Biography
- Coached by Guilherme Pachane. Fitness coach is Rodrigo Urso
- Born in Sao Paulo, parents are Marcelo and Alessandra. Her brother Arthur played D1 collegiate tennis at FAU and is now a tennis coach in NJ. Started playing tennis aged 10
- Graduated from Saddlebrook Preparatory School in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Attended Pepperdine University, where she was ranked as high as No.2 in the ITA rankings and named the 2015 ITA National Rookie of the Year
- Favorite surface is hard court, and favorite tournament is the Australian Open
- Best tennis memories include winning a bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with Laura Pigossi; 2023 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Rafael Matos; Panamerican Games 1x Gold (w/Pigossi in 2023), 1x Silver (w/Demoliner in 2023), 1x Bronze (w/Alves in 2019)
- Tennis idols growing up were Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters
- Favorite book is The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah & Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins. Favorite TV show is Ted Lasso
- Hobbies include playing guitar, hiking, travel foodie, and outdoor activities. Speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English, and some Italian
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
431Height
5' 6'' (1.68m)Birthday
Aug 9, 1997Birthplace
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Career Highlights
DOUBLES
Winner (13): 2025 - Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Strasbourg, Linz (all w/Babos)
2024 - Doha (w/Schuurs)
2023 - Berlin (w/Garcia), Abu Dhabi (w/Zhang Shuai), Adelaide #2 (w/Townsend)
2022 - Chennai (w/Dabrowski), Guadalajara (w/Sanders)
2021 - Montreal (w/Dabrowski)
2020 - Lexington (w/Carter)
2019 - Tashkent (w/Carter)
Finalist (10): 2025 - WTA Finals, Ningbo (both w/Babos)
2021 - Abu Dhabi, Adelaide 500, Miami (all w/Carter), San Jose, Cincinnati (both w/Dabrowski)
2020 - Strasbourg (w/Carter), Ostrava (w/Dabrowski)
2019 - Seoul (w/Carter)
MIXED DOUBLES GRAND SLAM TITLES AND FINALS
Winner (1): 2023 - Australian Open (w/Matos)
Finalist (1): 2025 – Wimbledon (w/Salisbury)
WTA 125 TITLES AND FINALS
DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2022 - Montevideo (w/Martins)
2020 - Newport Beach (w/Carter)
2019 - Houston (w/Perez)
Finalist (1): 2021 - Saint Malo (w/Carter)
Career in Review
In 2025, won four WTA Tour doubles titles alongside Timea Babos (Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Strasbourg, Linz; they qualified for WTA Finals and finished R-Up (l. V.Kudermetova/Mertens in F), with Stefani becoming the first Brazilian to reach a WTA Finals final in either singles or doubles
Won 2024 Doha doubles title with Schuurs
Earned first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at 2023 Australian Open w/compatriot Rafael Matos (first all-Brazilian team to win Grand Slam title)
Claimed three WTA Tour doubles titles in 2023 (Berlin, Abu Dhabi and Adelaide #2) with three different partners
Achieved historic Olympic bronze medal for Brazil in women's doubles at 2021 Tokyo alongside Laura Pigossi (first Brazilians to win Olympic medals in tennis)
Suffered ACL injury in 2021 US Open doubles SF match and missed the rest of that season; still cracked the Top 10 of the WTA Doubles Rankings that year and peaked at No.9 in November
Notched first WTA Tour doubles title at 2019 Tashkent (w/Carter) and added four more Tour doubles titles through the end of 2022
