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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2003

(Q2) Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria

Lina Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia-Bulgaria

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$159,617.50

Petia Yanchulova
Bulgaria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$160,342.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,400.00
Overall	96	3	0	1	1	1	2	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$319,235.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Petia Yanchulova - 57th	Lina Yanchulova - 57th
1999	Petia Yanchulova - 25th	Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2000	Petia Yanchulova - 9th	Lina Yanchulova - 9th
2001	Petia Yanchulova - 17th	Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2002	Petia Yanchulova - 9th	Lina Yanchulova - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	25	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	20, Q1	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	23	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	22	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	13	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	15	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	14	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	16	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	25	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	13	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	19	9th	160	US$5,000.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/15/2003	Qualifier 1	Lorena Indremilla / Marjorie Molina, France (Q31)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:30
Tue, 7/15/2003	Qualifier 2	Annika Granstrom / Angelica Ljungquist, Sweden (30, Q15)	Lost 16-21, 21-15, 14-16	0:53

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 24-34 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:36
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	24-22, 21-16	0:42
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-16, 21-16	0:34
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool F	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27	22-20, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-7
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	21-13, 21-11	0:33
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-16, 21-10	0:33
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	19-21, 22-20, 15-5	0:51
4/7/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:25
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	32	15-4	0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Davis/Johnson Jordan	26	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-17, 21-19	0:34
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Kadijk/Leenstra	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	22-20, 27-25	0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:56
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:23
Trail the series against # 14 Tian/Wang, China 2-3
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Tian/Wang	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	11-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:51
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	6	21-14, 11-21, 15-13	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-19, 21-13	0:41
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 3	Tian/Wang	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	21-18, 21-14	0:41
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	12	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-3
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	15-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:56
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	21-15, 21-14	0:31
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-17, 24-22	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	23-21, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	21-16, 21-23, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 19 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	Clarke/Gooley	24	21-18, 22-20	0:39
Series tied with # 21, Q5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-17, 21-16	0:31
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	Ahmann/Vollmer	32, Q7	30-28, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 24 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Pohl/Rau	7	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:20
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 25 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-1
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	29-27, 21-19	0:51
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	23-21, 21-18	0:47
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	30	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 26, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	0:59
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:35
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 29, Q14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Lahme/Musch	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	22-20, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 30, Q15 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 0-1
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Granstrom/Ljungquist	30, Q15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	Q2	21-16, 15-21, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against # Q3 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-2
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Gerlic/Lochowicz	24, Q3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-18, 21-17	0:40
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Gerlic/Lochowicz	18	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	21-14, 21-14	0:39
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Gerlic/Lochowicz	27, Q6	21-14, 17-21, 17-15	0:43
Series tied with # Q6 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # Q8 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ji/Wang	27, Q8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	23-21, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q10 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q4	21-6, 18-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q13 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Alcon/Pol	30	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Lead the series against # Q16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	Hakedal/Torlen	26	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # Q17 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	Jobst/Stragliotto	Q16	21-11, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # Q26 Gintzburger/Skrivan, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	Gintzburger/Skrivan	10	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q31 Indremilla/Molina, France 1-0
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	Q2	Indremilla/Molina	Q31	21-14, 21-13	0:30