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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Antalya Open
May 10 - 14, 2016

(13) 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 Antalya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Evgenia Ukolova - 9th	Ekaterina Birlova - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	8	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	17	9th	240	US$2,000.00
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

Antalya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/11/2016	Pool D	Teresa Mersmann / Isabel Schneider, Germany (20, Q3)	Won 28-26, 21-17	0:45
Wed, 5/11/2016	Pool D	Milena Matic / Marija Milosevic, Serbia (29, Q12)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:34
Thu, 5/12/2016	Pool D	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (4)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:33
Fri, 5/13/2016	Winner 1	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (3)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:32
Fri, 5/13/2016	Winner 2	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (21)	Lost 17-21, 20-22	0:38

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 31-28 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-1
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	21-18, 21-15	0:32
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 # 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-3
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Forrer/Verge-Depre	4	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-15, 21-17	0:33
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	4	Birlova/Ukolova	17	21-17, 21-17	0:35
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 # 5 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Mader/Zumkehr	13	Birlova/Ukolova	18	21-18, 25-23	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-2
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Gallay/Klug	6	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-16, 22-20	0:38
9/26/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Gallay/Klug	9	Birlova/Ukolova	4	22-20, 29-27	0:49
Series tied with # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-4
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Holtwick/Semmler	9	21-13, 21-18	0:32
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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-1
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Laboureur/Sude	16	Birlova/Ukolova	17	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 3-2
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	15, Q1	Birlova/Ukolova	8	21-18, 21-17	0:43
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:31
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 # 17 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 # 18, Q2 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Birlova/Ukolova	14	Bieneck/Grossner	19	21-14, 21-19	0:34
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q14	21-16, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 2-0
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Mersmann/Schneider	20, Q3	28-26, 21-17	0:45
7/27/13	FIVB	Anapa Open	Gold Medal	Birlova/Ukolova	1	Mersmann/Schneider	24	21-10, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 21 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-2
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	21	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-17, 22-20	0:38
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	24, Q2	Birlova/Ukolova	8	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Barsuk/Moiseeva, Russia 1-0
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	17	Barsuk/Moiseeva	30, Q14	21-10, 2-3 Retired	0:19
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Matic/Milosevic, Serbia 2-0
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Matic/Milosevic	29, Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:34
10/21/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	5	Matic/Milosevic	21	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q6 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	1	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	16	21-16, 21-16	0:42