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Joao Soares

BRA Age 75 185 cm / 6'1" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1974–1987

Joao Soares represented Brazil on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 74. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 42–99 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

74 (Aug 9, 1982)

Elo peak

1615 (36th percentile)

Singles record

42–99 (29.8%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$73,074

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Joao Soares's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Eduardo Bengoechea #24	0-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 12, 1987*	R32	Sao Paulo	ATP 250	Hard
George Bezecny #551	5-7 6-4 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1987*	R32	Prague	ATP 250	Clay
Juan Avendano #135	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 1987*	R32	Guaruja	ATP 250	Hard
Ivan Kley #151	5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1986*	QF	Itaparica	ATP 250	Hard
Cassio Motta #62	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 28, 1986*	R16	Itaparica	ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Joao Soares's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Sandy Mayer	1	3	4	Apr 12, 1984	H2H
Victor Pecci	0	4	4	Nov 29, 1980	H2H
Andres Gomez	1	2	3	Jul 27, 1984	H2H
Brad Gilbert	0	3	3	Jul 14, 1983	H2H
Marcos Hocevar	1	2	3	Jul 7, 1983	H2H

Career Results

Joao Soares career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	23	0	1	1	0.0%	264	274
1975	24	2	5	7	28.6%	281	238
1976	25	1	4	5	20.0%	199	235
1977	26	0	1	1	0.0%	246	246
1978	27	2	2	4	50.0%	365	118
1979	28	4	9	13	30.8%	93	137
1980	29	5	14	19	26.3%	194	194
1981	30	1	9	10	10.0%	—	—
1982	31	11	20	31	35.5%	100	96
1983	32	4	12	16	25.0%	96	97
1984	33	5	10	15	33.3%	184	147
1985	34	4	6	10	40.0%	147	141
1986	35	3	3	6	50.0%	139	198
1987	36	0	3	3	0.0%	199	294
Career		42	99	141	29.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Joao Soares career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	23	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1976	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
1977	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	27	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1979	28	1	1	2	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1980	29	1	3	4	25.0%	4	10	14	28.6%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	5	14	19	26.3%
1981	30	1	6	7	14.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	10	10.0%
1982	31	2	6	8	25.0%	4	8	12	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	11	20	31	35.5%
1983	32	1	4	5	20.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	4	12	16	25.0%
1984	33	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	10	15	33.3%
1985	34	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
1986	35	3	2	5	60.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%
1987	36	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	9	29	38	23.7%	18	45	63	28.6%	7	14	21	33.3%	8	11	19	42.1%	42	99	141	29.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Joao Soares career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1977	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	27	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1979	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	0	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
1980	29	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	0	0	—	—	1	11	12	8.3%
1981	30	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1982	31	0	3	3	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	0	0	—	—	7	13	20	35.0%
1983	32	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%	0	0	—	—	3	8	11	27.3%
1984	33	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	8	13	38.5%
1985	34	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
1986	35	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	2	5	60.0%
1987	36	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		0	9	9	0.0%	5	16	21	23.8%	16	31	47	34.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	26	61	87	29.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 87/141 (61.7%) of Joao Soares's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Joao Soares advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1974	23	1488	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.08
1975	24	1484	112.9	—	—	—	—	+19	—	+72	31.3%	-0.75	0–1	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.34
1976	25	1455	102.6	—	—	—	—	+36	—	—	30.8%	-1.39	0–2	2–2 (50%)	—	+0.70
1977	26	1447	103.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.02
1978	27	1486	114.1	—	—	—	—	—	+83	—	40.0%	-1.20	2–0	—	—	-0.08
1979	28	1497	120.4	—	—	—	—	+4	+53	—	39.4%	-0.79	1–4 (20%)	4–3 (57%)	99.1	+0.46
1980	29	1509	126.3	—	—	—	—	-22	+35	—	34.0%	-1.02	1–3 (25%)	0–4 (0%)	95.1	+0.29
1981	30	1440	99.2	—	—	—	—	+9	+58	—	14.3%	-2.38	0–3 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	93.8	+0.63
1982	31	1543	134.6	—	—	—	—	-70	-12	+30	40.5%	-0.54	4–7 (36%)	7–9 (44%)	97.6	-0.90
1983	32	1521	114.6	—	—	—	—	-68	-37	+99	37.0%	-1.00	1–6 (14%)	6–6 (50%)	96.7	-0.15
1984	33	1545	132.9	—	—	—	—	-37	-24	+9	42.1%	-0.34	0–4 (0%)	5–4 (56%)	97.6	-0.76
1985	34	1560	119.2	—	—	—	—	-21	-59	—	40.0%	-0.32	3–2 (60%)	1–1	—	+0.22
1986	35	1559	99.0	—	—	—	—	-5	—	—	46.2%	-0.31	1–0	1–0	—	+1.07
1987	36	1517	88.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-2.86	0–1	0–1	—	+0.24
Career		1615	128.4	—	—	—	—	-26	+11	+55	36.1%	-0.87	13–33 (28%)	27–35 (44%)	92.1	+1.53

