Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 5, 2006
(26) Lina Yanchulova/Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria
 
Lina Yanchulova
Bulgaria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 12, 1975 (48 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Petia Yanchulova - 17th Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2002 Petia Yanchulova - 17th Lina Yanchulova - 17th
2003 Petia Yanchulova - 33rd Lina Yanchulova - 33rd
2004 Petia Yanchulova - 9th Lina Yanchulova - 9th
2005 Petia Yanchulova - 13th Lina Yanchulova - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 25 13 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 15 17 120 US$3,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool G Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs, United States (7) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:33
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool G Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (10) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:40
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool G Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (23) Lost 21-9, 15-21, 14-16 1:15
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova trail the series against the field 34-66
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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-5
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 21-16, 21-12 0:27
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 # 4 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 # 7 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Scott/Youngs 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-4
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-17, 21-17 0:41
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 # 9 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 # 10 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-3
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 21-14, 21-17 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-19, 21-14 0:34
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 21-16, 17-21, 15-8 0:51
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 0:50
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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q1 22-20, 23-21 0:42
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
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 # 18 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 # 20 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-2
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 22-20, 21-17 0:40
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q10 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
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 9-21, 21-15, 16-14 1:15
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
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 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 # 25, Q15 Turner/Wilson, United States 2-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 Turner/Wilson 25, Q20 23-21, 15-21, 29-27 1:03
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 Turner/Wilson 15, Q21 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova 19 16-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 4-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 Arjona/Kadjo 10 24-22, 22-20 0:48
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 # 30 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q1 Gschweidl/Hansel 10 21-13, 21-18 0:33
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 9 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 21-12, 21-18 0:32
Series tied with # 31, Q13 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 1:05
Trail the series against # Q1 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 # Q2 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 # Q4 Zhang/Zuo, China 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 Zhang/Zuo 17 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q6 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 Barrera/Hamzaoui 9 21-9, 21-17 0:40
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q8 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 # Q12 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 # Q14 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 # Q18 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 23-21, 21-16 0:51
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 23-21 0:41
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 23-21, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q25 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 # Q27 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 # Q28 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Series tied with # Q31 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-1
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker 15, Q10 21-10, 20-22, 17-15 0:52
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 1 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker 15, Q10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 12-21, 30-28, 15-11 1:00