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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 30 - August 3, 2013

(6) 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:

125

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$289,077.52

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:

171

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Klagenfurt 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$360,493.54

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	8	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	US$42,359.95
FIVB	70	2	1	2	2	6	0	20	1	20	9	4	3	US$387,665.50
Overall	78	2	2	2	3	8	0	22	1	22	9	4	3	US$430,025.45

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2009	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 41st
FIVB 2010	Anastasia Barsuk - 25th	Maria Prokopeva - 9th
FIVB 2011	Evgenia Ukolova - 33rd	Ekaterina Birlova - 33rd
FIVB 2012	Evgenia Ukolova - 1st	Ekaterina Birlova - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/23-27/2013	Anapa Open	1	1st	500	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	7	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	4	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	5	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	4	25th	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/23-28/2012	Bangsaen Open	3	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/2/2012	Åland Open	7	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	24	4th	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	18	9th	0	US$0.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/30/2013	Pool F	Ieva Dumbauskaite / Monika Paulikiene, Lithuania (27)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:32
Wed, 7/31/2013	Pool F	Greta Cicolari / Silvia Costantini, Italy (22)	Won 21-9, 21-19	0:31
Thu, 8/1/2013	Pool F	Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (11)	Won 21-11, 21-19	0:31
Fri, 8/2/2013	Winner 2	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (17)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:47
Fri, 8/2/2013	Winner 3	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (3)	Lost 21-19, 24-26, 9-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 23-16 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-18, 21-14	0:34
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Birlova/Ukolova	24	23-25, 26-24, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 2 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 4-0
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Meppelink/van Gestel	4	23-25, 21-17, 15-11	0:52
7/22/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Meppelink/van Gestel	13	21-13, 25-27, 15-10	0:54
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Birlova/Ukolova	17	Meppelink/van Gestel	18, Q8	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:48
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Meppelink/van Gestel	28, Q9	21-18, 21-8	0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-4
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	Birlova/Ukolova	6	19-21, 26-24, 15-9	0:58
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-14, 22-20	0:37
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	Birlova/Ukolova	4	22-20, 21-18	0:38
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	Birlova/Ukolova	10	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-9, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
9/1/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 7 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Keizer/Van Iersel	1	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-14, 21-15	0:31
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Keizer/Van Iersel	3	18-21, 21-7, 15-11	0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-3
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	Birlova/Ukolova	4	22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
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
Lead the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-2
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Kolocova/Slukova	7	21-19, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Kolocova/Slukova	6	12-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:43
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
Lead the series against # 11 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	6	Bieneck/Grossner	11	21-11, 21-19	0:31
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q14	21-16, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	19, Q4	22-20, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Kohler/Schumacher	15, Q5	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:47
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-16, 22-20	0:41
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 # 18 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	5	Sinnema/Stiekema	28, Q10	21-13, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Popova/Prokopeva, Russia 1-0
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Popova/Prokopeva	29, Q11	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Cicolari/Costantini, Italy 1-0
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	6	Cicolari/Costantini	22	21-9, 21-19	0:31
Trail the series against # 23 Boulton/Dampney, England 0-1
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Boulton/Dampney	29, Q13	Birlova/Ukolova	4	11-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # 27 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
7/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	6	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	27	21-17, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 29 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/25/13	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	1	Grawender/Lundqvist	16	21-13, 21-19	0:34