sport.wikisort.org - AthleteAlexander Irakliyevich Metreveli (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, romanized: aleksandre met'reveli, pronounced [ɑlɛkʰsɑndɾɛ mɛtʼɾɛvɛli]; Russian: Александр Ираклиевич Метревели
listen (help·info); 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.[1]
Soviet tennis player
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Irakliyevich and the family name is Metreveli.
Alex Metreveli
ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი
Александр МетревелиCountry (sports) | Soviet Union |
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Residence | Tbilisi, Georgia |
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Born | (1944-11-02) 2 November 1944 (age 77) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
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Turned pro | 1962 |
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Retired | 1979 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Career record | 226–101 |
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Career titles | 9 |
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Highest ranking | No. 9 (3 June 1974) |
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Australian Open | SF (1972) |
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French Open | SF (1972) |
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Wimbledon | F (1973) |
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US Open | QF (1974) |
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Career record | 81–90 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Australian Open | SF (1973) |
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French Open | SF (1974) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (1965, 1971, 1972, 1973) |
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US Open | 3R (1974) |
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Wimbledon | F (1968, 1970) |
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Career
In 1962, aged 17, Metreveli lost 8–10, 6–3, 4–6[2] to Stanley Matthews in the final of the Wimbledon boys' championship.[3]
He is best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia.[4] 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)
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
External links
На других языках
[de] Alexander Iraklijewitsch Metreweli
Alexander Iraklijewitsch Metreweli (russisch Александр Ираклиевич Метревели; georgisch ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, Aleksandre Metreweli; häufig englisch Alex Metreveli; * 2. November 1944 in Tiflis, Georgische SSR) ist ein ehemaliger sowjetisch-russischer Tennisspieler georgischer Herkunft.
- [en] Alex Metreveli
[es] Alex Metreveli
Aleksandr ("Alex") Iraklievich Metreveli (Ruso:Александр Ираклиевич Метревели) es un exjugador de tenis nacido en Georgia que representó a la Unión Soviética durante los años 1960 y 70. Su logro más recordado es haber alcanzado la final del Campeonato de Wimbledon de 1973 donde perdió ante el checo Jan Kodeš, en el año en que 80 jugadores boicotearon el torneo.
[ru] Метревели, Александр Ираклиевич
Алекса́ндр Ира́клиевич Метреве́ли (груз. ალექსანდრე ირაკლის ძე მეტრეველი; родился 2 ноября 1944 года в Тбилиси, Грузинская ССР) — советский теннисист, бывшая девятая ракетка мира. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1966). Почётный гражданин
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