European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 28 - August 1, 2015
(9) Ekaterina Birlova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia
 
Ekaterina Khomyakova Birlova
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Bryansk
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$289,077.52
Evgenia Ukolova
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 17, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 171
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Klagenfurt 2015)
Career Winnings: US$360,493.54
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV8010120202000 US$42,359.95
FIVB7021226020120943 US$387,665.50
Overall7822238022122943 US$430,025.45
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2013 Evgenia Ukolova - 5th Ekaterina Birlova - 5th
FIVB 2014 Did not play Maria Prokopeva - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 19 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 20 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 34 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 22, Q2 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 21 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 8 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 9 5th 300 US$3,375.00
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/28/2015 Pool H Yulia Abalakina / Ksenia Dabizha, Russia (24) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:31
Wed, 7/29/2015 Pool H Laura Giombini / Giulia Toti, Italy (25) Lost 22-20, 14-21, 9-15 0:43
Thu, 7/30/2015 Pool H Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (8) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:34
Thu, 7/30/2015 Winner 1 Ieva Dumbauskaite / Monika Paulikiene, Lithuania (23) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:29
Fri, 7/31/2015 Winner 2 Alexandra Jupiter / Laura Longuet, France (18) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:31
Fri, 7/31/2015 Winner 3 Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (7) Won 33-31, 21-16 0:44
Sat, 8/1/2015 Semi-Finals Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (11) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Sat, 8/1/2015 Gold Medal Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:36
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200001010000 $0.00
World Championships400000020200 $36,000.00
World Tour Finals100000000010 $4,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3110011070970 $219,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2611103081810 $118,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star600111020100 $10,300.00
Confederation Championship801012020200 $37,000.00
Total782223802212290 $424,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Ekaterina Birlova Evgenia Ukolova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000011000 $0.00 Olympic Games2000011000 $0.00
5000002200 $20,400.00 World Championships5000002200 $19,700.00
1000000010 $2,000.00 World Tour Finals1000000010 $2,000.00
4410012101290 $139,450.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam56100121118130 $170,275.00
4511104121440 $82,050.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open6011405181380 $108,537.50
8001112300 $6,650.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star9001122210 $7,850.00
1001000000 $1,500.00 Challenger          
12010133400 $22,625.00 Confederation Championship13010127200 $23,875.00
1182233113035140 $274,675.00 Total1462253124137230 $332,237.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011FIVB1000000020323 $33,600.00 201852.6 %
2011CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 1325.0 %
2012FIVB1211110011231 $120,550.00 382461.3 %
2012CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 3175.0 %
2013FIVB710001020120 $56,700.00 181554.5 %
2013CEV100001000000 $4,000.00 4180.0 %
2015FIVB700001040200 $61,375.00 191654.3 %
2015CEV101000000000 $15,000.00 5362.5 %
TotalFIVB3621112091874 $272,225.00 957356.5 %
TotalCEV401001010100 $22,500.00 13861.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Ekaterina Birlova  Evgenia Ukolova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2006FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
           2006CEV1000000001 $0.00
           2006CEV Under Age2000010100 $0.00
           2007FIVB3000000012 $1,000.00
           2007CEV5000012101 $3,725.00
           2007CEV Under Age1000100000 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2008FIVB6000001122 $6,300.00
1001000000 $1,500.00 2008FIVB C&S          
4000000301 $0.00 2008CEV6000031200 $4,700.00
           2008CEV Under Age2200000000 $0.00
5000011012 $9,450.00 2009FIVB12001004025 $21,625.00
1000001000 $875.00 2009CEV4000004000 $2,575.00
1000010000 $0.00 2009CEV Under Age1000010000 $0.00
13000011533 $23,650.00 2010FIVB12000003423 $19,775.00
1000000100 $750.00 2010CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
           2010CEV Under Age1000100000 $0.00
14000003524 $22,600.00 2011FIVB13000002434 $19,200.00
1000000100 $500.00 2011CEV1000000100 $500.00
1000010000 $180.00 2011CEV C&S1010000000 $540.00
12111102231 $60,275.00 2012FIVB12111102231 $60,275.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2012CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
9100013130 $31,850.00 2013FIVB13100033330 $42,975.00
1000010000 $2,000.00 2013CEV1000010000 $2,000.00
           2013CEV C&S1000010000 $187.50
           2014FIVB15002013531 $39,687.50
           2014CEV2001001000 $2,750.00
           2014CEV C&S1001000000 $487.50
7000014200 $30,687.50 2015FIVB7000014200 $30,687.50
1010000000 $7,500.00 2015CEV1010000000 $7,500.00
752221716201213 $193,067.50 TotalTotal12743631332262020 $269,990.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall16 59.3% 5 18.5% 6 22.2% 21-6 77.8% 2 15.4% 0 0.0% 11 84.6% 2-11 15.4% 16-11 59.3% 7-6 53.8% 20 25-17 59.5%
2014-20155 83.3% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 5-2 71.4% 0-1 0.0% 00 5-3 62.5%
Against the Field7 70.0% 2 20.0% 1 10.0% 9-1 90.0% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 5 83.3% 1-5 16.7% 14-8 63.6% 6-2 75.0% 10 11-5 68.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000033101200000055
World Championships0000751024000000109
World Tour Finals001002000000000012
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0018536400013171101106964
Challenge/Four Star/Open004229160019222110116447
