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{{short description|Argentine tennis player}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{cleanup biography||date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Enrique Morea
| name = Enrique Morea
| fullname = Enrique Jorge Morea
| fullname = Enrique Jorge Morea
| image =
| image = Enrique Morea - El Gráfico 1329.jpg
| country = {{ARG}}
| country = {{ARG}}
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1924|4|11}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1924|4|11}}
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2017|3|15|1924|4|11}}
| height =
| height =
| turnedpro = 1944<small> (amateur tour)
| turnedpro = 1944 (amateur tour)
| retired = 1968
| retired = 1968
| plays = Right-handed
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney =
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord = 285–122 (70%)<ref name="Enrique Morea: Career match record">{{cite web|last1=Garcia|first1=Gabriel|title=Enrique Morea: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player_input_enc=MOREA%2C+ENRIQUE&player_input=MOREA%2C+ENRIQUE&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennismem SL|access-date=9 November 2017|location=Madrid, Spain}}</ref>
| singlesrecord =
| singlestitles =
| singlestitles = 22<ref name="Enrique Morea: Career match record"/>
| highestsinglesranking = No. 10 (1953<small>, [[Lance Tingay]]</small>)<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald1953">"Trabert is Seeded Top", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', September 16, 1953.</ref>
| highestsinglesranking = No. 10 (1953<small>, [[Lance Tingay]]</small>)<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald1953">"Trabert is Seeded Top", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 16 September 1953.</ref>
| AustralianOpenresult =
| AustralianOpenresult =
| FrenchOpenresult = SF ([[1953 French Championships - Men's Singles|1953]], [[1954 French Championships - Men's Singles|1954]])
| FrenchOpenresult = SF ([[1953 French Championships Men's singles|1953]], [[1954 French Championships Men's singles|1954]])
| Wimbledonresult = 4R ([[1946 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1946]], [[1947 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles|1947]])
| Wimbledonresult = 4R ([[1946 Wimbledon Championships Men's singles|1946]], [[1947 Wimbledon Championships Men's singles|1947]])
| USOpenresult = 4R ([[1955 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles|1955]])
| USOpenresult = 4R ([[1955 U.S. National Championships Men's singles|1955]])
| doublesrecord =
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles =
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking =
| highestdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F (1946)
| WimbledonDoublesresult =
| WimbledonDoublesresult =
| USOpenDoublesresult =
| USOpenDoublesresult =
| AustralianOpenMixedresult =
| AustralianOpenMixedresult =
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = '''W''' (1950)
| FrenchOpenMixedresult = '''W''' (1950)
| WimbledonMixedresult =
| WimbledonMixedresult = F (1952, 1953, 1955)
| USOpenMixedresult =
| USOpenMixedresult =
| awards =
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| medaltemplates-expand = yes
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| medaltemplates =
{{medalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{medalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|[[1951 Pan American Games|1951 Buenos Aires]]|Men's Singles}}
{{MedalGold|[[1951 Pan American Games|1951 Buenos Aires]]|Men's Singles}}
{{MedalGold|[[1951 Pan American Games|1951 Buenos Aires]]|Men's Doubles}}
{{MedalGold|[[1951 Pan American Games|1951 Buenos Aires]]|Men's Doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1951 Pan American Games|1951 Buenos Aires]]|Mixed Doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1955 Pan American Games|1955 Mexico City]]|Men's Singles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1955 Pan American Games|1955 Mexico City]]|Men's Singles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1955 Pan American Games|1955 Mexico City]]|Mixed Doubles}}
}}
}}


