João Soares (tennis)

João Soares (born April 25, 1951[1] in Limeira) 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

Doubles (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
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
Jose Schmidt		 7–6, 2–1, ret.
Win 3. 1983 Bahia, Brazil Hard Givaldo Barbosa Ricardo Cano
Thomaz Koch
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
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References
  1. "Joao Soares | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. Abril, Editora (1984-05-18). Placar Magazine (in Portuguese). Editora Abril.


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