João Cunha e Silva (also known as João Cunha-Silva; born 27 November 1967) is a Portuguese former professional
tennis
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player. He won two doubles titles during his career on the
ATP Tour
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. 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
João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil (born 24 March 1985), known as Fred Gil (), was a Portuguese people, Portuguese professional tennis player, who competed in the ITF Men's Circuit. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP ...
at the CETO - Clube Escola de Ténis de Oeiras (''Oeiras Tennis School Club'') as well as
João Domingues
João Domingues (born 5 October 1993) is a Portuguese tennis player who currently competes mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2015, Domingues made his debut for Portugal Davis Cup team. In February 2020, he achieved a career-high singles wor ...
.
Career finals
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Awards
*2013 –
ITF Commitment Award
References
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1967 births
Living people
Portuguese male tennis players
Portuguese tennis coaches
Tennis players from Lisbon
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen
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