Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 6, 2019
(33) 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 Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Evgenia Ukolova - 17th Ekaterina Birlova - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 22 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 19 25 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star 7 17 240 US$1,500.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 19 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/30-10/4/2018 Qinzhou Three Star 7 4 420 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star Q2 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 30, Q14 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-29/2018 Agadir Two Star 1 5 240 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2018 Anapa One Star 3 3 160 € 1,000.00
FIVB 6/21-24/2018 Singapore Two Star 7 9 200 US$800.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star Q13 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2018 Mersin Three Star 12 9 300 US$2,000.00
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/29/2019 Pool I Kelly Cheng / Sarah Sponcil, United States (16) Lost 8-21, 16-21 0:28
Sun, 6/30/2019 Pool I Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (9) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 13-15 0:53
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool I Yuli Ayala / Diana Rios, Colombia (40) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Tue, 7/2/2019 Lucky Loser Nicole Laird / Becchara Palmer, Australia (32) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:46
Wed, 7/3/2019 Winner 1 Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (26) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:35
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009Stavanger Did not play Maria Prokopeva - 37th
2011Rome Evgenia Ukolova - 17th Ekaterina Birlova - 17th
2013Stare Jablonki Evgenia Ukolova - 9th Ekaterina Birlova - 9th
2015The Hague Evgenia Ukolova - 9th Ekaterina Birlova - 9th
2017Vienna Nadezda Makroguzova - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 34 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 7 9 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 34 9 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 33 17 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Birlova/Ukolova trail the series against the field 14-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Birlova/Ukolova 22 Ittlinger/Laboureur 11 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 3-2
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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 7 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 1-1
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Artacho/Clancy 6 Birlova/Ukolova 22 18-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:47
10/25/12FIVBBangsaen Open Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 3 Artacho/Clancy 30 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 21 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
Trail the series against # 24 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
Trail the series against # 26 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 26 Birlova/Ukolova 33 22-20, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 31 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
Lead the series against # 32 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
Lead the series against # 36 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 1-0
10/2/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Pool G Birlova/Ukolova 7 Pridalova/Strbova 10 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 40 Ayala/Rios, Colombia 1-0
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Birlova/Ukolova 33 Ayala/Rios 40 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 43 Deliz/Martinez, Cuba 1-0
7/7/18FIVBAnapa One Star Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 3 Deliz/Martinez 4 21-19, 21-15 0:38