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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 11 - 15, 2012

(28, Q2) Ekaterina Birlova/Evgenia Ukolova, 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:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$252,284.25

Evgenia Ukolova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 17, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Moscow

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

133

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$308,596.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	70	2	1	2	2	6	0	20	1	20	9	4	3	US$387,665.50

Previous Berlin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	Q3	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	10	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	26, Q5	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	26, Q6	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	17	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	22	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	21	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	27, Q4	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	26, Q5	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	10	9th	320	US$8,000.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2012	Qualifier 2	Geeske Banck / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (Q18)	Won 17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:48
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool E	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5)	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:38
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool E	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (12, Q4)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:43
Fri, 7/13/2012	Pool E	Angie Akers / Brittany Hochevar, United States (21, Q3)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:35
Fri, 7/13/2012	Winner 1	Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3)	Lost 11-21, 23-25	0:39

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 16-25 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	21-11, 25-23	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	21-19, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-3
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	21-18, 22-20	0:38
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	22-20, 22-20	0:40
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:52
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
Series tied with # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-2
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	7	Birlova/Ukolova	10	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:58
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	Kolocova/Slukova	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	Kolocova/Slukova	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:49
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Kolocova/Slukova	19	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-5
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	21-14, 21-13	0:32
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	21-13, 21-18	0:34
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:48
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	10	22-20, 21-16	0:37
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-2
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Gielen/Mouha	8	Birlova/Ukolova	17	24-22, 21-18	0:52
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Gielen/Mouha	11	Birlova/Ukolova	22	21-19, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
7/26/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	Cook/Hinchley	Q12	14-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	Birlova/Ukolova	10	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with # 12, Q4 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-2
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:43
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	Birlova/Ukolova	Q3	21-12, 21-18	0:33
6/28/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q28	Birlova/Ukolova	Q5	21-17, 21-14	0:30
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q27	21-15, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	23	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	16	Birlova/Ukolova	17	13-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:56
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	21	Birlova/Ukolova	22	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-1
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Fendrick/Niles	23	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool J	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Bansley/Maloney	39	21-12, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Akers/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	Akers/Hochevar	21, Q3	21-13, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
8/2/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lavalle/Maestrini	25, Q12	Birlova/Ukolova	Q5	21-10, 21-13	0:31
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Lavalle/Maestrini	26	Birlova/Ukolova	23, Q4	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 24, Q9 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Brzostek/Wojtasik	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 26 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 2-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	26, Q2	Birlova/Ukolova	10	21-18, 14-21, 15-9	0:50
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 1	Birlova/Ukolova	22	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	11-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:52
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	22-20, 14-21, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Birlova/Ukolova	17	Bednarczuk/Seixas	32, Q29	22-24, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
Lead the series against Gernert/Gunther, Germany 2-0
5/8/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	Gernert/Gunther	Q28	21-16, 21-18	0:39
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	Gernert/Gunther	Q27	22-20, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # Q10 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
8/16/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Qualifier 3	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Braakman/Stiekema	Q20	21-19, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # Q18 Banck/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	Banck/Walkenhorst	Q18	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # Q23 Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert, Mauritius 1-0
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	Q4	Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert	Q29	21-11, 21-14	0:27