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: 10
Tournaments: 111
Career Wins: 3
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: 11
Tournaments: 121
Career Wins: 3
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$181,819.31
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791113171921253337414557Money
CEV13001103300021100010 US$31,751.11
CEV C&S1000010000000000000 US$816.17
FIVB900000112411023001981101 US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S6301101000000000000 US$15,400.00
Overall1103022252711023212081111 US$351,802.29
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-6
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-19, 21-13 0:40
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
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova Pohl/Rau 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:08
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-19, 21-14 0:35
7/10/03CEVGreek Open Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-17, 21-11 0:36
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 # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-4
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
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Hakedal/Torlen Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-18, 19-21, 20-18 1:06
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 4 Hakedal/Torlen 20 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
7/4/02FIVBNorway 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
6/2/06CEVGerman 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
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Keizer/Leenstra 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:06
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
Lead the series against # 7 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish 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
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:54
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 # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada 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
8/25/06CEVEuropean 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
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Giaoui/Giordano 12 21-16, 21-19 0:35
7/21/06CEVSpanish 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
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova Gattelli/Perrotta 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:38
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
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
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Gattelli/Perrotta 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 4 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 1:05
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
Lead the series against # 15 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly 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
6/1/06CEVGerman 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
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-17, 27-25 0:46
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 # 19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 3-0
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Campisi/Lozano 19 21-17, 21-13 0:33
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Campisi/Lozano 5 21-15, 21-14 0:32
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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 24 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Eckl/Kaup 2 21-18, 21-17 0:56