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star00008300540211001410
Confederation Championship000015800961101012517
Total002379877204955452322188154
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 31-24 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-4
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Borger/Buthe 10 Birlova/Ukolova 34 21-14, 21-19 0:42
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 21-19, 21-10 0:33
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 4 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 4 Borger/Buthe 13 By Forfeit  
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 24 Borger/Buthe 20 21-11, 21-19 0:33
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 25 Borger/Buthe 9 21-17, 21-13 0:33
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 23 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-3
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-18, 21-18 0:36
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 34 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-16, 21-17 0:35
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-19, 21-16 0:38
6/13/13FIVBThe 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 1-2
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Birlova/Ukolova 8 21-14, 21-12 0:31
8/10/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 14 Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 24-22, 16-21, 15-7 0:51
9/1/12FIVBÅland Open Semi-Finals Baquerizo/Fernandez 8 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-3
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 20 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-13, 11-21, 15-12 0:41
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Birlova/Ukolova 34 21-18, 24-22 0:40
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-19, 22-20 0:36
8/10/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Birlova/Ukolova 14 29-27, 15-21, 15-9 0:53
8/31/12FIVBÅland Open Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 7 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-18, 21-14 0:34
8/18/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 6 Birlova/Ukolova 24 23-25, 26-24, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 3-0
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 9 Laboureur/Sude 7 33-31, 21-16 0:44
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 9 Laboureur/Sude 6 17-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:46
7/24/13FIVBAnapa Open Pool A Birlova/Ukolova 1 Laboureur/Sude 17 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
7/30/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool H Hansel/Schwaiger 8 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-14, 21-18 0:34
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool D Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q7 Birlova/Ukolova 20 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 4-1
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Birlova/Ukolova 9 Brzostek/Wojtasik 11 21-17, 21-13 0:33
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 25, Q3 16-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 6 Brzostek/Wojtasik 17 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:47
8/15/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 24 Brzostek/Wojtasik 9 21-16, 22-20 0:41
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Brzostek/Wojtasik 10 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-3
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 Birlova/Ukolova 4 22-20, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 12, Q4 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:43
6/12/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 31, Q14 Birlova/Ukolova Q3 21-12, 21-18 0:33
6/28/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova Q28 Birlova/Ukolova Q5 21-17, 21-14 0:30
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q6 Nestarcova/Pridalova Q27 21-15, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-1
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 Goricanec/Huberli 23 23-21, 21-16 0:40
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 8 Goricanec/Huberli 24 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool H Goricanec/Huberli 8 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-15, 24-22 0:42
Series tied with # 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 27, Q11 21-15, 19-21, 16-14 0:51
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Forrer/Verge-Depre 17 Birlova/Ukolova 1 23-21, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 9 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 20 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Jupiter/Longuet, France 1-0
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 9 Jupiter/Longuet 18 21-16, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Birlova/Ukolova 34 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 39 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 2-0
7/30/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 9 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene 23 21-16, 21-16 0:29
7/30/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool F Birlova/Ukolova 6 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene 27 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 24 Abalakina/Dabizha, Russia 2-0
7/28/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 9 Abalakina/Dabizha 24 21-13, 21-18 0:31
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 9 Abalakina/Dabizha 24, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 25 Giombini/Toti, Italy 0-1
7/29/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool H Giombini/Toti 25 Birlova/Ukolova 9 20-22, 21-14, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 28 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 9 Lobato/Soria 25, Q3 21-19, 23-21 0:36
Trail the series against # 32 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-3
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 30, Q13 Birlova/Ukolova 19 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:59
10/26/12FIVBBangsaen Open Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 23-21, 13-21, 15-12 0:57
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 Birlova/Ukolova 17 13-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:56
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 21 Birlova/Ukolova 22 21-17, 21-14 0:34