Alex Metreveli
Alexander Metreveli (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, translit.: aleksandre met'reveli, pronounced [ɑlɛkʰsɑndrɛ mɛtʼrɛvɛli]; Russian: Александр Ираклиевич Метревели; born 2 November 1944) is a retired Soviet tennis player of Georgian background. He lives in Moscow. Metreveli is an honorary citizen of Australia.
In 1962, aged 17, Metreveli lost 10–8, 3–6, 6–4 to Stanley Matthews in the final of the Wimbledon Boys' Championship.Metreveli is best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 in 1974 and won 5 ATP singles titles in career.
Metreveli was a member of the Dynamo sports society. He competed in professional tour events during the 1970s. He now works as a sports commentator alongside Anna Dmitrieva. ...more on Wikipedia
