Enrique Jorge Morea (11 April 1924 – 15 March 2017)[4] was an Argentine tennis player.
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| Full name | Enrique Jorge Morea | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1924 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 March 2017 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1944 (amateur tour) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 285–122 (70%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 22[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (1953, Lance Tingay)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (1953, 1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 4R (1946, 1947) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 4R (1955) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (1946) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1950) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1952, 1953, 1955) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Enrique Morea | |
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| President of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis | |
| Assumed office 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Bello[3] |
Morea reached the singles semifinals of the French Championships in 1953, beating Mervyn Rose and Gardnar Mulloy and then losing to Ken Rosewall.[5] At the French in 1954, he beat Jozsef Asboth and Mulloy, then lost to Art Larsen in the semifinals.[6]
Morea won the mixed-doubles title of the 1950 French Championships. He also won two gold medals at the inaugural men's tennis competition at the 1951 Pan American Games. Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph ranked Morea as world No. 10 in 1953 and 1954.[2] As of 2014, Morea was the honorary president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT). He also won the singles title at the Argentine International Grass Court Championships played at the Hurlingham Club Argentina three times in 1952, 1953 and 1957.[7][8]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1950 | French Championships | Clay |  Barbara Scofield | Patricia Canning Todd Bill Talbert | w/o |
| Loss | 1952 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Thelma Coyne Long | Doris Hart Frank Sedgman | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1953 | Wimbledon | Grass | Shirley Fry | Doris Hart Vic Seixas | 7–9, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1955 | Wimbledon | Grass | Louise Brough | Doris Hart Vic Seixas | 8–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
References
External links
- Enrique Morea at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Enrique Morea at the International Tennis Federation
- Enrique Morea at the Davis Cup
