Alex Metreveli

Not to be confused with Aleksandre Metreveli.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Irakliyevich and the family name is Metreveli.

Alexander Irakliyevich Metreveli (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, romanized: aleksandre met'reveli, pronounced [alekʰsandɾe metʼɾeveli]; Russian: Александр Ираклиевич Метревели listen^ⓘ; born 2 November 1944) is a retired Soviet tennis player of Georgian background. He is an honorary citizen of Australia.^{[citation needed]} His grandson Aleksandre Metreveli, also a professional tennis player, has represented Georgia in the Davis Cup.^[2] He was active from 1962 to 1980 and won 62 singles titles.^[1]

Alex Metreveli

Native name	ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი Александр Метревели
Country (sports)	Soviet Union  Georgia
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Born	(1944-11-02) 2 November 1944 (age 79) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Turned pro	1962
Retired	1979
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	474–161[1]
Career titles	62[1]
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	81–90
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1973)
French Open	SF (1974)
Wimbledon	3R (1965, 1971, 1972, 1973)
US Open	3R (1974)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1968, 1970)

Career

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

He is best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia.^[5] 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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1973	Wimbledon	Grass	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	Olga Morozova	Margaret Court Ken Fletcher	1–6, 12–14
Loss	1970	Wimbledon	Grass	Olga Morozova	Rosemary Casals 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) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.

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. "Players:Metreveli, Alexander". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
2. "Five Things That Matter on ATP Cup Day 3 | ATP Cup | Tennis". Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Could've been a contender" - The Guardian, 27 July 2007
5. "Wimbledon Singles Titles Captured by King, Kodes". No. The Spokesman-Review. AP. 8 July 1973.

External links

• Alex Metreveli at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Alex Metreveli at the International Tennis Federation
• Alex Metreveli at the Davis Cup
• Metreveli Tennis Academy. Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian).