Enrique Morea
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| Full name | Enrique Jorge Morea | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
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| Born | 11 April 1924 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Turned pro | 1944 (amateur tour) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (1953, Lance Tingay)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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, 1053, 1955) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| President of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis | |
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| Assumed office 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Bello[2] |
Enrique Jorge Morea (born 11 April 1924)[3] is a former Argentine tennis player. He was born in Buenos Aires.
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.[1] As of 2014, Morea is the honorary president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT).
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Grand Slam finals[edit]
Mixed doubles: (1 title, 3 runners-up)[edit]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Winner | 1950 | French Championships | Clay |  Barbara Scofield Davidson |
Patricia Canning Todd Bill Talbert |
Walkover |
| Runner-up | 1952 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Thelma Coyne Long |
Doris Hart Frank Sedgman |
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1953 | Wimbledon | Grass | Shirley Fry |
Doris Hart Vic Seixas |
7–9, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 1955 | Wimbledon | Grass | Louise Brough |
Doris Hart Vic Seixas |
8–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Trabert is Seeded Top", The Sydney Morning Herald, September 16, 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)]. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: ESPN Inc. November 24, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ Davis Cup Profile
External links[edit]
- Enrique Morea at the International Tennis Federation
- Enrique Morea at the Davis Cup
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