Alex Metreveli
Tennis player
Alexander Metreveli (Georgie: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი; Roushie: Александр Ираклиевич Метревели – Aleksandr Iraklievich Metreveli) (born 2 November 1944 in Tbilisi, Georgie) is a retired Georgie tennis player who representit the Soviet Union. He lives in Moscow.
| Kintra |  Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tbilisi, Georgie |
| Born | 2 November 1944 Tbilisi, Georgie |
| Turned pro | Grand Slam debut in 1962 |
| Retired | 1978 |
| Plays | Richt-handit |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 189–97 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Heichest rankin | No. 9 (3 Juin 1974) (aw syne Open Era) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1971) |
| French Open | SF (1972) |
| Wimbledon | F (1973) |
| US Open | QF (1974) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 74–83 |
| Career titles | 2 (aw syne Open Era) |
Metreveli is probably best kent for makkin the feenal at Wimbledon in 1973, whare he lost tae Jan Kodeš o Czechoslovakie. In 1973 13 o the 16 seeded men athdraw frae Wimbledon in protest o suspension o Nikola Pilić bi the Yugoslav tennis federation.
Metreveli wis a member o the Dynamo sports society. He competit in profeesional tour events durin the 1970s.
Grand Slam singles feenal
eeditRunner-up (1)
eedit| Year | Championship | Opponent in Feenal | Score in Feenal |
| 1973 | Wimbledon |  Jan Kodeš |
6–1, 9–8, 6–3 |
Freemit airtins
eedit- Alex Metreveli at the Association o Tennis Professionals
- (in Roushie) Biography Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine