European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006
(8) 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: 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Petia Yanchulova - 3rd Lina Yanchulova - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 5/31-6/3/2006 German Masters 15 7 300 € 2,475.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 12 25 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 45 18 € 0.00
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
CEV 9/9-12/2004 Spanish Open 3 70 € 4,500.00
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
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 1 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (9) Won 21-23, 26-24, 17-15 1:06
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:40
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 2 Deborah Giaoui / Mathilde Giordano, France (14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 3 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (15) Lost 17-21, 25-27 0:46
Head to Head Results
Yanchulova/Yanchulova lead the series against the field 19-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-6
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-19, 21-13 0:40
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
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova Pohl/Rau 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:08
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-19, 21-14 0:35
7/10/03CEVGreek Open Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-17, 21-11 0:36
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 # 2 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Hajeckova/Novotna 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Campisi/Lozano 5 21-15, 21-14 0:32
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 # 6 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Eckl/Kaup 2 21-18, 21-17 0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Nakladalova/Tobiasova 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-23, 26-24, 17-15 1:06
Lead the series against # 10 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 2-0
5/31/06CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 Tychnova/Tychnova 10 21-12, 21-18 0:29
9/4/03FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 Tychnova/Tychnova Q30 21-17, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 2-0
8/18/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf 9 21-19, 21-11 0:34
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool B Yanchulova/Yanchulova Barrio Cendoya/Hopf 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Giaoui/Giordano, France 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 Giaoui/Giordano 14 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-3
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-17, 27-25 0:46
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
Trail the series against # 16 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 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/23/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Castelli/Gemise Fareau 8 11-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against 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