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{{Infobox player
|image = JesseLevine.png
|birthdate = October 15, 1987
|birthplace = Nepean, Ontario, Canada
|dateofdeath =
|placeofdeath =
|from = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|residence = Boca Raton, Florida, United States
|height = 5’9” (1,75m)
|styleofplay = Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
|turnedpro = 2007
|retired = 2014
|bestatpsinglesranking = No. 69 (October 1, 2012)
|bestatpdoublesranking = No. 119 (July 22, 2013)
|bestitfjuniorranking =
|canadiantennishalloffame =
|cdntennisprofile = [http://www.cdntennis.ca/jesselevine Profile on CdnTennis.ca]
}}
 
==Biography==
'''Jesse Levine''' (born October 15, 1987 in OttawaNepean, Ontario, Canada) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achievedreached hisa career-high ATP singles rankranking of world No. 69 on October 1, 2012. Levine represented the United States from 2007 to 2012, but represented Canada again after 2013. He won the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship with Michael Shabaz. Playing one year of No. 1 singles asand 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-high ATP doubles finalranking atof the U.SNo. Men's119 Clayon CourtJuly Championships22, losing to the Bryan brothers. He retired in 2014 due to an elbow injury. Levine was the coach of Madison Keys from December 2015 to May 20162013.
 
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 playsplayed 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. LevineHe 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==
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!Legend
|- style="background:#f3e6d7;"
|Grand Slam Tournamentstournaments (0–0)
|- style="background:#ffea5c;"
|Olympic Games (0–0)
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
|ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
|- style="background:#e9e9e9;"
|ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
|- style="background:#d4f1c5;"
|ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
|-
|ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
|}
|
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|}
 
==ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals==
===Singles: 9 (95 titles, 54 runners-up)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
!Legend
|-
|- style="background:moccasin;"
|Hard (4–3)
|ATP Challenger Tour (5–4)
|-
|- style="background:#cffcff;"
|Clay (1–1)
|ITF Futures (4–1)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
 
Line 80 ⟶ 107:
|Nov 2007
|style="background:moccasin;"|Nashville, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger$75,000
|Hard (i)
|Alex Kuznetsov (USA)
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|Nov 2007
|style="background:moccasin;"|Champaign, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger$50,000
|Hard (i)
|Donald Young (USA)
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|May 2008
|style="background:moccasin;"|Bradenton, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger$50,000
|Clay
|Robert Kendrick (USA)
Line 107 ⟶ 134:
|May 2009
|style="background:moccasin;"|Alessandria, Italy
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger$35,000
|Clay
|Blaž Kavčič (SLO)
Line 116 ⟶ 143:
|Oct 2009
|style="background:moccasin;"|Sacramento, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger$50,000
|Hard
|Santiago Giraldo (COL)
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|Jul 2010
|style="background:moccasin;"|Lexington, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger$50,000
|Hard
|Carsten Ball (AUS)
|4–6, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>3–4</small>
|Nov 2011
|style="background:moccasin;"|Charlottesville, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|$75,000
|Hard (i)
|Izak Van der Merwe (RSA)
|6–4, 3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>4–34–4</small>
|Nov 2011
|style="background:moccasin;"|Knoxville, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|$50,000
|Hard (i)
|Brian Baker (USA)
|6–2, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>5–4</small>
|Feb 2012
|style="background:moccasin;"|Dallas, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|$100,000
|Hard (i)
|Steve Darcis (BEL)
|6–4, 6–4
|}
 
===Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (2–1)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
 
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–0</small>
|Jun 2008
|style="background:moccasin;"|Izmir, Turkey
|style="background:moccasin;"|$75,000
|Hard
|Kei Nishikori (JPN)
|Nathan Thompson (USA) <br /> Danai Udomchoke (THA)
|6–1, 7–5
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>2–0</small>
|Nov 2008
|style="background:moccasin;"|Louisville, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|$50,000
|Hard (i)
|Prakash Amritraj (IND)
|[[Frank Dancevic]] (CAN) <br /> Dušan Vemić (SRB)
|6–3, 7–6<sup>(12–10)</sup>
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>2–1</small>
|Aug 2010
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[VanOpen|Vancouver]], Canada
|style="background:moccasin;"|$100,000
|Hard
|Ryan Harrison (USA)
|Treat Huey (PHI) <br /> Dominic Inglot (GBR)
|4–6, 5–7
|}
 
==ITF Circuit finals==
===Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)===
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{|class="wikitable"
!Legend
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
|ITF $15,000 tournaments (3–1)
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|ITF $10,000 tournaments (1–0)
|}
|
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (2–1)
|-
|Clay (2–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
 
