Sofia Araújo was born in Lisbon on 30 November 1994. Before padel, she competed on the professional tennis circuit. She took up padel after entering a tournament with her mother. In 2020 the World Padel Tour named her Breakthrough Player of the Year. In 2024, with Marta Ortega, she won the Genoa P2 against the world number 1s, Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría, becoming the first Portuguese player to win a Premier Padel tournament. That same year they also won in Egypt. She plays on the left side and her highest ranking is 6th. She is sponsored by Siux and in 2026 competes with the Valkiria Pro, a teardrop-shaped racket with a medium balance and aluminised 24K carbon faces.
