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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Switzerland Satellite
August 10 - 13, 2005

(2) Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria

Lina Yanchulova
Bulgaria

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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 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 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 Lausanne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	25, Q1	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	Q2	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/23-24/2005	France Satellite	1	1	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	20	25	40	US$2,000.00
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

Switzerland Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/11/2005	Winner 1	Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (15, Q10)	Lost 21-12, 28-30, 11-15	1:00
Thu, 8/11/2005	Contender 1	Carole Cordinier / Mathilde Giordano, France (10)	Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:41
Thu, 8/11/2005	Contender 2	Julia Mandana / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (5)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:27
Fri, 8/12/2005	Contender 3	Isabelle Forrer / Romana Kayser, Switzerland (11)	Won 21-10, 19-21, 15-13	0:48
Fri, 8/12/2005	Contender 4	Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (15, Q10)	Won 21-10, 20-22, 17-15	0:52
Sat, 8/13/2005	Semi-Finals	Geeske Banck / Mireya Kaup, Germany (13, Q6)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:38
Sat, 8/13/2005	Bronze Medal	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (6)	Lost 16-21, 21-23	0:41

Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova lead the series against the field 9-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 5 Mandana/Pol, Spain 3-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	Mandana/Pol	5	21-15, 21-10	0:27
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q1	Mandana/Pol	Q17	21-14, 21-13	0:29
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	Mandana/Pol	28, Q6	21-12, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
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 # 8, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Semi-Finals	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	1	Faure/Sarpaux	10	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	1:05
Lead the series against # 10 Cordinier/Giordano, France 1-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	Cordinier/Giordano	10	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Forrer/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	Forrer/Kayser	11	21-10, 19-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 13, Q6 Banck/Kaup, Germany 0-1
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Banck/Kaup	13, Q6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # 15, Q10 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-1
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker	15, Q10	21-10, 20-22, 17-15	0:52
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker	15, Q10	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	12-21, 30-28, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # Q3 Giaoui/Molina, France 1-0
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	Q2	Giaoui/Molina	Q31	21-15, 21-19	0:38