| Country | Portugal |
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| Residence | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Born | November 27, 1967 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 1987 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Career prize money | US$ 735,607 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 37–85 (30%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 108 (April 15, 1991) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989, 1991, 1993) |
| French Open | 1R (1991) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1993) |
| US Open | 2R (1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–81 (36%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 72 (March 13, 1989) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989, 1991, 1993, 1998) |
| French Open | 1R (1989, 1995) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1997) |
| US Open | 1R (1993) |
| Last updated on: July 6, 2009. | |
João Cunha e Silva (also known as João Cunha-Silva; born November 27, 1967, in Lisbon) 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).
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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, France | Hard (i) | Eduardo Masso | Udo Riglewski Tobias Svantesson |
6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Winner | 1. | October 12, 1992 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Mike Bauer | Mark Koevermans Tobias Svantesson |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | March 26, 1995 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Emanuel Couto | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | March 24, 1997 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Nuno Marques | Karim Alami Hicham Arazi |
7–6, 6–2 |