Luisa Stefani

Luisa Veras Stefani (born 9 August 1997) is a professional tennis player from Brazil who specializes in doubles. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 3, achieved in September 14 2026. Stefani is the first Brazilian woman to reach the WTA Top 10 and the Top 5 in the Open Era. She is also the first Brazilian woman to have achieved both milestones. She reached world No. 9 in doubles on 1 November 2021 and world No. 4 on 13 July 2026. On 20 May 2019, she reached a singles ranking of No. 431. Stefani won the mixed-doubles competition at the 2023 Australian Open with Rafael Matos, becoming the first all Brazilian pair to win a major title. With that, Stefani also became the second Brazilian woman to win any major title—after Maria Bueno—and the first Brazilian woman ever to win a mixed doubles title at the Australian Open. She is also one of two Brazilians to win an Olympic medal for tennis, partnering Laura Pigossi at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to win bronze in women's doubles.