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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Cincinnati Open
May 17 - 21, 2016

(24) 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 Cincinnati Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	Q13	41st	30	US$0.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Q18	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	Q15	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	22	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	38	37th	200	US$3,400.00

Cincinnati Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/18/2016	Pool H	Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (9)	Lost 7-21, 15-21	0:29
Wed, 5/18/2016	Pool H	Fernanda Alves / Josemari Alves, Brazil (8)	Won 13-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:39
Thu, 5/19/2016	Pool H	Rimke Braakman / Jolien Sinnema, Netherlands (25)	Lost 20-22, 21-17, 13-15	0:50

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 %
2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$1,600.00	2	8	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	$5,000.00	2	11	15.4 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$800.00	2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$800.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,500.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	$2,500.00

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%
2015-2016	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	6.7%	2	13.3%	12	80.0%	1-14	6.7%	1-12	7.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-14	12.5%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	14.3%	1	14.3%	5	71.4%	1-6	14.3%	0-10	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	1-6	14.3%

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 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 0-1
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool F	Matauatu/Pata	6	Alfaro/Charles	22	21-15, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Alves/Alves, Brazil 1-0
5/18/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool H	Alfaro/Charles	24	Alves/Alves	8	13-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
5/18/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool H	Capers/Kessy	9	Alfaro/Charles	24	21-7, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 22 Jupiter/Longuet, France 0-1
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jupiter/Longuet	Q15	Alfaro/Charles	Q18	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 25 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool H	Braakman/Sinnema	25	Alfaro/Charles	24	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	0:50