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| term_start = 1996
| term_start = 1996
| term_end =
| term_end =
| predecessor = Carlos Bello<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|url=http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/story?id=385195|title=Enrique Morea, a los 81 años, fue reelegido por cuatro años más como presidente de la Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT)|trans_title=Enrique Morea, at age 81, was re-elected for another four years as president of Argentina Tennis Association (AAT)|work=[[ESPN Deportes|http://espndeportes.espn.go.com]]|location=[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]|date=November 24, 2005|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=October 29, 2012}}</ref>
| predecessor = Carlos Bello<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web|url=http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/story?id=385195|title=Enrique Morea, a los 81 años, fue reelegido por cuatro años más como presidente de la Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT)|trans-title=Enrique Morea, at age 81, was re-elected for another four years as president of Argentina Tennis Association (AAT)|work=[[ESPN Deportes|http://espndeportes.espn.go.com]]|location=[[Mexico City]], Mexico|date=24 November 2005|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]|language=es|access-date=29 October 2012}}</ref>
| successor =
| successor =
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'''Enrique Jorge Morea''' (born 11 April 1924)<ref>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004064 Davis Cup Profile]</ref> was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] tennis player. He was born in [[Buenos Aires]].


'''Enrique Jorge Morea''' (11 April 1924 – 15 March 2017)<ref>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004064 Davis Cup Profile]</ref> was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] tennis player.
Morea won the mixed doubles title of the [[1950 French Championships (tennis)|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.<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald1953" /> As of 2014, Morea is the honorary president of the [[Asociación Argentina de Tenis]] (AAT).


Morea reached the singles semifinals of the [[French Open|French Championships]] in 1953, beating [[Mervyn Rose]] and [[Gardnar Mulloy]] and then losing to [[Ken Rosewall]].<ref name="gsta">{{cite web|title=French Open 1953|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/FRENCH%20OPEN%201953.htm|website=tennis.co.nf|access-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926095812/http://www.tennis.co.nf/FRENCH%20OPEN%201953.htm|archive-date=26 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the French in 1954, he beat [[Jozsef Asboth]] and Mulloy, then lost to [[Art Larsen]] in the semifinals.<ref name="gsta2">{{cite web|title=French Open 1954|url=http://www.tennis.co.nf/FRENCH%20OPEN%201954.htm|website=tennis.co.nf|access-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060001/http://www.tennis.co.nf/FRENCH%20OPEN%201954.htm|archive-date=28 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Grand Slam finals==


Morea won the mixed-doubles title of the [[1950 French Championships (tennis)|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.<ref name="SydneyMorningHerald1953" /> As of 2014, Morea was the honorary president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT).
===Mixed doubles: (1 title, 3 runners-up)===

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==Grand Slam finals==
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===Mixed doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)===
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| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner ||1950 || [[French Open|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Barbara Scofield|Barbara Scofield Davidson]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Patricia Canning Todd]]<br>{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Talbert]] || Walkover
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|-style="background:#ebc2af;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up ||1952 || [[1952 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Doris Hart]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Frank Sedgman]] || 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1950 || [[French Open|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Barbara Scofield]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Patricia Canning Todd]]<br>{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Talbert]] || w/o
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up ||1953 || [[1953 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Shirley Fry]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart<br />{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Vic Seixas]] || 7–9, 5–7
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1952 || [[1952 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Doris Hart]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Frank Sedgman]] || 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up ||1955 || [[1955 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Louise Brough]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart<br />{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Vic Seixas]] || 8–6, 2–6, 6–3
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1953 || [[1953 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Shirley Fry]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart<br />{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Vic Seixas]] || 7–9, 5–7
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1955 || [[1955 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Louise Brough]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart<br />{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Vic Seixas || 8–6, 2–6, 6–3
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{ATP}}
*{{ITF profile|10004064}}
* {{ITF}}
*{{DavisCup player|10004064}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}


{{French Championships mixed doubles champions}}
{{French Open mixed doubles champions}}


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Latest revision as of 00:22, 25 February 2023

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
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 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).

Grand Slam finals[edit]

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

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Garcia, Gabriel. "Enrique Morea: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Trabert is Seeded Top", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 September 1953.
  3. ^ "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. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ^ Davis Cup Profile
  5. ^ "French Open 1953". tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ^ "French Open 1954". tennis.co.nf. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

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