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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2019 European Championships
August 5 - 10, 2019

(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:

125

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$289,077.52

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:

171

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Klagenfurt 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$360,493.54

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	8	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	US$42,359.95
FIVB	70	2	1	2	2	6	0	20	1	20	9	4	3	US$387,665.50
Overall	78	2	2	2	3	8	0	22	1	22	9	4	3	US$430,025.45

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Did not play	Elizaveta Ryabova - 29th
2007	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 5th
FIVB 2008	Daria Yarzutkina - 41st	Maria Prokopeva - 17th
FIVB 2009	Anna Vozakova - 25th	Maria Prokopeva - 25th
FIVB 2010	Anastasia Barsuk - 17th	Maria Prokopeva - 17th
FIVB 2011	Evgenia Ukolova - 9th	Ekaterina Birlova - 9th
FIVB 2012	Evgenia Ukolova - 25th	Ekaterina Birlova - 25th
FIVB 2013	Evgenia Ukolova - 25th	Ekaterina Birlova - 25th
FIVB 2014	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 9th
FIVB 2015	Evgenia Ukolova - 9th	Ekaterina Birlova - 9th
FIVB 2016	Evgenia Ukolova - 9th	Ekaterina Birlova - 9th
FIVB 2017	Nadezda Makroguzova - 17th	Anastasia Barsuk - 25th
FIVB 2018	Evgenia Ukolova - 33rd	Ekaterina Birlova - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	Q4	41st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2019	Espinho Four Star	16	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/8-14/2019	Gstaad Major Series	22, Q3	17th	480	US$6,000.00
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

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/6/2019	Pool D	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (20)	Lost 23-21, 19-21, 13-15	0:49
Wed, 8/7/2019	Pool D	Laura Caluori / Dunja Gerson, Switzerland (29)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:36
Thu, 8/8/2019	Pool D	Katarzyna Kociolek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (4)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:33
Fri, 8/9/2019	Winner 1	Svetlana Kholomina / Nadezda Makroguzova, Russia (8)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 8/9/2019	Winner 2	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (16)	Lost 21-17, 18-21, 13-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 18-19 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Kjolberg/Tveit Hjortland, Norway 1-0
5/2/19	FIVB	Kuala Lumpur Three Star	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Kjolberg/Tveit Hjortland	23, Q7	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 4 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
8/8/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Kociolek/Wojtasik	4	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-17, 21-13	0:33
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	16	Kociolek/Wojtasik	23	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 1-2
8/9/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Kholomina/Makroguzova	8	By Forfeit
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Kholomina/Makroguzova	5	Birlova/Ukolova	16	21-19, 21-14	0:34
7/7/18	FIVB	Anapa One Star	Semi-Finals	Kholomina/Makroguzova	1	Birlova/Ukolova	3	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
Series tied with # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
8/12/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	23-21, 24-22	0:47
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
Lead the series against # 10 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 1-0
10/2/18	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Pridalova/Strbova	10	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
10/11/18	FIVB	Yangzhou Four Star	Pool C	Birlova/Ukolova	19	Stubbe/Van Iersel	14	21-18, 21-16	0:35
8/1/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool C	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q14	Stubbe/Van Iersel	19	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
Series tied with # 12 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 1-1
7/18/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool A	Ittlinger/Laboureur	17	Birlova/Ukolova	16	21-18, 21-17	0:36
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22	Ittlinger/Laboureur	11	21-18, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 4-2
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q3	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	27	21-12, 19-21, 15-6	0:43
5/31/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 1	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	28, Q8	Birlova/Ukolova	22	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
5/5/18	FIVB	Mersin Three Star	Winner 2	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	6	Birlova/Ukolova	12	21-16, 21-19	0:32
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool B	Birlova/Ukolova	18	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	31	23-21, 21-15	0:36
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-17, 21-14	0:34
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-19, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-5
8/9/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	16	Birlova/Ukolova	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
7/28/18	FIVB	Agadir Two Star	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	Birlova/Ukolova	1	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:49
7/27/18	FIVB	Agadir Two Star	Pool A	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	Birlova/Ukolova	1	21-19, 21-15	0:36
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	14	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:31
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	4	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-3
5/24/19	FIVB	Jinjiang Four Star	Pool C	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	30, Q11	Birlova/Ukolova	19	15-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:45
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
Trail the series against # 20 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-2
8/6/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Graudina/Samoilova	20	Birlova/Ukolova	13	21-23, 21-19, 15-13	0:49
7/3/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	26	Birlova/Ukolova	33	22-20, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 23 Chamereau/Jupiter, France 1-0
7/9/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 2	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q3	Chamereau/Jupiter	Q14	21-19, 14-21, 18-16	0:51
Lead the series against # 25 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 1-0
10/13/18	FIVB	Yangzhou Four Star	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	19	Lobato/Navarro	22	21-19, 21-10	0:34
Series tied with # 28 Carro/Soria, Spain 1-1
5/1/19	FIVB	Kuala Lumpur Three Star	Pool G	Carro/Soria	26, Q13	Birlova/Ukolova	7	19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:51
10/3/18	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Winner 2	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Carro/Soria	28, Q8	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 29 Caluori/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
8/7/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	13	Caluori/Gerson	29	22-20, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 31 Frolova/Ganenko, Russia 1-0
7/6/18	FIVB	Anapa One Star	Pool C	Birlova/Ukolova	3	Frolova/Ganenko	14, Q4	21-16, 21-11	0:34