Enrique Morea
Full name | Enrique Jorge Morea | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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%)[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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President of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 1996 | |
Preceded by | Carlos 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). 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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Enrique Morea at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Enrique Morea at the International Tennis Federation
- Enrique Morea at the Davis Cup
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(national)
- 1902: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1903: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1904: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1905: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1906: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1907: A. Péan / Robert Wallet
- 1908: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1909: Jeanne Matthey / Max Decugis
- 1910: Marguerite Mény / Édouard Mény de Marangue
- 1911: Marguerite Broquedis / André Gobert
- 1912: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1913: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1914: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1915–1919: No competition (World War I)
- 1920: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1924: Marguerite Broquedis / Jean Borotra
(international)
- 1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1926: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1927: Marguerite Broquedis Bordes / Jean Borotra
- 1928: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
- 1929: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
- 1930: Cilly Aussem / Bill Tilden
- 1931: Betty Nuthall / Pat Spence
- 1932: Betty Nuthall / Fred Perry
- 1933: Margaret Scriven / Jack Crawford
- 1934: Colette Rosambert / Jean Borotra
- 1935: Lolette Payot / Marcel Bernard
- 1936: Billie Yorke / Marcel Bernard
- 1937: Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra
- 1938: Simonne Mathieu / Dragutin Mitić
- 1939: Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Elwood Cooke
- 1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Pauline Betz / Budge Patty
- 1947: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1948: Patricia Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný
- 1949: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1950: Barbara Scofield / Enrique Morea
- 1951: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1952: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1953: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1954: Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad
- 1955: Darlene Hard / Gordon Forbes
- 1956: Thelma Coyne Long / Luis Ayala
- 1957: Věra Pužejová / Jiří Javorský
- 1958: Shirley Bloomer / Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1959: Yola Ramírez Ochoa / William Knight
- 1960: Maria Bueno / Robert Howe
- 1961: Darlene Hard / Rod Laver
- 1962: Renée Schuurman / Robert Howe
- 1963: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1964: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1965: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1966: Annette Van Zyl / Frew McMillan
- 1967: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
- 1968: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1969: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
- 1970: Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt
- 1971: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1972: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick
- 1973: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1974: Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina
- 1975: Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch
- 1976: Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick
- 1977: Mary Carillo / John McEnroe
- 1978: Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil
- 1979: Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt
- 1980: Anne Smith / Billy Martin
- 1981: Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias
- 1982: Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd
- 1983: Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher
- 1984: Anne Smith / Dick Stockton
- 1985: Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt
- 1986: Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach
- 1987: Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
- 1988: Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano
- 1989: Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
- 1990: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano
- 1991: Helena Suková / Cyril Suk
- 1992: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde
- 1993: Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy
- 1994: Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting
- 1995: Larisa Neiland / Todd Woodbridge
- 1996: Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana
- 1997: Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 1998: Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
- 1999: Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval
- 2000: Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams
- 2001: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell
- 2002: Cara Black / Wayne Black
- 2003: Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
- 2004: Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet
- 2005: Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro
- 2006: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2007: Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram
- 2008: Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan
- 2009: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
- 2010: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2011: Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky
- 2012: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2013: Lucie Hradecká / František Čermák
- 2014: Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Jean-Julien Rojer
- 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Mike Bryan
- 2016: Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
- 2017: Gabriela Dabrowski / Rohan Bopanna
- 2018: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2019: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Desirae Krawczyk / Joe Salisbury
- 2022: Ena Shibahara / Wesley Koolhof
- 2023: Miyu Kato / Tim Pütz
- 2024: Laura Siegemund / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
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