Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 GE Money Bank Warsaw Open
August 30 - September 3, 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 Warsaw Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 26 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 25 13th 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 17 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Warsaw Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/31/2006 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (16) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:36
Thu, 8/31/2006 Contender 1 Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (32, Q21) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 21-31 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-4
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-17, 21-17 0:41
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 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-19, 21-14 0:34
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 21-16, 17-21, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-14, 13-21, 16-14 1:00
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 0:50
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 21-17, 21-19 0:39
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 # 10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 9-21, 21-15, 16-14 1:15
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-19, 21-19 0:41
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-3
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 21-14, 21-17 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 22-20, 21-17 0:36
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:46
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-3
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Lessard/Maxwell 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 18-21, 21-16, 22-20 1:02
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-17, 21-17 0:38
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 # 20 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
Trail the series against # 23 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-3
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 Glesnes/Maaseide 31, Q17 21-13, 26-24 0:44
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 # 24, Q3 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 # 25, Q1 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 Barrera/Hamzaoui 9 21-9, 21-17 0:40
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 26, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
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 # 29, Q8 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 # 30 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Urban/Wiatr 30 21-7, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 32, Q21 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Hajeckova/Novotna 32, Q21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q14 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/23/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Castelli/Gemise Fareau 8 11-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45