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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(22) 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 The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters		21st	60	€ 0.00
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
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	8	7th	300	€ 2,475.00
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
CEV	5/31-6/3/2006	German Masters	15	7th	300	€ 2,475.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	12	25th	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters		45th	18	€ 0.00
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
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	10	17th	80	US$3,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 1	Annalea Hartmann / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (11)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:33
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 2	Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (6)	Lost 21-18, 22-24, 12-15	1:06
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 1	Deborah Giaoui / Mathilde Giordano, France (12)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:35
Sat, 8/26/2006	Contender 2	Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (19)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:33
Sat, 8/26/2006	Contender 3	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (8)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 9-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 24-37 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-6
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	21-19, 21-13	0:40
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	17	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-16, 21-11	0:32
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	Pohl/Rau	8	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:08
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Pohl/Rau		22-20, 18-21, 15-13	1:08
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
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-19, 21-14	0:34
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q1	22-20, 23-21	0:42
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	Kadijk/Mooren	12	17-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:48
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-4
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 3	Hakedal/Torlen	17	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-15, 20-22, 15-10	0:50
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	21-17, 21-19	0:39
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 4	Hakedal/Torlen	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	21-18, 19-21, 15-7	0:59
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool E	Hakedal/Torlen		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-18, 19-21, 20-18	1:06
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
Trail the series against # 5 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 3	Hajeckova/Novotna	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Keizer/Leenstra	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	18-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:06
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	Keizer/Leenstra	8	21-16, 24-22	0:39
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Keizer/Leenstra	12	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	20-22, 21-15, 15-10	0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-23, 26-24, 17-15	1:06
Trail the series against # 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-4
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:54
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	21-14, 21-17	0:40
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	23-21, 20-22, 16-14	1:04
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	23-21, 23-25, 15-13	1:10
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	16-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	21-15, 17-21, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Hartmann/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Hartmann/Trussel	11	21-13, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Giaoui/Giordano, France 2-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Giaoui/Giordano	12	21-16, 21-19	0:35
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	Giaoui/Giordano	14	21-19, 21-17	0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-7
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	18-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:50
9/11/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Gattelli/Perrotta		21-16, 20-22, 15-12	1:00
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 5	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-15, 21-18	0:38
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:54
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
Lead the series against # 15 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	Jursone/Minusa	28, Q15	21-13, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-3
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	21-17, 27-25	0:46
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	23-21, 21-16	0:51
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	21-16, 23-21	0:41
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	23-21, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 3-0
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Campisi/Lozano	19	21-17, 21-13	0:33
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	Campisi/Lozano	5	21-15, 21-14	0:32
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	Campisi/Lozano	31, Q11	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	9-21, 21-15, 16-14	1:15
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	21-19, 21-19	0:41
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Nystrom/Nystrom	11	21-17, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	18-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:55
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	13-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:45
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 23 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Moiseeva/Uryadova	19	16-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	Eckl/Kaup	2	21-18, 21-17	0:56