João Cunha e Silva
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| Country (sports) | Portugal |
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| Residence | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Born | 27 November 1967 Lisbon, Portugal |
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| 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) |
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[1]
References
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External links
- João Cunha e Silva at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- João Cunha e Silva at the Davis Cup
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