European Championship Tour
€ 87,000 Spanish Open
September 9 - 12, 2004
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: 111
Career Wins: 3
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$181,094.31
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: 121
Career Wins: 3
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$181,819.31
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791113171921253337414557Money
CEV13001103300021100010 US$31,751.11
CEV C&S1000010000000000000 US$816.17
FIVB900000112411023001981101 US$303,835.00
FIVB C&S6301101000000000000 US$15,400.00
Overall1103022252711023212081111 US$351,802.29
Previous Valencia Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 6/9-13/2004 European Championship Final 9 80 € 3,000.00
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
CEV 5/12-16/2004 Italian Open 25 8 € 0.00
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
CEV 8/27-31/2003 European Championships 19 20 € 1,500.00
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
CEV 7/9-13/2003 Greek Open 19 10 € 750.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 25 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 20, Q1 25 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 23 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 22 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 13 25 30 US$1,650.00
Spanish Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/10/2004 Pool B Mireya Kaup / Antje Roder, Germany Lost 19-21, 21-17, 10-15 0:49
Fri, 9/10/2004 Pool B Patricia Barrio Cendoya / Amparo Hopf, Spain Won 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 0:55
Fri, 9/10/2004 Pool B Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece Won 21-16, 24-22 0:42
Sat, 9/11/2004 Winner 1 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
Sat, 9/11/2004 Semi-Finals Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:57
Sun, 9/12/2004 Bronze Medal Mireya Kaup / Antje Roder, Germany Won 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova lead the series against the field 20-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 3-0
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 4 Alcon/Pol 21 20-22, 21-12, 15-10 0:58
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Alcon/Pol 30 21-16, 21-15 0:34
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 Alcon/Pol 28, Q28 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-1
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-18, 21-13 0:57
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q6 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 6 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:53
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 10 21-13, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 1-0
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool B Yanchulova/Yanchulova Barrio Cendoya/Hopf 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-7
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova Gattelli/Perrotta 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-15, 21-18 0:38
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
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
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Gattelli/Perrotta 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 4 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 1:05
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 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Hakedal/Torlen Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-18, 19-21, 20-18 1:06
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 4 Hakedal/Torlen 20 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 Hakedal/Torlen 26 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Ikauniece/Minusa 29, Q6 21-16, 11-21, 20-18 0:48
6/9/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Yanchulova/Yanchulova Ikauniece/Minusa 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Ikauniece/Minusa 31, Q4 21-6, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 5-1
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool B Yanchulova/Yanchulova Karadassiou/Sfyri 21-16, 24-22 0:42
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 Karadassiou/Sfyri 19 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
8/28/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-17, 21-17 0:47
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
Series tied with Kaup/Roder, Germany 1-1
9/12/04CEVSpanish Open Bronze Medal Yanchulova/Yanchulova Kaup/Roder 21-19, 21-15 0:40
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool B Kaup/Roder Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Keizer/Mooren 19 28-30, 29-27, 15-9 1:04