Samira De Stefano

{{short description|Italian tennis player (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2026}}

{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Samira De Stefano
| country = {{ITA}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|5|6|df=y}}
| plays = Left-handed
| highestsinglesranking = No. 250 (31 August 2026)
| currentsinglesranking = No. 257 (14 September 2026)
| highestdoublesranking = No. 329 (31 August 2026)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 372 (14 September 2026)
| updated = 18 September 2026
}}

”’Samira De Stefano”’ (born 6 May 2004) is an Italian professional [[tennis]] player.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.tennis.com/players-rankings/samira-de-stefano
|title=Samira de Stefano
|website=Tennis.com
|access-date=18 September 2026
}}</ref> She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 250.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331491/samira-de-stefano/matches
|title=Samira De Stefano
|publisher=Women’s Tennis Association
|access-date=18 September 2026
}}</ref>

== Tennis Career ==

De Stefano was born in Varese, Italy. She won her first ITF title at [[Viserba]] in 2024.<ref name=”VareseNews”>{{cite web
|url=https://www.varesenews.it/2026/04/samira-de-stefano-sempre-piu-in-alto-semifinale-a-chiasso-e-best-ranking-per-la-varesina/2557435/
|title=Samira De Stefano sempre più in alto: semifinale a Chiasso e best ranking per la varesina
|website=VareseNews
|date=24 April 2026
|access-date=18 September 2026
}}</ref> In 2025, she won a W35 tournament in Solarino.<ref name=”VareseNews”/> In 2026, she won tournaments in Monastir and Santa Margherita di Pula.<ref name=”VareseNews”/> She also reached the semifinals of the ITF tournament in Chiasso in 2026.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.tennisitaliano.it/a-chiasso-primi-punti-wta-per-la-17enne-bonelli-litalia-sorride-con-pigato-de-stefano-e-zantedeschi/
|title=A Chiasso primi punti WTA per la 17enne Bonelli: l’Italia sorride con Pigato, De Stefano e Zantedeschi
|website=Il Tennis Italiano
|access-date=18 September 2026
}}</ref><ref name=”VareseNews”/> Her biggest WTA result, is achieving the quarter-finals at [[2026 Zavarovalnica Triglav Ljubljana]] in September 2026 (ongoing).

==ITF Circuit finals==

===Singles: 4 (4 titles)===
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!Legend
|- style=background:lightblue;
|W35 tournaments (2–0)
|- style=background:#f0f8ff;
|W15 tournaments (2–0)
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|Clay (2–0)
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|Hard (1–0)
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|Carpet (1–0)
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{|class=”wikitable sortable”
!Result
!class=unsortable|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponent
!class=unsortable|Score
|-
| style=background:#98FB98|Win
| <small>1–0</small>
| Jul 2024
| style=background:#f0f8ff|ITF Viserba, Italy
| style=background:#f0f8ff|W15
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Inès Ibbou]]
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
| style=background:#98FB98|Win
| <small>2–0</small>
| Mar 2025
| style=background:lightblue|ITF Solarino, Italy
| style=background:lightblue|W35
| Carpet
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiromi Abe]]
| 6–3, 6–3
|-
| style=background:#98FB98|Win
| <small>3–0</small>
| Jan 2026
| style=background:#f0f8ff|ITF Monastir, Tunisia
| style=background:#f0f8ff|W15
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Kristina Dmitruk]]
| 6–4, 6–4
|-
| style=background:#98FB98|Win
| <small>4–0</small>
| Apr 2026
| style=background:lightblue|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
| style=background:lightblue|W35
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Joelle Steur]]
| 6–0, 6–2
|}