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Alexander 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]
| Country (sports) |  Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Born | 2 November 1944 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
| Turned pro | 1962 |
| Retired | 1979 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 226–101 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| 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[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)
| 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
| 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
- "Five Things That Matter on ATP Cup Day 3 | ATP Cup | Tennis".
- "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) - "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
- Alex Metreveli at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alex Metreveli at the International Tennis Federation
- Alex Metreveli at the Davis Cup
- (in Russian) Metreveli Tennis Academy Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
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 гражданинТекст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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