Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Yokohama Grand Slam
July 21 - 26, 2015
(19) 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: 106
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$252,284.25
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: 133
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$308,596.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB7021226020120943 US$387,665.50
Previous Yokohama Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$3,375.00
Yokohama Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/22/2015 Pool C Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (30, Q13) Lost 20-22, 21-19, 11-15 0:59
Thu, 7/23/2015 Pool C Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:40
Fri, 7/24/2015 Pool C Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (14, Q2) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 7/24/2015 Winner 1 Sayaka Mizoe / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (8) Lost 21-16, 23-25, 13-15 1:00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
Total702122602012090 $387,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Ekaterina Birlova Evgenia Ukolova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
106213282731140 $252,050.00 Total1332152103435230 $308,362.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011FIVB1000000020323 $33,600.00 201852.6 %
2012FIVB1211110011231 $120,550.00 382461.3 %
2013FIVB710001020120 $56,700.00 181554.5 %
2015FIVB700001040200 $61,375.00 191654.3 %
TotalFIVB3621112091874 $272,225.00 957356.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Ekaterina Birlova  Evgenia Ukolova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2006FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
           2007FIVB3000000012 $1,000.00
2000000002 $0.00 2008FIVB6000001122 $6,300.00
1001000000 $1,500.00 2008FIVB C&S          
5000011012 $9,450.00 2009FIVB12001004025 $21,625.00
13000011533 $23,650.00 2010FIVB12000003423 $19,775.00
14000003524 $22,600.00 2011FIVB13000002434 $19,200.00
12111102231 $60,275.00 2012FIVB12111102231 $60,275.00
9100013130 $31,850.00 2013FIVB13100033330 $42,975.00
           2014FIVB15002013531 $39,687.50
7000014200 $30,687.50 2015FIVB7000014200 $30,687.50
632121414151212 $180,012.50 TotalTotal942141522212018 $242,525.00
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
Overall100 61.3% 30 18.4% 33 20.2% 130-33 79.8% 28 21.2% 24 18.2% 80 60.6% 28-104 21.2% 100-80 55.6% 58-57 50.4% 50 163-137 54.3%
2014-201518 62.1% 4 13.8% 7 24.1% 22-7 75.9% 5 27.8% 2 11.1% 11 61.1% 5-13 27.8% 18-11 62.1% 9-9 50.0% 10 28-20 58.3%
Against the Field25 51.0% 10 20.4% 14 28.6% 35-14 71.4% 6 12.5% 9 18.8% 33 68.8% 6-42 12.5% 50-64 43.9% 32-46 41.0% 10 42-55 43.3%
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
Total002378369204049342221163137
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 27-32 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 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
Lead the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Felisberta 3 Birlova/Ukolova 19 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool D Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Birlova/Ukolova 20 21-16, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-2
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Bansley/Pavan 11 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 13-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:43
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool G Bansley/Pavan 42 Birlova/Ukolova 7 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Mizoe/Nishibori 8 Birlova/Ukolova 19 16-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-4
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
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 23 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-2
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 # 12 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-3
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 19 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q2 21-12, 21-14 0:34
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
Series tied with # 15, Q3 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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 20 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Birlova/Ukolova 34 Fendrick/Sweat 15 21-16, 21-19 0:40
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Fendrick/Sweat 20 Birlova/Ukolova 21 21-11, 19-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Capers/Kessy 21 Birlova/Ukolova 20 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 25, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 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 # 29, Q10 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool J Birlova/Ukolova 34 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 39 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 30, Q13 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
Series tied with # Q4 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
Trail the series against # Q7 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
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 # Q11 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