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Enrique Morea

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 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	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

See also

In Spanish: Enrique Morea para niños