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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

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:

111

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$181,094.31

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:

121

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$181,819.31

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	45	57	Money
CEV	13	0	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	US$31,751.11
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$816.17
FIVB	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	1	10	23	0	0	19	8	1	1	0	1	US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,400.00
Overall	110	3	0	2	2	2	5	27	1	10	23	2	1	20	8	1	1	1	1	US$351,802.29

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		19th	20	€ 1,500.00
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
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		19th	10	€ 750.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/12/2004		Maria Prokopeva / Inna Yudina, Russia	Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Wed, 5/12/2004		Anna Bobrova / Natalya Uryadova, Russia	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 23-25 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-3
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-19, 21-17	0:50
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-13, 28-26	0:47
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-17, 21-16	0:31
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	Ahmann/Vollmer	32, Q7	30-28, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 3-0
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	Alcon/Pol	21	20-22, 21-12, 15-10	0:58
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Alcon/Pol	30	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Trail the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
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 Bobrova/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Bobrova/Uryadova		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-15, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-2
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
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	15-9	0:55
Trail the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
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
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Bronze Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-5
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
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Gattelli/Perrotta	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	1:05
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
Series tied with Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
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 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	Hakedal/Torlen	20	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:55
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 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q4	21-6, 18-21, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
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
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	Kadijk/Leenstra	1	21-18, 18-21, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-17, 21-17	0:47
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
Lead the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-2
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 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Lahme/Musch	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	22-20, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q11	21-18, 22-20	0:48
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		21-19, 21-16	0:47
Trail the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-3
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-19, 21-14	0:35
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-17, 21-11	0:36
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Pohl/Rau	7	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:20
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against Prokopeva/Yudina, Russia 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Prokopeva/Yudina		22-24, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against 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