Recently  titled  au  P1000 UrbanPadel Carquefou  en  Loire Atlantique ,  Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea , The  Basque player  22 years old, decided to go and train at the  Big Padel Jet Academy  à  Bordeaux  . After four years of study, she started working in the  Gironde city  and can continue to practice his passion: the  paddle .

" This is all new to me, I just arrived in Bordeaux three weeks ago. ", assures  Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea , French padel player, ranked  53e . The  Sunday 4 May , with his partner  Aizkoa Iturrino , she won her first  P1000  with UrbanPadel Carquefou , padel structure installed to the east of  Nantes .

After two years of  prep in Math Sup  and two years at the ENAC  (National School of Civil Aviation) and  Toulouse , Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea could choose between  Paris  et  Bordeaux   to start his  professional career .

" I had heard about the Big Padel Jet Academy, and being close to the Basque Country played in Bordeaux's favor “, she adds.

Heading to the Bordeaux padel academy

 Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea  works at  Aeronautical Information Service , very close to the Bordeaux airport , located west of the city:

" I'm an air traffic controller, we create maps for pilots, a bit like the Waze app for airplanes. "

and  Big Padel Jet Academy  is located  nearby  from his workplace.

" It's really super convenient. I train in the morning at 8 a.m., just before starting my workday at 9:30 a.m. "

Within the Bordeaux academy ,  four girls  are present to practice padel:

" I had a phone interview with Jean-Thomas Peyrou. We discussed my project and my expectations. "

Started playing tennis at the age of seven

Before playing  paddle  for two years,  Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea  discovered the  tennis  at the age of 7. His father was a  Basque pelota player  and his sister was also a tennis lover.

" I played a lot of tennis with my sister. She is now a professional player (Nahia Berecoechea, 21, is currently ranked 481st in the world as of May 12, 2025, ed). "

His adventure has just started with the Bordeaux academy .  Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea  wants to have fun without necessarily thinking about being  top 10  quickly:

" I want to have fun, I want to compete in the big tournaments. And I have a great time during competition weekends. "

Especially since she  works next door  padel. There is  less pressure  to have to look for  sponsors  to try to live exclusively from this sport.

Next tournament in Cabriès

Du  28 June to 6 July , The  Gironde city  welcomes the  Bordeaux P2 , the largest international tournament organized in  France  behind the  Major at Roland-Garros .

" I was able to go see the semi-finals in 2024. It was really great: the meals, the audience seating. And with a great atmosphere. "

 Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea  particularly appreciate  Marta Ortega The 28-year-old Spanish player is  6th in the world . She is currently playing with another Spanish woman:  Alejandra Alonso De Villa ,  13th in the world .

" I identify with her. She plays on the right, defends well, jumps and runs everywhere to try to bring back all the balls. “, she smiles.

Du  16 to 18 may ,  P2000 Winwin Cabriès  is organized in the  South of France .  Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea  will be part of the  main board .

" Then I continue with the P1500 at the Monkey Padel in Pélissanne, north of Aix-en-Provence. "

Henri Pasquet

Passionate about soccer and tennis since I was a kid, I've been playing ping-pong for three years at a club in Nantes. More recently, I discovered padel! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I follow regularly. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews on my Instagram page, Silence ça Mix.

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