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Joao Soares Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1976	25	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	28	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	29	—	R64	—	R128	1–2 (33%)
1982	31	—	R128	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
1983	32	—	R128	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1984	33	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	3–3 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	4–12 (25%)

ATP 500

Joao Soares ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	MIA	ITA	MIA	CAN	W-L Win %
1980	29	—	—	—	R32	1–1 (50%)
1985	34	R128	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1986	35	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)

ATP 250

Joao Soares ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	ASB	BAR	BAS	BUE	FLR	GST	HAM	AUS	MUN	NAP	PAR	QUE	STG	STO	STU	VIE	WAS	BAH	BOG	BRI	BRU	CAR	CHI	COL	FOR	FRA	GUA	HIL	ITA	LOS	LUX	MAU	NAN	NOR	PHI	PRA	QUI	SAN	SAN	SAO	SAR	SYD	TRE	U.S	WEM	ZEL	W-L Win %
1974	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	24	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
1976	25	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1977	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	27	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1979	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	4–8 (33%)
1980	29	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–11 (21%)
1981	30	—	—	R64	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–9 (10%)
1982	31	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	R32	R16	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	10–17 (37%)
1983	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–9 (18%)
1984	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	5–8 (38%)
1985	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–4 (50%)
1986	35	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1987	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	2–3 (40%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–5 (0%)	4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–4 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–3 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	36–83 (30%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

Career-high date

Aug 9, 1982

First Top 100

Apr 2, 1979

First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Joao Soares ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	264	—	270	274
1975	24	281	—	306	293	302	330	—	—	—	—	—	238
1976	25	—	—	—	—	—	199	—	—	—	—	—	235
1977	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	246	—	—	—	—	—
1978	27	352	—	—	—	—	—	308	—	—	—	—	118
1979	28	—	—	—	88	89	—	91	91	—	—	—	137
1980	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	194
1982	31	96	98	99	94	83	87	99	74	90	88	85	96
1983	32	93	90	89	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	33	184	—	—	—	—	119	126	149	130	133	144	147
1985	34	97	107	106	173	190	166	181	182	186	175	137	141
1986	35	139	203	208	213	203	209	188	199	202	204	256	198
1987	36	206	226	225	221	213	212	302	261	266	237	296	294
1988	37	320	325	352	370	365	367	358	452	471	558	595	674
1989	38	677	678	685	717	747	738	856	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Joao Soares's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Dan Cassidy	USA	#74	1,629	110	35	75	31.8%	$263,318	1	1969–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Andy Andrews	USA	#78	1,591	56	18	38	32.1%	$12,270	0	1975–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Meister	USA	#69	1,645	93	30	63	32.3%	$233,795	0	1981–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Alejandro Pierola	CHI	#76	1,595	64	17	47	26.6%	—	0	1973–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Johnstone	AUS	#70	1,631	99	36	63	36.4%	—	0	1979–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Chris Kachel	AUS	#77	1,614	118	32	86	27.1%	—	0	1973–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Wolfgang Popp	GER	#80	1,626	110	35	75	31.8%	$212,094	0	1979–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Bernard Fritz	FRA	#79	1,696	135	53	82	39.3%	—	0	1977–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Jiri Granat	CZE	#68	1,653	105	38	67	36.2%	$1,334	0	1975–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Haroon Ismail	ZIM	#87	1,611	66	20	46	30.3%	$86,308	0	1978–1983	Rivalries	Match log
John Whitlinger	USA	#75	1,630	122	45	77	36.9%	—	0	1973–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Florin Segarceanu	ROU	#73	1,719	99	37	62	37.4%	$192,212	0	1980–1988	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Joao Soares?: Joao Soares is 75 years old, born on April 25, 1951.
Which country does Joao Soares represent?: Joao Soares represents Brazil in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Joao Soares?: Joao Soares is 185 cm / 6'1".
Is Joao Soares left-handed or right-handed?: Joao Soares plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Joao Soares won?: Joao Soares has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Joao Soares won?: TennisDB does not group any of Joao Soares's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Joao Soares' highest ATP ranking?: Joao Soares' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 74, first achieved on August 9, 1982.
What is Joao Soares' career win-loss record?: Joao Soares has a career ATP singles record of 42 wins and 99 losses (29.8%).
How much career prize money has Joao Soares earned?: Joao Soares has earned at least $73,074 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Joao Soares's career appear in TennisDB?: Joao Soares appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1974 through 1987.
On which surface does Joao Soares have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Joao Soares's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 33.3% (7–14).
Who has Joao Soares faced most often?: Joao Soares' most frequent opponent is Sandy Mayer, with a head-to-head record of 1–3 across 4 meetings.