María José Sánchez Alayeto

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.

María José Sánchez Alayeto

Native name	Atomic Twin Majo
Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 41) Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Retired	2003
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles	4 ITF
Doubles
Career titles	4 ITF

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Alayeto.

Tennis career

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

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]