Luisa Stefani
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Luisa Veras Stefani (Portuguese: [luˈizɐ ˈvɛɾas steˈfɐni]; born 9 August 1997) is a Brazilian professional tennis player, and the first Brazilian woman to reach the WTA top 10. She reached the milestone on 1 November 2021 when she rose to world No. 9 in doubles.[2] On 20 May 2019, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 431. She had a career-high combined junior ranking of No. 10 on 30 March 2015.
Full name | Luisa Veras Stefani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 26) São Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Guilherme Pachane[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,236,686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 85–66 (56.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 431 (20 May 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open Junior | 2R (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open Junior | 2R (2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open Junior | 1R (2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 245–102 (70.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 9 (1 November 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 10 (22 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2020, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | SF (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 10–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 22 April 2024. |
She won the mixed doubles at the 2023 Australian Open with compatriot Rafael Matos, becoming the first Brazilian pair to win a Grand Slam title.
Stefani is a bronze medalist in women's doubles from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Representing Brazil, she partnered with Laura Pigossi to defeat Veronika Kudermetova and defending gold medalist Elena Vesnina in the bronze medal match. Stefani and Pigossi were only granted entry to the Olympics one week before the 2020 Games opened, with Stefani ranked world No. 23 in the doubles ranking and Pigossi at No. 190, and had played together once, a defeat at the 2020 Fed Cup, and yet became the first Brazilians to obtain an Olympic tennis medal, surpassing the performance of Fernando Meligeni that took 4th place in men's singles in 1996. During the campaign, they saved eight match points: four in the bronze medal match and another four against Czechs Karolína Plíšková and Markéta Vondroušová in the round of 16.[3][4][5]