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João Cunha e Silva
Country (sports)	Portugal
Residence	Lisbon, Portugal
Born	27 November 1967 (age 57); Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 735,607
Singles
Career record	37–85 (30%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 108 (15 April 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1989, 1991, 1993)
French Open	1R (1991)
Wimbledon	2R (1993)
US Open	2R (1993)
Doubles
Career record	45–81 (36%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 72 (13 March 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1989, 1991, 1993, 1998)
French Open	1R (1989, 1995)
Wimbledon	1R (1997)
US Open	1R (1993)
Mixed doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1989)

João Cunha e Silva (also known as João Cunha-Silva; born 27 November 1967) is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. He won two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 72 in March 1989.

Cunha e Silva holds several records for the Portugal Davis Cup team, including most singles wins, most total wins, most ties played, and most years played.

He is currently coaching Tour player Frederico Gil at the CETO - Clube Escola de Ténis de Oeiras (Oeiras Tennis School Club) as well as João Domingues.

Career finals

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0/0)
ATP Tour World Championships (0/0)
ATP Masters Series (0/0)
ATP International Series Gold (0/0)
ATP International Series (2/2)

Titles by surface
Hard (1/1)
Clay (1/1)
Grass (0/0)
Carpet (0/0)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1989	Nancy, France	Hard (i)	Eduardo Masso	Udo Riglewski Tobias Svantesson	6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Win	1–1	Oct 1992	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Mike Bauer	Mark Koevermans Tobias Svantesson	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Mar 1995	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Emanuel Couto	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	6–4, 6–1
Win	2–2	Mar 1997	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Nuno Marques	Karim Alami Hicham Arazi	7–6, 6–2

Awards

2013 – ITF Commitment Award^[1]

References

^ "Frederico Gil distinguido pela ITF por 20 participações na Taça Davis [Frederico Gil honored by ITF for 20 Davis Cup participations]". Record (in Portuguese). 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

External links

João Cunha e Silva at the Association of Tennis Professionals
João Cunha e Silva at the International Tennis Federation
João Cunha e Silva at the Davis Cup

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[itfcommitmentaward-1] "Frederico Gil distinguido pela ITF por 20 participações na Taça Davis [Frederico Gil honored by ITF for 20 Davis Cup participations]". Record (in Portuguese). 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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