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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2001

(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

Resides:

San Diego, CA

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia

Resides:

San Diego, CA

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$160,342.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S	6	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,400.00
Overall	96	3	0	1	1	1	2	24	1	10	23	19	8	1	1	1	US$319,235.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Petia Yanchulova - 41st	Lina Yanchulova - 41st
1999	Petia Yanchulova - 37th	Lina Yanchulova - 37th
2000	Petia Yanchulova - 25th	Lina Yanchulova - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	21	17	90	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Spain Open	14	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	13	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	14	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2001	Macau Open	6	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/5/2000	Brazil Open	9	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	9/16-25/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	23	17	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	China Open	15	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Japan Open	22	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2000	Portugal Open	26	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2000	France Open	25	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Germany Open	28	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S	7/5-9/2000	Greece Challenger	2	1	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	29	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Swiss Open	29	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/13-18/2000	Canada Open	Q10	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2000	Italy Open	31	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	32	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	2/1-6/2000	Brazil Open	Q13	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Japan Open	31	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Portugal Open	Q13	37	20	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/26/2001	Winner 1	Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (11)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:53
Thu, 7/26/2001	Winner 2	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (6)	Lost 15-21, 22-20, 12-15	0:56
Thu, 7/26/2001	Contender 2	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (12)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
Fri, 7/27/2001	Contender 3	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (14)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 5-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
4/7/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Bede/Behar	2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:25
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	32	15-4	0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	0:56
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 3	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	15-3	0:23
Trail the series against # 8 Chi/Xiong, China 0-1
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	11	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Oliveira/Silva	11	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 12 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Tian/Wang	12	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 15, Q5 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	12, Q8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	21-15, 13-21, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 16, Q1 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 19 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q12	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q8 O'Hara/Schritter, United States 1-0
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	O'Hara/Schritter	28, Q9	21-16, 21-19	0:42