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María José Sánchez Alayeto

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María José Sánchez Alayeto
Native nameAtomic Twin Majo
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 40)
Zaragoza, Spain
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Retired2003
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles4 ITF
Doubles
Career titles4 ITF

María José Sánchez Alayeto (born 20 June 1984) is a former professional tennis player [1] and current professional padel player from Spain. She is the twin sister of María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto.

Tennis career

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María José Sánchez Alayeto has won four singles titles,[2] and four doubles titles [3] in the ITF Women's Circuit. She retired from professional tennis in 2003, with a win rate of 65 % and 64 % in her singles and doubles career, respectively.[2][3]

Padel career

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Since 2013, she has been a professional padel player, where she was ranked No. 1 worldwide in 2019,[4] alongside her partner and twin sister María Pilar Sánchez Alayeto.[5] She has won 244 out of the 302 games she has played.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Abstract: María José Sánchez Alayeto ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ a b "Maria-Jose Sanchez-Alayeto Women's Singles Titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  3. ^ a b "Maria-Jose Sanchez-Alayeto Women's Doubles Titles". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  4. ^ "World padel tour rankings". 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  5. ^ "Brothers in arms". 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. ^ "María José Sánchez Alayeto - Official Profile | World Padel Tour". worldpadeltour.com. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
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