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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016

(24) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	20	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	5	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	4	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	1	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	16	17th	240	US$7,000.00
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

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool H	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (9)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:38
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool H	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (25, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:35
Thu, 3/10/2016	Pool H	April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (8)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:35
Fri, 3/11/2016	Winner 1	Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (31)	Lost 21-14, 19-21, 13-15	0:47

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 31-33 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-1
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	Birlova/Ukolova	20	21-8, 20-22, 15-13	0:53
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 # 2 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
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
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 0-1
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Felisberta/Lima	4	Birlova/Ukolova	20	21-19, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Birlova/Ukolova	24	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Fendrick/Sweat	9	21-19, 21-17	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-4
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool J	Borger/Buthe	10	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-14, 21-19	0:42
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	13	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	21-19, 21-10	0:33
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	4	Birlova/Ukolova	9	21-19, 21-15	0:37
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Borger/Buthe	13	By Forfeit
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Borger/Buthe	20	21-11, 21-19	0:33
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	23	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Gallay/Klug	9	Birlova/Ukolova	4	22-20, 29-27	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Broder/May	13	21-17, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-2
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Capers/Kessy	6	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Capers/Kessy	21	Birlova/Ukolova	20	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
Series tied with # 20 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
Lead the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	25, Q2	21-17, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Hermannova/Slukova	13	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 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 # 29, Q7 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-1
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Lahti/Lehtonen	24	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Birlova/Ukolova	1	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 31 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Xia/Xue	31	Birlova/Ukolova	24	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-1
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	1	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	17	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
7/17/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q3	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q14	21-16, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # Q12 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
6/9/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Agudo/Pazo	Q18	21-10, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # Q13 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q9	21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:49
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	24-22, 19-21, 16-14	0:58
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Birlova/Ukolova	20	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # Q16 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 # Q25 Rudykh/Zayonchkovskaya, Russia 1-0
10/23/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	5	Rudykh/Zayonchkovskaya	25, Q13	22-20, 21-14	0:34