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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 A1 Major Klagenfurt
July 25 - 30, 2016

(19) 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:

Tournaments:

107

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

134

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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 41st
2010	Anastasia Barsuk - 25th	Maria Prokopeva - 9th
2011	Evgenia Ukolova - 33rd	Ekaterina Birlova - 33rd
2012	Evgenia Ukolova - 1st	Ekaterina Birlova - 1st
2014	Did not play	Maria Prokopeva - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	26, Q2	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	8	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	13	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	8	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	17	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	13	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	18	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	24	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	20	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	5	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	4	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	1	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	16	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	19	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	20	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	34	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	22, Q2	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	21	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	8	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	9	5	300	US$3,375.00

A1 Major Klagenfurt Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2016	Pool C	Mariafe Artacho / Nicole Laird, Australia (14)	Won 23-21, 21-19	0:37
Wed, 7/27/2016	Pool C	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (3)	Lost 21-15, 16-21, 16-18	0:40
Thu, 7/28/2016	Pool C	Laura Giombini / Rebecca Perry, Italy (30, Q21)	Won 14-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:42
Thu, 7/28/2016	Winner 1	Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (22, Q1)	Won 21-16, 20-22, 20-18	0:49
Fri, 7/29/2016	Winner 2	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (5)	Lost 16-21, 10-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova lead the series against the field 41-30

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 2-5
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
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 3-2
7/27/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Brzostek/Wojtasik	3	Birlova/Ukolova	19	15-21, 21-16, 18-16	0:40
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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-2
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 2	Mader/Zumkehr	5	Birlova/Ukolova	19	21-16, 21-10	0:31
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Mader/Zumkehr	13	Birlova/Ukolova	18	21-18, 25-23	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Bawden/Clancy	9	21-14, 21-17	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
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 # 8 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
7/10/16	Other	World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification 2016	Semi-Finals	Birlova/Ukolova	9	Hansel/Schwaiger	5	15-3	0:09
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 # 9 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 0-1
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Felisberta/Lima	4	Birlova/Ukolova	20	21-19, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	4	Hermannova/Slukova	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Artacho/Laird, Australia 3-0
7/27/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Birlova/Ukolova	19	Artacho/Laird	14	23-21, 21-19	0:37
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q2	Artacho/Laird	23	21-13, 21-17	0:31
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Artacho/Laird	24, Q4	21-14, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 15 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 3-1
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Lahti/Lehtonen	25, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:36
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 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Broder/May	13	21-17, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	25, Q2	21-17, 21-19	0:35
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 # 22, Q1 Carico/Ross, United States 1-0
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	19	Carico/Ross	22, Q1	21-16, 20-22, 20-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Braakman/Sinnema	25, Q3	21-13, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 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 # 28 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 3-0
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
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Giombini/Perry, Italy 2-0
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool C	Birlova/Ukolova	19	Giombini/Perry	30, Q21	14-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:42
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Birlova/Ukolova	17	Giombini/Perry	32	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q22 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
Series tied with 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 # Q6 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Mizoe/Nishibori	8	Birlova/Ukolova	19	16-21, 25-23, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # Q14 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