Daniel Dutra da Silva was born on July 5, 1988, in São Paulo, Brazil.

He is the brother of Brazilian former tennis player Rogério Dutra Silva.

[3] In February 2009 he made his ATP debut at the 2009 Brasil Open in Costa do Sauipe as a qualifier.

215, he qualified for his second ATP singles main draw at the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel as a lucky loser where he lost to wildcard Filip Misolic.

At 2024 Brasil Tennis Open, Dutra da Silva became the oldest player to reach a maiden final in Challenger Tour history,[7] with 35 years old.