Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(16) 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: 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 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Sofia
Resides: San Diego, CA
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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Petia Yanchulova - 25th Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2000 Petia Yanchulova - 9th Lina Yanchulova - 9th
2001 Petia Yanchulova - 9th Lina Yanchulova - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 25 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 13 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 19 9 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 18 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 23 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 21 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 13 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 10/30-11/4/2001 Brazil Open 10 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 12 11 0 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 11 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 10 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 22 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 27 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 22 13 108 US$4,000.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool A Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (32, Q7) Won 30-28, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool A Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 22-24, 16-21 0:42
Sat, 8/10/2002 Pool A Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (17) Lost 27-29, 19-21 0:51
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 21-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 24-22, 21-16 0:42
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-16, 21-16 0:34
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool F May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27 22-20, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-14, 21-17 0:42
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 19-21, 22-20, 15-5 0:51
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 15-3 0:25
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 32 15-4 0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-5
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Cook/Pottharst 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-13, 21-13 0:35
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 21-13, 21-10 0:31
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Cook/Pottharst 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 21-13, 21-15 0:29
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-10, 21-14 0:29
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Barros/Pires 10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-3
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
Trail the series against # 8 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-19, 21-13 0:41
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 3 Tian/Wang 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 21-18, 21-14 0:41
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Tian/Wang 12 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 21-13, 15-21, 22-20 0:57
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 29-27, 21-17 0:46
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 0:59
Lead the series against # 12 Aoki/Seike, Japan 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 Aoki/Seike 43 21-15, 21-8 0:32
Series tied with # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 20 21-19, 14-21, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 29-27, 21-19 0:51
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 29 23-21, 21-18 0:47
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 30 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 Clarke/Gooley 24 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa, Mexico 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa 35 21-11, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Gerlic/Lochowicz 27, Q6 21-14, 17-21, 17-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Gougeon/Lessard 21, Q4 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Nagy/Schlegl 23 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 32, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Ahmann/Vollmer 32, Q7 30-28, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q9 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 Alcon/Pol 28, Q28 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q11 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 30, Q12 21-13, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # Q13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 Hakedal/Torlen 26 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # Q18 Guenette/Rudol, Canada 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool B Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 Guenette/Rudol 31, Q16 24-22, 21-19 0:44