Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(43) Natalia Alfaro/Karen Charles, Costa Rica
 
Natalia Alfaro
Costa Rica
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 8, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Heredia
Resides: Santa Barbara
Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Weight: 59 kg (130 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 9
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 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: San Jose
Resides: San Jose
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 8
Career Best: 19th (FIVB Rio de Janeiro 2016)
Career Winnings: US$4,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB800000000012122 US$8,400.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-17/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 18 19 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 24 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open Q13 41 30 US$0.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Q18 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open Q15 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 22 25 120 US$800.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool F Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (6) Lost 9-21, 10-21 0:30
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool F Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (19) Lost 15-21, 9-21 0:30
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool F Erika Bobadilla / Gabriela Filippo, Paraguay (30) Lost 17-21, 24-22, 10-15 0:48
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015The Hague Karen Charles - 37th Natalia Alfaro - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 38 37 200 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 43 37 80 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Alfaro/Charles trail the series against the field 0-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Alfaro/Charles 38 21-9, 21-12 0:27
Trail the series against # 6 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Hermannova/Slukova 6 Alfaro/Charles 43 21-9, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
8/6/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool F Bawden/Clancy 7 Alfaro/Charles 18 21-15, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 0-1
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 19 Alfaro/Charles 43 21-15, 21-9 0:30
Trail the series against # 30 Bobadilla/Filippo, Paraguay 0-1
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Bobadilla/Filippo 30 Alfaro/Charles 43 21-17, 22-24, 15-10 0:48