| Alex Metreveli | |
| Native Name: | ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი Александр Метревели |
| Country: | |
| Residence: | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Birth Date: | 1944 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Turnedpro: | 1962 |
| Retired: | 1979 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singlesrecord: | [1] |
| Singlestitles: | 62 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 9 (3 June 1974) |
| Australianopenresult: | SF (1972) |
| Frenchopenresult: | SF (1972) |
| Wimbledonresult: | F (1973) |
| Usopenresult: | QF (1974) |
| Doublesrecord: | 81–90 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (1973) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | SF (1974) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (1965, 1971, 1972, 1973) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 3R (1974) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | F (1968, 1970) |
Alexander Irakliyevich Metreveli (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი|tr, in Georgian pronounced as /alekʰsandɾe metʼɾeveli/; Russian: Александр Ираклиевич Метревели ; born 2 November 1944) is a retired Soviet tennis player of Georgian background. He is an honorary citizen of Australia. 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]
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.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Grass | 1–6, 12–14 | |||||
| Loss | Wimbledon | Grass | Olga Morozova | 3–6, 6–4, 7–9 |
| 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | ||
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| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |||||
| A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||
| A | 3R | |||||||||||||||
| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R |