Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
May 3 - 8, 2016
(19) Yulia Abalakina/Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia
 
Yulia Abalakina
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1991 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Moscow
Resides: Moscow
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 41
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$24,662.40
Ekaterina Syrtseva
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1990 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg
Resides: St.-Petersburg
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Daegu 2019)
Career Winnings: US$85,745.08
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB11000020202311 US$24,550.00
Previous Sochi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Ekaterina Syrtseva - 5th Yulia Abalakina - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 23 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 21 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 27, Q7 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Q10 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open Q6 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 10/20-24/2015 Antalya Open 14 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/23-27/2015 Xiamen Open 15 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2015 Sochi Open 11 5 300 US$3,375.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/4/2016 Pool C Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (14) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Wed, 5/4/2016 Pool C Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (3) Lost 19-21, 22-24 0:43
Thu, 5/5/2016 Pool C Nicole Eiholzer / Dunja Gerson, Switzerland (30, Q11) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Fri, 5/6/2016 Winner 1 Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (21) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Abalakina/Syrtseva trail the series against the field 7-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool F Abalakina/Syrtseva 27, Q7 Brzostek/Wojtasik 6 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool C Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 Abalakina/Syrtseva 19 21-19, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Mader/Zumkehr 10 Abalakina/Syrtseva 23 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-3
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Gallay/Klug 7 Abalakina/Syrtseva 23 21-15, 21-17 0:32
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool F Gallay/Klug 11 Abalakina/Syrtseva 27, Q7 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 1:03
10/22/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool C Gallay/Klug 3 Abalakina/Syrtseva 14 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 2 Abalakina/Syrtseva 15 21-23, 24-22, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool F Laboureur/Sude 22 Abalakina/Syrtseva 27, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-1
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool C Abalakina/Syrtseva 19 Lahti/Lehtonen 14 21-16, 21-14 0:33
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 21-18, 21-18 0:43
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 16 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
9/26/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Wang/Yue 1 Abalakina/Syrtseva 15 21-15, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Abalakina/Syrtseva 14 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 12 22-20, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 21 Abalakina/Syrtseva 19 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Makroguzova/Motrich, Russia 0-1
10/21/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool C Makroguzova/Motrich 19 Abalakina/Syrtseva 14 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Jupiter/Longuet, France 0-2
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Jupiter/Longuet 26, Q7 Abalakina/Syrtseva 23 21-18, 21-18 0:34
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool B Jupiter/Longuet 18 Abalakina/Syrtseva 15 21-15, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Arvaniti/Karagkouni 28, Q5 Abalakina/Syrtseva 21 21-17, 27-25 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool C Abalakina/Syrtseva 19 Eiholzer/Gerson 30, Q11 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # Q4 Chen/Tang, China 0-1
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Chen/Tang Q23 Abalakina/Syrtseva Q10 12-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q8 Matic/Milosevic, Serbia 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 Matic/Milosevic 27 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # Q15 Giombini/Perry, Italy 1-0
3/15/16FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Abalakina/Syrtseva 27, Q7 Giombini/Perry Q23 21-17, 21-14 0:36