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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Alice Italian Open
September 1 - 5, 2004

(14) 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 Milan Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Petia Yanchulova - 9th	Lina Yanchulova - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-24/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	20	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	27, Q5	9th	216	US$8,250.00
FIVB C&S	7/24-25/2004	Italy Challenger	2	7th	30	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	25	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	27, Q6	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	24	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	30	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	22	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	23	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	19	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	26	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	23	25th	36	US$2,000.00
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

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 1	Sanne Keizer / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (19)	Won 28-30, 29-27, 15-9	1:04
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 2	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (3)	Lost 14-21, 23-25	0:40
Fri, 9/3/2004	Contender 2	Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (29, Q6)	Won 21-16, 11-21, 20-18	0:48
Sat, 9/4/2004	Contender 3	Kerri Pottharst / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (11)	Won 24-26, 21-19, 17-15	0:59
Sat, 9/4/2004	Contender 4	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (9)	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:35
Sat, 9/4/2004	Contender 5	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (4)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 25-36 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-8
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:59
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 # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	11, Q8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	27-25, 21-7	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 4-3
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-14, 25-23	0:40
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	22-20, 21-18	0:40
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-12, 21-16	0:35
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 # 4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-5
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 5	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-15, 21-18	0:38
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	22-20, 21-14	0:44
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
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Bede/Ribeiro	24, Q1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	21-15, 21-17	0:38
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Bede/Ribeiro	30	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	25-23, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-2
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Arjona/Kadjo	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	0:53
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	26	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	28-26, 17-21, 15-9	1:01
Trail the series against # 7 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	21-18, 21-17	0:44
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	Kadijk/Leenstra	12	21-23, 21-17, 15-12	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 9 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 3-2
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	21-10, 21-13	0:35
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	26, Q1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-18, 22-20	0:37
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:37
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 # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	24	21-12, 21-17	0:36
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:14
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	26, Q2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:47
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 # 11 Pottharst/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Pottharst/Sanderson	11	24-26, 21-19, 17-15	0:59
Lead the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 4-0
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
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
Trail the series against # 15 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-3
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	21-19, 21-16	0:39
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	21-17, 24-22	0:44
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	25-27, 21-17, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	6	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:53
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	10	21-13, 23-21	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Keizer/Mooren	19	28-30, 29-27, 15-9	1:04
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
7/24/04	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 3	Lessard/Maxwell	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Ikauniece/Minusa	29, Q6	21-16, 11-21, 20-18	0:48
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 # 32, Q12 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/4/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Tychnova/Tychnova	Q30	21-17, 21-13
Trail the series against # Q13 Chiavaro/Malerba, Italy 0-1
7/25/04	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Contender 4	Chiavaro/Malerba	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	24-22, 24-22	0:51