Enrique Morea

Enrique Jorge Morea (11 April 1924 – 15 March 2017)[2] was an Argentine tennis player. He was born in Buenos Aires.

Enrique Morea
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President of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis
In office
1996 – 15 March 2017
Preceded byCarlos Bello[1]
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born(1924-04-11)11 April 1924
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died15 March 2017(2017-03-15) (aged 92)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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.

Until his death, Morea was the honorary president of the Asociación Argentina de Tenis (AAT).

Morea died in Buenos Aires from natural causes on 15 March 2017, aged 92.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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 español). Mexico City, Mexico: ESPN Inc. November 24, 2005. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. Davis Cup Profile