Jesse Levine

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Jesse Levine
Birthdate October 15, 1987
Birthplace Nepean, Ontario, Canada
From Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Residence Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Height 5’9” (1,75m)
Style of play Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro 2007
Retired 2014
Best ATP singles ranking No. 69 (October 1, 2012)
Best ATP doubles ranking No. 119 (July 22, 2013)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Jesse Levine (born October 15, 1987 in Nepean, Ontario, Canada) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 69 on October 1, 2012 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 119 on July 22, 2013.

Levine represented the United States from 2007 to 2012 and Canada starting in 2013. He won the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship with Michael Shabaz. Playing one year of No. 1 singles as a freshman for the University of Florida in 2007, he lost only one match, finishing his career with a 24–1 record. In 2009, he reached his first ATP doubles final at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, losing to the Bryan brothers. He retired in 2014 due to an elbow injury.

Levine was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and grew up in Ottawa's Centrepointe neighborhood. His father Nathan had played tennis for Penn State. Jesse attended Hillel Academy of Ottawa. Off the court Levine, who is Jewish, keeps kosher at home, and he played with a Star of David on his chain. He can read and write Hebrew. As a youth, Levine took tennis lessons at the Ottawa Athletic Club. He and his family moved to Florida in the US when he was 13 years old, because his younger brother Daniel suffers from ulcerative colitis and the year-round warm weather was much better for him. He currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida. Levine is a tennis analyst for Sportsnet, a sports television network in Canada. He was the coach of Madison Keys from December 2015 to May 2016 and the coach of Jessica Pegula from July 2017 to July 2019.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Olympic Games (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States 250 Series Clay Ryan Sweeting (USA) Bob Bryan (USA)
Mike Bryan (USA)
1–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2007 Nashville, United States $75,000 Hard (i) Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–0 Nov 2007 Champaign, United States $50,000 Hard (i) Donald Young (USA) 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win 3–0 May 2008 Bradenton, United States $50,000 Clay Robert Kendrick (USA) 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–1 May 2009 Alessandria, Italy $35,000 Clay Blaž Kavčič (SLO) 5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–2 Oct 2009 Sacramento, United States $50,000 Hard Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss 3–3 Jul 2010 Lexington, United States $50,000 Hard Carsten Ball (AUS) 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 3–4 Nov 2011 Charlottesville, United States $75,000 Hard (i) Izak Van der Merwe (RSA) 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 Nov 2011 Knoxville, United States $50,000 Hard (i) Brian Baker (USA) 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–4 Feb 2012 Dallas, United States $100,000 Hard (i) Steve Darcis (BEL) 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2008 Izmir, Turkey $75,000 Hard Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nathan Thompson (USA)
Danai Udomchoke (THA)
6–1, 7–5
Win 2–0 Nov 2008 Louisville, United States $50,000 Hard (i) Prakash Amritraj (IND) Frank Dancevic (CAN)
Dušan Vemić (SRB)
6–3, 7–6(12–10)
Loss 2–1 Aug 2010 Vancouver, Canada $100,000 Hard Ryan Harrison (USA) Treat Huey (PHI)
Dominic Inglot (GBR)
4–6, 5–7

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF $15,000 tournaments (3–1)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2011 USA F15, Indian Harbour Beach $10,000 Clay Jeff Dadamo (USA) 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Sep 2011 Canada F5, Toronto $15,000 Clay Jordan Cox (USA) 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 Sep 2011 Canada F6, Toronto $15,000 Hard Rhyne Williams (USA) 6–1, 6–0
Loss 3–1 Sep 2011 Canada F7, Markham $15,000 Hard (i) Peter Polansky (CAN) 4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 4–1 Oct 2011 USA F27, Mansfield $15,000 Hard John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $15,000 tournaments (0–1)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2005 Canada F3, Montréal $10,000 Hard (i) Clay Donato (CAN) Peter Polansky (CAN)
Adil Shamasdin (CAN)
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jan 2006 USA F3, Boca Raton $10,000 Hard Michael Shabaz (USA) Brian Wilson (USA)
Jeremy Wurtzman (USA)
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–2 Mar 2011 Canada F2, Sherbrooke $15,000 Hard (i) Brett Joelson (USA) Charles-Antoine Brézac (FRA)
Vincent Stouff (FRA)
3–6, 6–3, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2005 Wimbledon Grass Michael Shabaz (USA) Sam Groth (AUS)
Andrew Kennaugh (GBR)
6–4, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R A A A 1R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open A Q1 Q1 A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A 2R 3R 1R A 2R 2R 0 / 5 5–5 50%
US Open 1R 1R 2R Q1 A 1R Q1 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–Loss 0–1 2–3 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–4 2–3 0 / 14 9–14 39%

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A 1R A 2R A A 3R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
US Open 1R 3R 1R 2R A A 3R A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Win–Loss 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0 / 8 8–8 50%

Mixed doubles performance timeline

Tournament 2006 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–Loss 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%

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