Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fuzhou Open
April 20 - 24, 2016
(17) 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 Fuzhou Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Maria Prokopeva - 25th Svetlana Popova - 17th
2014 Did not play Maria Prokopeva - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 13 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 18 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 24 17th 240 US$7,000.00
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
Fuzhou Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/21/2016 Pool A Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (16) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:47
Thu, 4/21/2016 Pool A April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 20-22 0:54
Fri, 4/22/2016 Pool A Laura Giombini / Rebecca Perry, Italy (32) Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:44
Fri, 4/22/2016 Winner 1 Anastasia Barsuk / Alexandra Moiseeva, Russia (30, Q14) Won 21-10, 2-3 Retired 0:19
Sat, 4/23/2016 Winner 2 Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (4) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 32-30 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Birlova/Ukolova 17 21-13, 19-21, 22-20 0:54
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Birlova/Ukolova 18 21-14, 21-14 0:33
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Birlova/Ukolova 24 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 24 Fendrick/Sweat 9 21-19, 21-17 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-2
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 4 Birlova/Ukolova 17 21-17, 21-17 0:35
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 # 5 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool D Menegatti/Orsi Toth 4 Birlova/Ukolova 13 21-18, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 20 Broder/May 13 21-17, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-2
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Gallay/Klug 6 Birlova/Ukolova 13 21-16, 22-20 0:38
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Gallay/Klug 9 Birlova/Ukolova 4 22-20, 29-27 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Xia/Xue 31 Birlova/Ukolova 24 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 10 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Mader/Zumkehr 13 Birlova/Ukolova 18 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-4
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Birlova/Ukolova 16 15-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 12 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-2
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Capers/Kessy 6 Birlova/Ukolova 5 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Capers/Kessy 21 Birlova/Ukolova 20 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 24 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 25, Q2 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-1
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Laboureur/Sude 16 Birlova/Ukolova 17 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-1
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 20 Lahti/Lehtonen 24 21-13, 21-19 0:43
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Birlova/Ukolova 1 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:00
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 13 Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:31
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 20 Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q9 21-11, 23-25, 15-13 0:49
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 4 Hansel/Schwaiger 16 24-22, 19-21, 16-14 0:58
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 # 22 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 Agudo/Pazo Q18 21-10, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/27/13FIVBAnapa Open Gold Medal Birlova/Ukolova 1 Mersmann/Schneider 24 21-10, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 Barsuk/Moiseeva, Russia 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 17 Barsuk/Moiseeva 30, Q14 21-10, 2-3 Retired 0:19
Lead the series against # 32 Giombini/Perry, Italy 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Birlova/Ukolova 17 Giombini/Perry 32 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q3 Fopma/Hochevar, United States 0-1
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool D Fopma/Hochevar 20, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova 13 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 3-0
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool B Birlova/Ukolova 18 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 31 23-21, 21-15 0:36
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 4 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 20 21-17, 21-14 0:34
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 9 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 20 21-19, 21-15 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 # Q16 Matic/Milosevic, Serbia 1-0
10/21/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 5 Matic/Milosevic 21 21-19, 21-18 0:37