Alejandra Salazar

Alejandra Salazar Bengoechea, known as Ale, is a professional paddlers, number 1 of the world ranking 5 times, the last one in 2022:.

She is the player with the most professional tournaments won in the history of WPT, Nº1 of the World in 2009, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022; 6 times World Champion and Top3 of the ranking during the last 15 years.

Its beginnings in paddle

Alejandra Salazar He began by combining the paddle for basketball. It was not until the age of 15, who decided to make the jump to paddle, after achieving his first victories in the lower categories of national paddle.

Since then, his career has been meteoric: five absolute championships (the last, in 2022), some more for teams, a runner -up of the world in pairs ...

It is worth mentioning that Alejandra in her early years as a paddle player, combined her studies with training, studying in the morning and training in the afternoon, until she graduated in business administration and management, and then took out a master's degree in sports entities management.

A reference in the professional world of paddle

Alejandra Salazar is a true paddle legend, right -handed and playing in the drive position, it has an impressive record: He has been 5 times world champion, 8 times champion of Spain and has more than 50 titles in World Padel Tour (WPT).

His professional roof reached it in 2009 and 2016, when he managed to be the world number 1.

He has also been World and Spain champion on several occasions, both in pairs and teams.

For all this, It is considered by many as the best paddle player in history. But what is no doubt is that Alejandra Salazar today is a reference in the professional world of paddle.

In short, Alejandra Salazar will be remembered as the most laureate player of World Padel Tour, As for its innumerable qualities, among which their companionship, their solidarity, game vision, capacity for analysis, blows, effort and ambition.

Ale Salazar is a number 1 both on and off the track, an example for future generations and their current circuit companions.