Alex Metreveli

Alex Metreveli
ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი
Александр Метревели
Full name	Alexander Metreveli
Country (sports)	Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	2 November 1944 (age 79); Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Turned pro	1962
Retired	1980
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	194–102 (65.54%)
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 9 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (1972)
French Open	SF (1972)
Wimbledon	F (1973)
US Open	QF (1974)
Doubles
Career record	76–87 (46.63%)
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1972)
French Open	SF (1974)
Wimbledon	3R (1965, 1971, 1972, 1973)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1968, 1970)

Alexander Metreveli (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, romanized: aleksandre met'reveli, pronounced [ɑlɛkʰsɑndrɛ mɛtʼrɛvɛli]; Russian: Александр Ираклиевич Метревели; born 2 November 1944) is a retired Soviet tennis player of Georgian background. He lives in Moscow. Metreveli is an honorary citizen of Australia.

In 1962, aged 17, Metreveli lost 10–8, 3–6, 6–4^[1] to Stanley Matthews in the final of the Wimbledon Boys' Championship.^[2]

Metreveli is best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia.^[3] He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 in 1974 and won 5 ATP singles titles in career.

Metreveli was a member of the Dynamo sports society. He competed in professional tour events during the 1970s. He now works as a sports commentator alongside Anna Dmitrieva.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1973	Wimbledon	Grass	Jan Kodeš	1–6, 8–9, 3–6

Mixed doubles (2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1968	Wimbledon	Grass	Olga Morozova	Margaret Court Ken Fletcher	1–6, 12–14
Runner-up	1970	Wimbledon	Grass	Olga Morozova	Rosemary Casals Ilie Năstase	3–6, 6–4, 7–9

Grand Slam Tournament Performance Timeline (Singles)

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	SF	QF	A	QF	A
French Open	A	A	A	2R	QF	3R	1R	1R	4R	2R	SF	2R	2R	2R	A
Wimbledon	A	1R	3R	3R	2R	1R	4R	2R	2R	4R	QF	F	QF	4R	3R
US Open	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	QF	1R	2R

References

^ http://www.itftennis.com/media/108160/108160.pdf
^ "Could've been a contender" - The Guardian, 27 July 2007
^ "Wimbledon Singles Titles Captured by King, Kodes". No. The Spokesman-Review. AP. 8 July 1973.

External links

Template:Ru icon Metreveli Tennis Academy
Alex Metreveli at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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Alex Metreveli at the Davis Cup

[1] ttp://www.itftennis.com/media/108160/108160.pdf

[2] "Could've been a contender" - The Guardian, 27 July 2007

[3] "Wimbledon Singles Titles Captured by King, Kodes". No. The Spokesman-Review. AP. 8 July 1973.

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