 21-19, 15-12 0:51