Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 14, 2019
(22, Q3) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Maria Prokopeva - 33rd
2010 Anastasia Barsuk - 17th Maria Prokopeva - 25th
2011 Evgenia Ukolova - 33rd Ekaterina Birlova - 33rd
2014 Did not play Maria Prokopeva - 25th
2015 Evgenia Ukolova - 17th Ekaterina Birlova - 17th
2017 Nadezda Makroguzova - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 33 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 22 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 19 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star 7 17th 240 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 19 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/30-10/4/2018 Qinzhou Three Star 7 4th 420 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star Q2 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 30, Q14 17th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-29/2018 Agadir Two Star 1 5th 240 US$1,000.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/9/2019 Qualifier 2 Aline Chamereau / Alexandra Jupiter, France (Q14) Won 21-19, 14-21, 18-16 0:51
Wed, 7/10/2019 Pool F Kelley Kolinske / Emily Stockman, United States (11) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:33
Thu, 7/11/2019 Pool F Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (27) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-6 0:43
Fri, 7/12/2019 Winner 1 Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 21-15, 13-21, 9-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 17-24 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Birlova/Ukolova 33 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-1
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 3 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q3 15-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/12/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Lucky Loser Birlova/Ukolova 24 Hermannova/Slukova 23 21-19, 12-21, 15-10 0:43
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 4 Hermannova/Slukova 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 5 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-1
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 16 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-17, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-1
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q14 21-14, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 10 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Alves/Seixas 4 Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q14 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-1
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool F Kolinske/Stockman 11 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 0-1
7/7/18FIVBAnapa One Star Semi-Finals Kholomina/Makroguzova 1 Birlova/Ukolova 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 19 Stubbe/Van Iersel 14 21-18, 21-16 0:35
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q14 Stubbe/Van Iersel 19 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 16 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-4
7/28/18FIVBAgadir Two Star Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 Birlova/Ukolova 1 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:49
7/27/18FIVBAgadir Two Star Pool A Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 Birlova/Ukolova 1 21-19, 21-15 0:36
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 14 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q2 21-16, 21-11 0:31
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool D Menegatti/Orsi Toth 4 Birlova/Ukolova 13 21-18, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 1-0
10/2/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Pool G Birlova/Ukolova 7 Pridalova/Strbova 10 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 19 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
8/12/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 24 Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 23-21, 24-22 0:47
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 # 21 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Birlova/Ukolova 22 Ittlinger/Laboureur 11 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 23, Q4 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 26 Birlova/Ukolova 33 22-20, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Lima 5 Birlova/Ukolova 4 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 4-2
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool F Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q3 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 27 21-12, 19-21, 15-6 0:43
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 28, Q8 Birlova/Ukolova 22 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
5/5/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 6 Birlova/Ukolova 12 21-16, 21-19 0:32
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
Series tied with Capers/Flint, United States 1-1
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool C Capers/Flint 14 Birlova/Ukolova 19 17-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:44
10/3/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 7 Capers/Flint 4 21-12, 21-11 0:30
Series tied with Hughes/Ross, United States 1-1
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 3 Birlova/Ukolova 19 21-19, 21-13 0:32
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 19 Hughes/Ross 3 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:40
Trail the series against # Q1 Cheng/Sponcil, United States 0-2
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Cheng/Sponcil 16 Birlova/Ukolova 33 21-8, 21-16 0:28
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Bronze Medal Cheng/Sponcil 2 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-13, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q11 Laird/Palmer, Australia 1-0
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Lucky Loser Birlova/Ukolova 33 Laird/Palmer 32 19-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # Q13 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-3
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool C Arvaniti/Karagkouni 30, Q11 Birlova/Ukolova 19 15-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:45
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 21 Birlova/Ukolova 13 21-17, 22-20 0:38
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool H Arvaniti/Karagkouni 24, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova 8 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # Q14 Chamereau/Jupiter, France 1-0
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q3 Chamereau/Jupiter Q14 21-19, 14-21, 18-16 0:51
Lead the series against # Q22 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 1-0
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 19 Lobato/Navarro 22 21-19, 21-10 0:34