Maria Jose Sanchez Alayeto

Maria Jose Sanchez Alayeto is a professional padel player from Spain, aged 42, standing 1.75 metres tall. Born on 20 June 1984 in Spain, he plays on the backhand side and is currently ranked 138.

María José "Majo" Sánchez Alayeto was one half of the "Atómikas", the twin sisters who changed the pace of women's padel. She and her sister Mapi came to the sport from tennis and played their first professional circuit in 2009, then moved to Madrid to train full time. For more than a decade the pair built their game on aggression, speed and an almost telepathic understanding.

Together they won 32 titles and were ranked world No. 1 in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018, in one of the most successful partnerships the women's game has seen. They also share with Ari Sánchez and Paula Josemaría the record of 333 wins as a pair. The sisters announced in August 2023 that they would retire at the end of that season, leaving a generation of younger players, including Ari Sánchez and Paula Josemaría, in their debt.

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