João Soares (tennis)
João Soares (born April 25, 1951, in Limeira), is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
Soares found most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 49 in 1980.
Doubles titles (3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1979 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 1–6, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 1980 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 1981 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 2. | 1982 | Itaparica, Brazil | Carpet | 7–6, 2–1, RET. | ||
Winner | 3. | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | |||
Runner-up | 3. | 1984 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 1985 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
External links
- Soares, João at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Soares, João at the International Tennis Federation
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