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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 4, 2015

(38) Natalia Alfaro/Karen Charles, Costa Rica

Natalia Alfaro
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 8, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heredia

Height:

165 cm (5'5")

Weight:

59 kg (130 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$4,200.00

Karen Cope Charles
Costa Rica

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Jose

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$4,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	US$8,400.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Netherlands World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 6/28/2015	Pool K	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (11)	Lost 9-21, 12-21	0:27
Mon, 6/29/2015	Pool K	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (14)	Lost 17-21, 7-21	0:31
Tue, 6/30/2015	Pool K	Karolina Baran / Jagoda Sliwka, Poland (35)	Lost 17-21, 23-21, 9-15	0:52

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Karen Charles - 37th	Natalia Alfaro - 37th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Karen Charles - 37th	Natalia Alfaro - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	38	37th	200	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/28-8/5/2017	Vienna World Championships	43	37th	80	US$3,400.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$1,600.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$8,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Natalia Alfaro												Karen Charles
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$800.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$800.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$4,200.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$4,200.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00	0	3	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Natalia Alfaro													Karen Charles
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,700.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	5.6%	3	16.7%	14	77.8%	1-17	5.6%	1-14	6.7%	1-3	25.0%	0	0	2-17	10.5%
2014-2015	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	2	22.2%	7	77.8%	0-9	0.0%	0-14	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	0-9	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Total	0	0	1	3	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17

Head to Head Results
Alfaro/Charles trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-9, 21-12	0:27
Trail the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-17, 21-7	0:31
Trail the series against # 35 Baran/Sliwka, Poland 0-1
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Baran/Sliwka	35	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-17, 21-23, 15-9	0:52