Giorgio de Stefani (born February 24, 1904, Verona, Italy – died October 22, 1992, Rome, Italy) was a left-handed tennis player competing for Italy. The top Italian player five times from 1933 to 1936 and in 1938,[1] De Stefani finished runner-up to Henri Cochet in the singles final of the Amateur French Championships of Roland-Garros in 1932.[2]
De Stefani later became a sports official, getting elected in 1951 on the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where he campaigned to reintroduce tennis at the Summer Olympics. He served as chairman of the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) in 1956 and 1956, 1962 and 1963, and from 1967 to 1969, and also as president of the Italian Tennis Federation, where he stayed from 1958 to 1969.[1]
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| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1932 | French Championships | Clay (Red) | Henri Cochet | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |