Laura Pigossi Herrmann de Andrade[1] (Portuguese: [ˈlawɾɐ piˈɡɔsi]; born 2 August 1994) is a Brazilian professional tennis player.
She partnered with Luisa Stefani to defeat Veronika Kudermetova and defending gold medallist Elena Vesnina to win the bronze medal.
Pigossi and Stefani became the first Brazilians to obtain an Olympic medal in tennis in history, surpassing Fernando Meligeni's campaign that took 4th place in 1996.
After some decent campaigns on the ITF Circuit, Pigossi had her first WTA Tour-level wins at Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia, coming from the qualifyings and reaching the finals.
The campaign in Bogotá included wins against Dayana Yastremska in the quarterfinals and top seed Camila Osorio in the semifinals before losing the final to Tatjana Maria.
[6] In August, Pigossi won her biggest title to date, a $60k held in the Brazilian city of Feira de Santana.
[21] She claimed her ninth ITF title at the W50 event in Pretoria, South Africa, defeating Belgian player Hanne Vanderwinkel in the final.
[25] Competing at the inaugural W75 São Paulo event, she won the title in front of her home crowd, defeating Italian player Beatrice Ricci in the final.
This result allowed Argentina to start the series with a lead, putting pressure on the subsequent matches to determine the final outcome.
The Brazilian team was able to overcome the Argentine duo, leading to winning the series and progressing to the next stage of the Billie Jean King Cup with 3 X 2 in the final score.
[34][35][36] Partnering Maja Chwalińska, Pigossi won the doubles title at WTA 125 MundoTenis Open in December 2024, defeating Nicole Fossa Huergo and Valeriya Strakhova in the final.
[37] In December 2024, Laura Pigossi began the 2025 season by participating in the qualifying rounds of the ASB Classic, a WTA 250 tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand.
Seeded seventh in the qualifying draw, Pigossi aimed to secure a spot in the main event of the competition, which marked her first appearance of the new season.
[39] The loss in Auckland's qualifying rounds signified a challenging start to the season, prompting her to regroup and focus on upcoming tournaments.