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(14) Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria
 
Lina Yanchulova
Bulgaria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 12, 1975 (50 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 (47 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Petia Yanchulova - 25th Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2003 Petia Yanchulova - 25th Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2004 Petia Yanchulova - 17th Lina Yanchulova - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 12 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 5 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 5 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 6 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/20-25/2004 Brazil Open 9 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 14 7th 180 US$7,000.00
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
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/21/2005 Winner 2 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (19) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:31
Tue, 6/21/2005 Contender 1 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (48) Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:42
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Stefka Anguelova - 41st Did not play
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Petia Yanchulova - 25th Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Petia Yanchulova - 17th Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Petia Yanchulova - 9th Lina Yanchulova - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Petia Yanchulova - 33rd Lina Yanchulova - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 32 25th 60 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 27 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 30 9th 320 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 14 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200000010100 $0.00
World Championships400000010110 $19,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1800000032640 $73,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open6500001119815140 $206,985.00
Challenger310100100000 $10,100.00
Satellite320010000000 $5,300.00
Goodwill Games100000010000 $4,000.00
Total96301112251023190 $319,235.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Lina Yanchulova Petia Yanchulova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
5000001110 $9,750.00 World Championships4000001110 $9,750.00
18000005640 $36,675.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam22000005640 $36,675.00
65000022715140 $103,492.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open69000022715140 $103,492.50
3101010000 $5,050.00 Challenger3101010000 $5,050.00
3200100000 $2,650.00 Satellite5200210000 $3,375.00
1000001000 $2,000.00 Goodwill Games1000001000 $2,000.00
97301133523190 $159,617.50 Total106301243523190 $160,342.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1999FIVB400000000022 $5,000.00 3260.0 %
2000FIVB1300000041152 $27,000.00 1233.3 %
2001FIVB1200000042510 $45,750.00 182442.9 %
2002FIVB1100001040420 $37,235.00 172441.5 %
2003FIVB900000030222 $30,000.00 171848.6 %
2004FIVB1300000141430 $52,000.00 222645.8 %
2004FIVB C&S100000100000 $1,500.00 2250.0 %
2005FIVB500000021101 $23,250.00 71041.2 %
TotalFIVB6700001121517157 $220,235.00 8510644.5 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000100000 $1,500.00 2250.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Lina Yanchulova  Petia Yanchulova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB          
3000000003 $0.00 1998FIVB3000000003 $0.00
4000000022 $2,500.00 1999FIVB4000000022 $2,500.00
13000005152 $13,500.00 2000FIVB13000005152 $13,500.00
1100000000 $2,000.00 2000FIVB C&S1100000000 $2,000.00
12000006510 $22,875.00 2001FIVB12000006510 $22,875.00
11000014420 $18,617.50 2002FIVB11000014420 $18,617.50
9000003222 $15,000.00 2003FIVB9000003222 $15,000.00
13000015430 $26,000.00 2004FIVB13000015430 $26,000.00
1000010000 $750.00 2004FIVB C&S1000010000 $750.00
5000003101 $11,625.00 2005FIVB5000003101 $11,625.00
731000326171511 $112,867.50 TotalTotal721000326171510 $112,867.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall65 57.5% 25 22.1% 23 20.4% 90-23 79.6% 21 15.0% 23 16.4% 96 68.6% 21-119 15.0% 65-96 40.4% 46-46 50.0% 00 115-146 44.1%
2004-200526 53.1% 10 20.4% 13 26.5% 36-13 73.5% 10 20.4% 6 12.2% 33 67.3% 10-39 20.4% 26-33 44.1% 20-19 51.3% 00 46-52 46.9%
Against the Field18 46.2% 9 23.1% 12 30.8% 27-12 69.2% 8 12.1% 14 21.2% 44 66.7% 8-58 12.1% 36-82 30.5% 34-52 39.5% 00 35-70 33.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000200000034
World Championships003023001300000069
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0093513003110000002835
Challenge/Four Star/Open004021210025410000007696
Challenger000000003101100053
Satellite0000000051210120133
Goodwill Games000000000100000022
Total001633038003760221120133152
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 18-42 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 27-25, 21-7 0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-9
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 9 21-19, 21-10 0:40
8/21/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:59
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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-2
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-16, 21-11 0:32
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 Pohl/Rau 8 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:08
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 # 7 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 21-16, 21-15 0:39
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Pires 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-3
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q5 Lahme/Musch 6 17-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:51
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 10 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-5
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:38
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool H Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 22-20, 21-14 0:44
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 15-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:56
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 21-15, 21-14 0:31
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-17, 24-22 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 23-21, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-1
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Kadijk/Mooren 12 17-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:48
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:39
Series tied with # 16 Arjona/Kadjo, France 2-2
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Arjona/Kadjo 6 11-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:42
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Arjona/Kadjo 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q6 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 Arjona/Kadjo 24, Q7 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 26 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 18 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Clarke/Gerlic 27, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-15, 21-14 0:40
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 Clarke/Gerlic 22 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 19 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:31
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 # 21 Bruschini/Lunardi, Italy 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Lunardi 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 22-20, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 24 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 25 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 26 Li/Wang, China 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Li/Wang 27 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 30 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 33 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Maaseide/Wiig 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:44
Trail the series against # 37 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
7/24/04FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Lessard/Maxwell 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 41 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 # 42 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 9 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 21-12, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 43 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Mandana/Pol 28, Q6 21-12, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 48 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 23-21, 21-15 0:42