João Soares (tennis)
Appearance
Country (sports) | Brazil |
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Born | Limeira, Brazil | April 25, 1951
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $73,074 |
Singles | |
Career record | 42–99 |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (1982.08.09) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1976) |
French Open | 2R (1980) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1983) |
US Open | 1R (1980, 1982, 1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 83–110 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (1980.04.28) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1976) |
French Open | 2R (1979, 1982, 1987) |
Wimbledon | QF (1982) |
US Open | 3R (1985) |
João Soares (born April 25, 1951[1]) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.[2]
Soares found most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won three doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of no. 49 in 1980.
Career finals
[edit]Doubles (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1979 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Marcos Hocevar | Tomáš Šmíd Sherwood Stewart |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | 1980 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Carlos Kirmayr | Belus Prajoux Ricardo Ycaza |
6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 1981 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Marcos Hocevar | Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol |
7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1982 | Itaparica, Brazil | Carpet | Givaldo Barbosa | Thomaz Koch José Schmidt |
7–6, 2–1, ret. |
Win | 3. | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Givaldo Barbosa | Ricardo Cano Thomaz Koch |
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Loss | 3. | 1984 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Givaldo Barbosa | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Loss | 4. | 1985 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Andy Kohlberg | Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Joao Soares | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ Abril, Editora (1984-05-18). Placar Magazine (in Portuguese). Editora Abril.
External links
[edit]- João Soares at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- João Soares at the International Tennis Federation
Categories:
- Brazilian male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Limeira
- Living people
- 1951 births
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Tennis players at the 1975 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- South American tennis biography stubs
- Brazilian sportspeople stubs