João Cunha e Silva
Portuguese tennis player
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| Intro | Portuguese tennis player | |
| Places | Portugal | |
| is | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 27 November 1967, Lisbon | |
| Age | 57 years | |
| Residence | Lisbon |
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Biography
João Cunha e Silva (also known as João Cunha-Silva; born 27 November 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Portugal. 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).
Career finals
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 5 March 1989 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) | Eduardo Masso | Udo Riglewski Tobias Svantesson | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 12 October 1992 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Mike Bauer | Mark Koevermans Tobias Svantesson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 March 1995 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Emanuel Couto | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 24 March 1997 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Nuno Marques | Karim Alami Hicham Arazi | 7–6, 6–2 |
Awards
- 2013 – ITF Commitment Award
- "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. Retrieved 28 November 2015.