Alex Metreveli

Alexander Irakliyevich Metreveli (Georgian: ალექსანდრე მეტრეველი, romanized: aleksandre met'reveli, pronounced [alekʰsandɾe metʼɾeveli]; Russian: Александр Ираклиевич Метревели listenⓘ; born 2 November 1944) is a retired Soviet tennis player of Georgian background.

[citation needed] His grandson Aleksandre Metreveli, also a professional tennis player, has represented Georgia in the Davis Cup.

[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.

Metreveli was a member of the Dynamo sports society.