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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam
August 25 - 29, 2015

(16) 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 Olsztyn Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/26/2015	Pool A	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (17, Q2)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:48
Wed, 8/26/2015	Pool A	Martyna Kloda / Agata Trybula, Poland (32)	Won 21-9, 21-11	0:26
Thu, 8/27/2015	Pool A	Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Lost 18-21, 13-21	0:34
Fri, 8/28/2015	Winner 1	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13)	Lost 21-15, 11-21, 11-15	0:44

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 28-30 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Birlova/Ukolova	16	21-18, 21-13	0:34
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow 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
10/27/12	FIVB	Bangsaen Open	Semi-Finals	Birlova/Ukolova	3	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	21-13, 20-22, 15-13	0:59
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Birlova/Ukolova	17	Bednarczuk/Seixas	32, Q29	22-24, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
Trail the series against # 3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-2
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Bansley/Pavan	11	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	13-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:43
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Bansley/Pavan	42	Birlova/Ukolova	7	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Felisberta	3	Birlova/Ukolova	19	21-17, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-2
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-16, 21-17	0:35
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 # 6, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Alves/Lima	4, Q1	Birlova/Ukolova	20	21-16, 22-20	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	16-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
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
Trail the series against # 12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Birlova/Ukolova	8	21-14, 21-12	0:31
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	14	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	24-22, 16-21, 15-7	0:51
9/1/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-4
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Birlova/Ukolova	16	15-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-13, 11-21, 15-12	0:41
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-18, 24-22	0:40
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 22-20	0:36
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Birlova/Ukolova	14	29-27, 15-21, 15-9	0:53
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
Series tied with # 14 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool J	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Fendrick/Sweat	15	21-16, 21-19	0:40
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Fendrick/Sweat	20	Birlova/Ukolova	21	21-11, 19-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 15 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	Wang/Yue	Q11	21-14, 26-24	0:43
Series tied with # 17, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-3
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	16	Salgado/Salgado	17, Q2	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:48
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool C	Birlova/Ukolova	19	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q2	21-12, 21-14	0:34
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	3	Birlova/Ukolova	14	21-23, 21-18, 15-9	0:51
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	6	Birlova/Ukolova	21	21-16, 21-19	0:36
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Salgado/Salgado	8	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	21-15, 21-17	0:32
6/13/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool J	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Salgado/Salgado	10	21-16, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 18 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Capers/Kessy	21	Birlova/Ukolova	20	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-0
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Laboureur/Sude	6	17-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:46
7/24/13	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	1	Laboureur/Sude	17	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Series tied with # 21, Q3 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	27, Q11	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	0:51
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Forrer/Verge-Depre	17	Birlova/Ukolova	1	23-21, 21-12	0:41
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 27, Q7 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-1
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	23	23-21, 21-16	0:40
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Goricanec/Huberli	24	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Goricanec/Huberli	8	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-15, 24-22	0:42
Trail the series against # 30 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-3
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool C	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	30, Q13	Birlova/Ukolova	19	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:59
10/26/12	FIVB	Bangsaen Open	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	23-21, 13-21, 15-12	0:57
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
Lead the series against # 32 Kloda/Trybula, Poland 1-0
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	16	Kloda/Trybula	32	21-9, 21-11	0:26
Trail the series against # Q9 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Birlova/Ukolova	20	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q13 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-19, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Lobato/Soria	25, Q3	21-19, 23-21	0:36
Trail the series against # Q17 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Mizoe/Nishibori	8	Birlova/Ukolova	19	16-21, 25-23, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # Q19 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/17/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q14	21-16, 21-14	0:31