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Enrique Morea
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Full name Enrique Jorge Morea
Country (sports)  Argentina
Born (1924-04-11)11 April 1924
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died 15 March 2017(2017-03-15) (aged 92)
Turned pro 1944 (amateur tour)
Retired 1968
Plays Right-handed
Singles
Career record 285–122 (70%)
Career titles 22
Highest ranking No. 10 (1953, Lance Tingay)
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
Pan American Games
Gold 1951 Buenos Aires Men's Singles
Gold 1951 Buenos Aires Men's Doubles
Silver 1951 Buenos Aires Mixed Doubles
Silver 1955 Mexico City Men's Singles
Silver 1955 Mexico City Mixed Doubles
Enrique Morea
President of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis
Assumed office
1996
Preceded by Carlos Bello

Enrique Jorge Morea (11 April 1924 – 15 March 2017) 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. At the French in 1954, he beat Jozsef Asboth and Mulloy, then lost to Art Larsen in the semifinals.

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. As of 2014, Morea was the honorary president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT).

Grand Slam finals

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

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

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