Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
May 25 - 31, 2015
(8) 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: 13
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 2
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: 15
Tournaments: 133
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$308,596.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB7021226020120943 US$387,665.50
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Daria Yarzutkina - 41st Maria Prokopeva - 17th
2009 Anna Vozakova - 25th Maria Prokopeva - 25th
2010 Anastasia Barsuk - 17th Maria Prokopeva - 17th
2011 Evgenia Ukolova - 9th Ekaterina Birlova - 9th
2012 Evgenia Ukolova - 25th Ekaterina Birlova - 25th
2013 Evgenia Ukolova - 25th Ekaterina Birlova - 25th
2014 Did not play Maria Prokopeva - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 9 5th 300 US$3,375.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/27/2015 Pool H Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (25, Q3) Won 16-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
Wed, 5/27/2015 Pool H Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (24) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Thu, 5/28/2015 Pool H Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (9) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:31
Fri, 5/29/2015 Winner 1 Jennifer Fopma / Summer Ross, United States (29, Q11) Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
Fri, 5/29/2015 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 27-23 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Birlova/Ukolova 8 21-13, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
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 # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-0
10/27/12FIVBBangsaen Open Semi-Finals Birlova/Ukolova 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas 5 21-13, 20-22, 15-13 0:59
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Birlova/Ukolova 17 Bednarczuk/Seixas 32, Q29 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-2
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 24 Kolocova/Slukova 7 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:49
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q3 Kolocova/Slukova 6 12-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:43
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Kolocova/Slukova 7 Birlova/Ukolova 10 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q5 Kolocova/Slukova 7 21-19, 21-18 0:36
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 Kolocova/Slukova 10 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Kolocova/Slukova 19 Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q6 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 Wang/Yue Q11 21-14, 26-24 0:43
Series tied with # 11 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-2
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
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 23 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 12 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
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 # 14 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-3
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 3 Birlova/Ukolova 14 21-23, 21-18, 15-9 0:51
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 6 Birlova/Ukolova 21 21-16, 21-19 0:36
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 8 Birlova/Ukolova 27, Q4 21-15, 21-17 0:32
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Birlova/Ukolova 34 Salgado/Salgado 10 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-0
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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-1
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool G Bansley/Pavan 42 Birlova/Ukolova 7 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:46
Series tied with # 24 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 25, Q3 16-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
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 # 28, Q10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Forrer/Verge-Depre 17 Birlova/Ukolova 1 23-21, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Fopma/Ross, United States 1-0
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 8 Fopma/Ross 29, Q11 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # Q7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-2
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
Lead the series against # Q9 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 14 Bieneck/Grossner 19 21-14, 21-19 0:34
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 24 Bieneck/Grossner 25, Q14 21-16, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 9 Lobato/Soria 25, Q3 21-19, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # Q17 Abalakina/Dabizha, Russia 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 9 Abalakina/Dabizha 24, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q18 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/17/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q3 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q14 21-16, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # Q20 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
7/26/13FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 1 Radarong/Udomchavee 7 21-13, 21-18 0:34