Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Cearà Open
March 9 - 14, 2004
(23) 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: 10
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 3
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: 11
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Maoming 2002)
Career Winnings: US$160,342.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791113172533374157Money
FIVB900000112411023198111 US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S6301101000000000 US$15,400.00
Overall963011122411023198111 US$319,235.00
Previous Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Petia Yanchulova - 9th Lina Yanchulova - 9th
2001 Petia Yanchulova - 17th Lina Yanchulova - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 30 9th 320 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 25, Q6 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 25, Q3 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q5 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q2 33rd 32 US$0.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/11/2004 Winner 1 Summer Lochowicz / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (10, Q6) Lost 24-26, 18-21 0:43
Thu, 3/11/2004 Contender 1 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (26, Q2) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 8-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 25-36 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 13 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 24-22, 21-16 0:42
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-16, 21-16 0:34
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool F May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27 22-20, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-7
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 21-13, 21-11 0:33
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-16, 21-10 0:33
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-14, 21-17 0:42
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 19-21, 22-20, 15-5 0:51
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 15-3 0:25
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 32 15-4 0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 21-12, 21-15 0:36
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-15, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 2-3
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 11-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:51
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Tian/Wang 6 21-14, 11-21, 15-13 0:56
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-19, 21-13 0:41
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 3 Tian/Wang 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 21-18, 21-14 0:41
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Tian/Wang 12 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Davis/Johnson Jordan 26 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-2
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 21-12, 21-16 0:35
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 21-13, 19-21, 15-8 0:53
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 29-27, 21-19 0:51
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 29 23-21, 21-18 0:47
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 30 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 7 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F McPeak/Youngs 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 21-14, 23-25, 15-7 0:51
Trail the series against # 8 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool H Lahme/Musch 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q6 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 0:55
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Lahme/Musch 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 22-20, 15-21, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Pohl/Rau 7 22-20, 25-27, 17-15 1:20
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 26-24, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 10, Q6 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Lochowicz/Pottharst 10, Q6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 26-24, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 21-13, 15-21, 22-20 0:57
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 29-27, 21-17 0:46
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:56
9/18/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 15-3 0:23
Lead the series against # 13 Wang/You, China 1-0
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool H Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 Wang/You 8 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:35
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 Clarke/Gerlic 22 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # 19 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool D Ahmann/Vollmer 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-17, 21-16 0:31
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Ahmann/Vollmer 32, Q7 30-28, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 Hakedal/Torlen 26 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 21 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dumont/Martin 30, Q21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova Q5 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 22 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 0:59
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 26 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:01
Series tied with # 26, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 26, Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 21-16, 21-23, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 Jobst/Stragliotto Q16 21-11, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool H Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 Bruschini/Solazzi 24 21-19, 21-18 0:37
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-17, 21-17 0:47
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 32 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 Teru Saiki/Urata Q33 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-3
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Fonseca/Rodrigues 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 21-19, 21-16 0:39
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Rodrigues 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 21-17, 24-22 0:44
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Fonseca/Rodrigues 29, Q36 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 25-27, 21-17, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # Q8 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Alcon/Pol 30 21-16, 21-15 0:34
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 Alcon/Pol 28, Q28 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q17 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Ikauniece/Minusa 31, Q4 21-6, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Series tied with # Q18 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 1-1
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Galindo/Huerta 13 23-25, 21-13, 15-6 0:58
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Galindo/Huerta 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 Gschweidl/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q6 Gschweidl/Swoboda Q27 21-10, 21-12 0:35