Alexander Irakliyevich Metreveli ( ka, ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, tr, ; ; born 2 November 1944) is a retired
Soviet
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tennis
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player of
Georgian background.
Personal info
Metreveli is an
honorary citizen of
Australia
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. He was active from 1962 to 1980 and won 62 singles titles.
His grandson
Aleksandre Metreveli, also a professional tennis player, has represented
Georgia
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in the
Davis Cup
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.
Career
In 1962, aged 17, Metreveli lost 8–10, 6–3, 4–6 to
Stanley Matthews
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in the final of the
Wimbledon
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boys' championship.
He is best known for making the final at Wimbledon in
1973
Events January
* January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
, where he lost to
Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia.
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)
Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
References
External links
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Metreveli Tennis Academy .
1944 births
Living people
Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople
Male tennis players from Georgia (country)
Tennis players from Tbilisi
Soviet male tennis players
Russian television presenters
Soviet television presenters
Tennis commentators
Russian sportspeople of Georgian descent
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