João Cunha Silva
Encyclopedia
João Cunha e Silva 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).
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
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
Portugal Davis Cup team
The Portugal Davis Cup team represents Portugal in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federação Portuguesa de Ténis.Portugal currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II. They have never played in the World Group, but reached the Play-offs in 1994.-History:Portugal...
, including most singles wins, most total wins, most ties played, and most years played.
He is currently coaching Tour player Frederico Gil
Frederico Gil
Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings...
at the CETO - Clube Escola de Ténis de Oeiras (Oeiras Tennis School Club).
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | March 5, 1989 | Nancy Lorraine Open The Lorraine Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was played as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1979–1989. It was held in Lorraine, one of the 26 regions of France. The venue alternated annually from Lorraine's two main cities of Metz and Nancy, with Nancy hosting odd-numbered years,... , France |
Hard (i) |  Eduardo MassoEduardo Masso Eduardo Masso is a former tennis professional from Belgium.Born in Argentina, the left-hander Masso reached his highest ATP ranking on 22 July 1991, when he became the number 56 of the world.... |
 Udo RiglewskiUdo Riglewski Udo Riglewski , is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 10 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 10 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... &  Tobias SvantessonTobias Svantesson Tobias Svantesson , is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 65 in 1991.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Winner | 1. | October 12, 1992 | Tel Aviv ATP Tel Aviv The Tel Aviv Open is a defunct, ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1979-1996. It was held at the Israel Tennis Center at Ramat HaSharon, near Tel Aviv, Israel and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was played as a ATP Challenger Series event in 1998 and 1999... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
Hard |  Mike BauerMike Bauer Mike Bauer is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. He reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 29 in November 1984.... |
 Mark KoevermansMark Koevermans Mark Koevermans is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. The right-hander, nicknamed Koef, won one... Tobias Svantesson |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | March 26, 1995 | Casablanca Grand Prix Hassan II The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger... , Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... |
Clay |  Emanuel CoutoEmanuel Couto Emanuel Couto , is a former professional tennis player from Portugal. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
 Tomás CarbonellTomas Carbonell Tomás Carbonell Lladó is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He twice reached the semifinals of the French Open in doubles, in 1999 with Pablo Albano, and in 2000 with Martín García. Carbonell reached his... Francisco RoigFrancisco Roig Francisco Roig Genís is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was primarily a doubles player, winning 9 ATP World Tour titles and reaching 12 more finals. He retired from the tour in 2001... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | March 24, 1997 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Nuno Marques Nuno Marques Nuno Miguel Bacelar de Vasconcelos Marques is a former Portuguese tennis player. He was the first Portuguese to reach the top 100 ATP rankings and held the record of highest ranked Portuguese player in history until Frederico Gil surpassed him in 2009... |
 Karim AlamiKarim Alami Karim Alami is a tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990. He represented his native country as a qualifier at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by Switzerland's eventual winner Marc Rosset. The right-hander won two career titles in... Hicham AraziHicham Arazi Hicham Arazi is a male tennis player from Morocco. He played professionally from 1993 to the end of the 2007. The left-hander reached his highest singles ranking in the ATP Tour on November 5, 2001, when he reached number 22 in the world. During his career, Arazi captured one singles title, in... |
7–6, 6–2 |