ENRIQUE J. MOREA
Born: April 11, 1924 Buenos Aires
Citizenship: Argentina
International Tennis Federation (ITF) |
Vice President: 1977-79
Member Committee of Management: 1976-82
Chairman Junior Committee: 1977-79
Member Davis Cup Committee: 1972-76 2005-2009
AGM of the I.T.F.: 1967-81 - 1996-present
(including the meeting for "Open" Tennis in
1968)
Honorary Life Counselor: 1993-2009
Member of the I.T.F. PILA Review Panel: 1999-2009
Argentine Tennis Association |
Vice President: 1967-73
President: 1975-79
President: 1996-present
Honorary Life President 2010
International Lawn Tennis Club |
Vice Ppresident of the I.C. of Argentina (International Club) 1978-94
President of the I.C. of Argentina 1994-present
Coopted Member of the Executive Committee of the I.L.T.C. 1997-present
Honorary member of the following International Clubs:
USA - France - Belgium - South Africa - Spain - Great Britain - Uruguay -Germany - Sweden - Italy - Netherlands - New Zealand - Mexico -
International Council Member
Voting Panel Member
Golden Achievement Award 2002
Additional Achievements |
President of the " Tenis Club Argentino ” 1986-94
DAVIS CUP |
Davis Cup Player: 1948-58
Davis Cup Referee: 3 finals:
Romania-USA: 1972 - Bucharest
Italy-Chile: 1976 - Chile
USA-Italy: 1979 - San Francisco
And other ties:
- Australia vs. Italy in Rome
- Chile vs. Canada in Chile
- USA vs. Brazil in Porto Alegre
- Spain vs. Russia in Barcelona
- Australia vs. USA in Portland
Tennis Record |
Enrique Morea was Nr.1. of Argentine for sixteen years (1944-60) and during these years he was the representative of South American Tennis in the International Circuit, winning the South American Championship for ten years in singles and doubles (1946-56).
We can mention some results like:
Runner-up three times in Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Championship
1952 with Thelma Long vs. Doris Hart/Frank Sedgman
1953 with Shirley Fry vs. Doris Hart/Vic Seixas
1955 with Louise Brough vs. Doris Hart/Vic Seixas
Runner-up in Roland Garros Doubles Championship
1946 with Pancho Segura Cano vs Ivon Petra/Marcel Bernard
Champion in Roland Garros Mixed Doubles Championship
1950 with Barbara Scoffield
Semi-finalist in Roland Garros Singles Championship
1953 vs. Ken Rosewall
1954 vs. Art Larssen
Champion in Italian Open Doubles Championship
1954 with J. Drobny vs V. Seixas/B. Patty
1955 with A. Larssen vs. N. Pietrangeli/G. Sirola
Runner- Up in Italian Open Singles Championship
1954 vs Budge Patty
Runner –up in Count Godo Trophy Singles Championship (First Edition)
1953 vs. Vic Seixas
Champion in Count of Godo Trophy Doubles Championship (First Edition)
1953 with Vic Seixas
Enrique Morea has beaten during his career important international players like: Jaroslav Drobny, Lew Hoad, Tony Trabert, Bugde Patty, Art Larssen, Gardner Mulloy, Sven Davidnson, Nicola Pietrangeli, Billy Talbert, Frank Shields, Lennart Bergelin, Robert Falkenburg, and many others.
He has played doubles matches with players like: Vic Seixas, Harry Hopman, Art Larssen, Jaroslav Drobny and female players such as: Margaret Court, Shirley Fry, Louise Brough and Thelma Long.
Also he was winner of these championships:
British Hard Court Championship
Egyptian Open Championship
Alexandria Open Championship
Netherlands Open Championship 1953 (vs. Lew Hoad)
City of Paris Championship
Many Italian Open Tournaments (Viareggio-San Remo-Genoa-etc.)
Bristol Championship
Enrique Morea was considered and international top-ten player in 1953 – 54
He had also great results in SouthAmerica, winning:
South American Official Open
Singles Champion 6 times and doubles champion 5 times
Río de la Plata Open Argentina
Singles and Doubles Champion 8 times
He represented Argentina in the:
Pan American Games
1951: First Pan American Games – Buenos Aires , Argentina
Gold Medal – Singles
Silver Medal – Men’s doubles
Bronze Medal – Mixed doubles
1955: Second Pan American Games – Mexico
Silver Medal – Singles
Silver Medal – Men’s doubles
Silver Medal – Mixed doubles
And also as:
Davis Cup Player
1948 / 58
Highest Ranking |
No. 1 in Argentina 1944-60
No. 1 in South America 1948-58
No. 8-10 in the World 1953
Awards |
COSAT (South American Tennis Confederation) Award: “Honor al Mérito” 1953
Honorary Member of the All England Club Tennis & Croquet Club (Wimbledon) since 1988
(only Member from Argentina)
ITF “Award for Services to the Game” ("in recognition for
his long and distinguished services to the Game of Tennis") 1997
Last argentine award:
Delfo Cabrera Award for “Trayectoria Deportiva Ejemplar”,
granted by the Congress (Senate) of the Argentine Republic 1999
2002 Golden Achievement Award Winner – International Tennis Hall of Fame 2002
Pan American Olympic Order - granted by PASO (Pan American Sport Organization) 2002
Additional Activities |
Agricultural Engineer (University of Buenos Aires) since 1947
Cattle rearing and farm administration 1958-present
Pag.
27 XXI CONGRESO ARGENTINO DE DERECHO INTERNACIONAL “DR ENRIQUE
3 CONVOCATORIA DEL TERCER PREMIO “ENRIQUE RUANO CASANOVA” PRODERECHOS
33 EL HUNDIMIENTO DEL SIRIO CONFERENCIA PRONUNCIADA POR ENRIQUE
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