| João Soares | |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Limeira, Brazil |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $73,074 |
| Singlesrecord: | 42–99 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 74 (1982.08.09) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1976) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1980) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1983) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1980, 1982, 1983) |
| Doublesrecord: | 83–110 |
| Doublestitles: | 3 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 49 (1980.04.28) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (1976) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1979, 1982, 1987) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | QF (1982) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 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.
| 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 José 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 |