Alex Metreveli

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Not to be confused with Aleksandre Metreveli.
In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Irakliyevich and the family name is Metreveli.
Alex Metreveli
ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი
Александр Метревели
Country (sports) Soviet Union
ResidenceTbilisi, Georgia
Born (1944-11-02) 2 November 1944 (age 76)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Turned pro1962
Retired1979
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record221–100
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 9 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1972)
French OpenSF (1972)
WimbledonF (1973)
US OpenQF (1974)
Doubles
Career record76–88
Career titles1
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1973)
French OpenSF (1974)
Wimbledon3R (1965, 1971, 1972, 1973)
US Open3R (1974)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
WimbledonF (1968, 1970)

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

Career[]

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

He 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 9 ATP singles titles in his 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 and lives in Moscow.

Grand Slam finals[]

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1973 Wimbledon Grass Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 1–6, 8–9(5–7), 3–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1968 Wimbledon Grass Soviet Union Olga Morozova Australia Margaret Court
Australia Ken Fletcher		 1–6, 12–14
Loss 1970 Wimbledon Grass Soviet Union Olga Morozova United States Rosemary Casals
Romania Ilie Năstase		 3–6, 6–4, 7–9

Grand Slam singles performance timeline[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Could've been a contender" - The Guardian, 27 July 2007
  3. ^ "Wimbledon Singles Titles Captured by King, Kodes" (The Spokesman-Review). AP. 8 July 1973.

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