Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005
(20) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Petia Yanchulova - 41st Lina Yanchulova - 41st
1999 Petia Yanchulova - 37th Lina Yanchulova - 37th
2000 Petia Yanchulova - 25th Lina Yanchulova - 25th
2001 Petia Yanchulova - 13th Lina Yanchulova - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 14 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 15 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 14 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 12 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 5 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 5 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 6 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/20-25/2004 Brazil Open 9 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 14 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/14-24/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 20 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam 27, Q5 9 216 US$8,250.00
FIVB C&S 7/24-25/2004 Italy Challenger 2 7 30 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 25 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 27, Q6 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open 24 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 30 17 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 22 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 23 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 19 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open 26 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 23 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 30 9 320 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 25, Q6 25 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 25, Q3 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q5 33 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q2 33 32 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 1 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 15-17 0:55
Wed, 7/13/2005 Contender 1 Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak, United States (29, Q19) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 20-30
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:31
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 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 27-25, 21-7 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 2-4
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-9, 18-21, 15-7 0:55
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 11-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:51
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Tian/Wang 6 21-14, 11-21, 15-13 0:56
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
Series tied with # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-2
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
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 # 7, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 29, Q13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
Series tied with # 10 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-1
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 # 11 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 21-16, 21-15 0:39
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Pires 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Li/Wang, China 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Li/Wang 27 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-2
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Clarke/Gerlic 18 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 18-21, 21-11, 21-19 0:52
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Clarke/Gerlic 27, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-15, 21-14 0:40
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 Clarke/Gerlic 22 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-14, 13-21, 16-14 1:00
Trail the series against # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:56
9/18/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 15-3 0:23
Series tied with # 22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 2-2
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Arjona/Kadjo 6 11-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:42
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Arjona/Kadjo 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q6 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 Arjona/Kadjo 24, Q7 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 26 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:01
Trail the series against # 23 Bruschini/Lunardi, Italy 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Lunardi 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 22-20, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q9 28-26, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 29, Q19 Kessy/McPeak, United States 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kessy/McPeak 29, Q19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # Q4 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Maaseide/Wiig 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q5 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q6 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:35
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 # Q8 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 9 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 21-12, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q14 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Mandana/Pol 28, Q6 21-12, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Campisi/Lozano 31, Q11 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 23-21, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 21-13, 21-14 0:35