Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open
May 10 - 14, 2006
(17) 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 Modena Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 12/28-30/2005 Phuket Challenger 1 3rd 80 US$4,600.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 14 9th 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 16 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 14 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 10 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2005 Liechtenstein Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2005 Switzerland Satellite 2 4th 22 US$1,300.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 25, Q1 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/23-24/2005 France Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 20 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 14 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 15 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 14 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/11/2006 Winner 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (16) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
Thu, 5/11/2006 Contender 1 Elisa Gatti / Laura Menon, Italy (32) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:32
Fri, 5/12/2006 Contender 2 Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson, United States (15, Q21) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Fri, 5/12/2006 Contender 3 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (23) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 32-45 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-5
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 21-16, 21-12 0:27
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 # 2 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 # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-3
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-18, 21-14 0:39
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-17, 25-27, 15-12 1:01
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-19, 21-15 0:42
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 29, Q13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q1 22-20, 23-21 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Keizer/Leenstra 8 21-16, 24-22 0:39
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Keizer/Leenstra 12 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 20-22, 21-15, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q6 21-18, 21-17 0:44
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool H Celbova Rysava/Novakova 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q6 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 4 Hakedal/Torlen 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:59
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 Hakedal/Torlen 26 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 15, Q21 Turner/Wilson, United States 1-0
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 Turner/Wilson 15, Q21 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-3
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-18, 21-18 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 18-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:55
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 13-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:45
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q9 28-26, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 23 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-2
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 23-21, 20-22, 16-14 1:04
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 23-21, 23-25, 15-13 1:10
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Gatti/Menon, Italy 1-0
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 Gatti/Menon 32 21-10, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 23-21, 21-16 0:51
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 23-21 0:41
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 23-21, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q2 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Kusuhara/Urata 17 21-19, 21-14 0:36
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # Q8 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 24 21-12, 21-17 0:36
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 29, Q8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:14
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 # Q10 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q1 Gschweidl/Hansel 10 21-13, 21-18 0:33
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 9 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 21-12, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q11 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 2-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 19, Q6 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
7/23/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 4 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q12 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova 19 16-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # Q14 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # Q15 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Campisi/Lozano 31, Q11 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # Q20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q22 Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Baltakys/Barry 30, Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # Q27 Kulna/Sannok, Thailand 0-1
12/30/05FIVB C&SPhuket Challenger Semi-Finals Kulna/Sannok 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 25-23, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # Q28 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 1-0
8/18/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf 9 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Forrer/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 Forrer/Kayser 11 21-10, 19-21, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # Q33 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-1
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker 15, Q10 21-10, 20-22, 17-15 0:52
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 1 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker 15, Q10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 12-21, 30-28, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # Q34 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee, Thailand 2-0
12/30/05FIVB C&SPhuket Challenger Bronze Medal Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee 5 21-11, 22-20 0:32
12/29/05FIVB C&SPhuket Challenger Winner 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee 5 24-22, 15-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q45 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/4/03FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 Tychnova/Tychnova Q30 21-17, 21-13