Alexander Irakliyevich Metreveli (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, romanized: aleksandre met'reveli, pronounced [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.[citation needed] 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.
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