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Alex Metreveli

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Alex Metreveli
Kintra Soviet Union
ResidenceTbilisi, Georgie
Born (1944-11-02) 2 November 1944 (age 80)
Tbilisi, Georgie
Turned proGrand Slam debut in 1962
Retired1978
PlaysRicht-handit
Singles
Career record189–97
Career titles5
Heichest rankinNo. 9 (3 Juin 1974)
(aw syne Open Era)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1971)
French OpenSF (1972)
WimbledonF (1973)
US OpenQF (1974)
Doubles
Career record74–83
Career titles2
(aw syne Open Era)

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.

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

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Runner-up (1)

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Year Championship Opponent in Feenal Score in Feenal
1973 Wimbledon Czech Republic Jan Kodeš 6–1, 9–8, 6–3

Freemit airtins

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