Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006
(15) 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 Montréal Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Petia Yanchulova - 17th Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2005 Petia Yanchulova - 17th Lina Yanchulova - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 13 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 12 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 17 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 12/28-30/2005 Phuket Challenger 1 3 80 US$4,600.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 14 9 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 16 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 14 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 10 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2005 Liechtenstein Satellite 1 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2005 Switzerland Satellite 2 4 22 US$1,300.00
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
Canada Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (18) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:39
Fri, 7/14/2006 Contender 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (16) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 24-44
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-10
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 21-16, 21-15 0:39
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 9 21-19, 21-10 0:40
8/21/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:59
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 21-13, 21-11 0:33
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-16, 21-10 0:33
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 # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-3
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-18, 21-14 0:39
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-17, 25-27, 15-12 1:01
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-19, 21-15 0:42
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 29, Q13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 7, Q2 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Cook/Sanderson 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 21-16, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 8, Q3 Ji/Wang, China 0-2
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Ji/Wang 14, Q4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 21-17, 21-13 0:36
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Ji/Wang 28 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-3
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Lessard/Maxwell 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 18-21, 21-16, 22-20 1:02
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/24/04FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Lessard/Maxwell 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-3
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
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 # 13 Zhang/Zuo, China 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 Zhang/Zuo 17 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
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
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 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
Trail the series against # 17 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-5
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:38
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
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 # 18 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 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
Series tied with # 21 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
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 # 22 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 23, Q5 Hinchley/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Hinchley/Lochowicz 30, Q14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-2
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
Lead the series against # 27 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Kusuhara/Urata 17 21-19, 21-14 0:36
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Gerlic/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 Gerlic/Kloeden 30, Q8 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 30, Q6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-3
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 Glesnes/Maaseide 31, Q17 21-13, 26-24 0:44
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 24 21-12, 21-17 0:36
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 29, Q8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:14
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 26, Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 21-16, 21-23, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Baltakys/Barry 30, Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Arjona/Kadjo, France 3-2
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Arjona/Kadjo 2 20-22, 21-15, 15-12 0:53
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
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Forrer/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 Forrer/Kayser 11 21-10, 19-21, 15-13 0:48