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'''Jesse Levine''' (born October 15, 1987 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles ranking 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 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 the coach of Madison Keys from December 2015 to May 2016.

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 he is currently coaching Jessica Pegula since July 2017.