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–0</small>
|Jun 2011
|style="background:#cffcfff0f8ff;"|USA F15, Indian Harbour Beach
|style="background:#cffcfff0f8ff;"|Futures$10,000
|Clay
|Jeff Dadamo (USA)
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|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>5–32–0</small>
|Sep 2011
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|Canada F5, Toronto
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|Futures$15,000
|Clay
|Jordan Cox (USA)
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|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>6–33–0</small>
|Sep 2011
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|Canada F6, Toronto
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|Futures$15,000
|Hard
|Rhyne Williams (USA)
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|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>6–43–1</small>
|Sep 2011
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|Canada F7, Markham
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|Futures$15,000
|Hard (i)
|[[Peter Polansky]] (CAN)
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|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>7–44–1</small>
|Oct 2011
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|USA F27, Mansfield
|style="background:#cffcffccccff;"|Futures$15,000
|Hard
|John-Patrick Smith (AUS)
|6–4, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>7–5</small>
|Nov 2011
|style="background:moccasin;"|Charlottesville, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard (i)
|Izak Van der Merwe (RSA)
|6–4, 3–6, 4–6
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>8–5</small>
|Nov 2011
|style="background:moccasin;"|Knoxville, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard (i)
|Brian Baker (USA)
|6–2, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>9–5</small>
|Feb 2012
|style="background:moccasin;"|Dallas, United States
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard (i)
|Steve Darcis (BEL)
|6–4, 6–4
|}
 
===Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)===
==ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures doubles titles (3)==
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{|class="wikitable"
!Legend
|- style="background:moccasin#ccccff;"
|ITF $15,000 tournaments (0–1)
|ATP Challenger Tour (2)
|- style="background:#cffcfff0f8ff;"
|ITF Futures$10,000 tournaments (11–1)
|}
|
{|class="wikitable"
!Titles by surface
|-
|Hard (1–2)
|-
|Clay (0–0)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
 
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!class="unsortable"|No.
!class="unsortable"|W–L
!Date
!Tournament
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!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1.
|<small>1–0</small>
|Nov 2005
|style="background:#cffcfff0f8ff;"|Canada F3, Montréal
|style="background:#cffcfff0f8ff;"|Futures$10,000
|Hard (i)
|Clay Donato (USACAN)
|[[Peter Polansky]] (CAN) <br /> [[Adil Shamasdin]] (CAN)
|6–2, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 6–3
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2.
|<small>1–1</small>
|Jun 2008
|Jan 2006
|style="background:moccasin;"|Izmir, Turkey
|style="background:moccasin#f0f8ff;"|ChallengerUSA F3, Boca Raton
|style="background:#f0f8ff;"|$10,000
|Hard
|KeiMichael NishikoriShabaz (JPNUSA)
|NathanBrian ThompsonWilson (USA) <br /> DanaiJeremy UdomchokeWurtzman (THAUSA)
|2–6, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>
|6–1, 7–5
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3.
|<small>1–2</small>
|Nov 2008
|Mar 2011
|style="background:moccasin;"|Louisville, United States
|style="background:moccasin#ccccff;"|ChallengerCanada F2, Sherbrooke
|style="background:#ccccff;"|$15,000
|Hard (i)
|PrakashBrett AmritrajJoelson (INDUSA)
|[[FrankCharles-Antoine Dancevic]]Brézac (CANFRA) <br /> DušanVincent VemićStouff (SRBFRA)
|3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
|6–3, 7–6<sup>(12–10)</sup>
|}
 
==Junior Grand Slam finals==
===Doubles: 1 (1 title)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:65px;"|Result
!style="width:40px;"|Year
!style="width:150px;"|Tournament
!style="width:50px;"|Surface
!style="width:175px225px;"|Partner
!style="width:175px225px;"|Opponents
!style="width:125px150px;" class="unsortable"|Score
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||2005||Wimbledon||Grass||Michael Shabaz (USA)||Sam Groth (AUS) <br/> Andrew Kennaugh (GBR)||6–4, 6–1
Line 269 ⟶ 408:
!Tournament!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=11 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam Tournamentstournaments'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
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!Tournament!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=12 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam Tournamentstournaments'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
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|50%
|}
 
==Mixed doubles performance timeline==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Tournament!!2006!!SR!!W–L!!Win %
|-
|colspan=5 style="text-align:left;"|'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Australian Open
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|French Open
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Wimbledon
|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|US Open
|style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
|0 / 1
|1–1
|50%
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;"
|style="text-align:left;"|Win–Loss
|1–1
|0 / 1
|1–1
|50%
|}
 
==External links==
*[http://www.cdntennis.ca/jesselevine Profile on CdnTennis.ca]
 
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