Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 7 - 11, 2013
(14) Ekaterina Birlova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia
 
Ekaterina Khomyakova Birlova
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Bryansk
Resides: Kaluwskaya oblast, Obninsk city
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 107
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$252,284.25
Evgenia Ukolova
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 17, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Resides: Moscow
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$308,596.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB7021226020120943 US$387,665.50
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2012 Evgenia Ukolova - 17th Ekaterina Birlova - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-27/2013 Anapa Open 1 1 500 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 7 9 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 4 17 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 5 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/22-25/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 4 25 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/23-28/2012 Bangsaen Open 3 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/2/2012 Åland Open 7 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 24 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/28-8/8/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 18 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 28, Q3 1 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 28, Q2 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome Q3 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 10 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 26, Q5 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 26, Q6 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 17 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 22 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 21 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 27, Q4 9 240 US$6,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/8/2013 Pool C Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (19) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Thu, 8/8/2013 Pool C Greta Cicolari / Silvia Costantini, Italy (30) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:30
Fri, 8/9/2013 Pool C Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (3) Lost 23-21, 18-21, 9-15 0:51
Fri, 8/9/2013 Winner 1 Lauren Fendrick / Brittany Hochevar, United States (10) Won 22-20, 26-28, 15-6 0:54
Sat, 8/10/2013 Winner 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (9) Won 24-22, 16-21, 15-7 0:51
Sat, 8/10/2013 Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (1) Lost 27-29, 21-15, 9-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 19-25
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
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 # 2 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Lima 5 Birlova/Ukolova 4 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-3
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 3 Birlova/Ukolova 14 21-23, 21-18, 15-9 0:51
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 6 Birlova/Ukolova 21 21-16, 21-19 0:36
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 8 Birlova/Ukolova 27, Q4 21-15, 21-17 0:32
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Birlova/Ukolova 34 Salgado/Salgado 10 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-2
10/28/12FIVBBangsaen Open Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Birlova/Ukolova 3 21-17, 21-19 0:44
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q6 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-14, 22-20 0:37
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 Birlova/Ukolova 4 22-20, 21-18 0:38
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 23 Birlova/Ukolova 10 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-19, 21-16 0:38
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Birlova/Ukolova 5 21-9, 21-16 0:30
Series tied with # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
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
Series tied with # 10 Fendrick/Hochevar, United States 1-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 14 Fendrick/Hochevar 10 22-20, 26-28, 15-6 0:54
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Fendrick/Hochevar 20 Birlova/Ukolova 4 24-22, 19-21, 17-15 0:56
Series tied with # 11 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 1 Birlova/Ukolova 5 21-14, 21-15 0:31
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q3 Keizer/Van Iersel 3 18-21, 21-7, 15-11 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 16 Fopma/Sweat, United States 0-1
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Fopma/Sweat 21 Birlova/Ukolova 5 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-2
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 24 Kolocova/Slukova 7 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:49
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q3 Kolocova/Slukova 6 12-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:43
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Kolocova/Slukova 7 Birlova/Ukolova 10 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q5 Kolocova/Slukova 7 21-19, 21-18 0:36
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 Kolocova/Slukova 10 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Kolocova/Slukova 19 Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q6 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 19, Q4 22-20, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-1
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool G Bansley/Pavan 42 Birlova/Ukolova 7 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 26 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/17/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q3 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q14 21-16, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Popova/Prokopeva, Russia 1-0
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 4 Popova/Prokopeva 29, Q11 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Cicolari/Costantini, Italy 1-0
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 14 Cicolari/Costantini 30 21-14, 21-15 0:30
Series tied with # Q4 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
8/15/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 24 Brzostek/Wojtasik 9 21-16, 22-20 0:41
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Brzostek/Wojtasik 10 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q11 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
7/26/13FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 1 Radarong/Udomchavee 7 21-13, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # Q12 Boulton/Dampney, England 0-1
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Boulton/Dampney 29, Q13 Birlova/Ukolova 4 11-21, 24-22, 15-9 0:53