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1.1  Mixed doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)  







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Enrique Morea






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Enrique Morea
Full nameEnrique Jorge Morea
Country (sports) Argentina
Born(1924-04-11)11 April 1924
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died15 March 2017(2017-03-15) (aged 92)
Turned pro1944 (amateur tour)
Retired1968
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record285–122 (70%)[1]
Career titles22[1]
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1953, Lance Tingay)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1953, 1954)
Wimbledon4R (1946, 1947)
US Open4R (1955)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1946)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenW (1950)
WimbledonF (1952, 1953, 1955)

Medal record

Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires Men's Singles
Gold medal – first place 1951 Buenos Aires Men's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1951 Buenos Aires Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1955 Mexico City Men's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1955 Mexico City Mixed Doubles
Enrique Morea
President of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis

Incumbent

Assumed office
1996
Preceded byCarlos Bello[3]

Enrique Jorge Morea (11 April 1924 – 15 March 2017)[4] was an Argentine tennis player.

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 TingayofThe 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

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Mixed doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1950 French Championships Clay United States Barbara Scofield United States Patricia Canning Todd
United States Bill Talbert
w/o
Loss 1952 Wimbledon Grass Australia Thelma Coyne Long United States Doris Hart
Australia Frank Sedgman
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1953 Wimbledon Grass United States Shirley Fry United States Doris Hart
United States Vic Seixas
7–9, 5–7
Loss 1955 Wimbledon Grass United States Louise Brough United States Doris Hart
United States Vic Seixas
8–6, 2–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ a b Garcia, Gabriel. "Enrique Morea: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  • ^ a b "Trabert is Seeded Top", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 September 1953.
  • ^ "Enrique Morea, a los 81 años, fue reelegido por cuatro años más como presidente de la Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT)" [Enrique Morea, at age 81, was re-elected for another four years as president of Argentina Tennis Association (AAT)]. ESPN (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: ESPN Inc. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  • ^ Davis Cup Profile
  • ^ "French Open 1953". tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  • ^ "French Open 1954". tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  • ^ Smyth, John. (1953). Lawn Tennis. (British Sports, Past and Present). "Argentine International Grass Court Championships. Batsford. London. pp.108, 113. ASIN, B0000CIK9X.
  • ^ The Hurlingham Club. 120 Years of History 1888 to 2008. The Game In White: El Deporte El Blanco. Hurlingham Club Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina. pp.50, 51.
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