Jesse Levine
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| Country (sports) |
 United States (2007–12) Canada (2013–present) |
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| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Born |
October 15, 1987 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Florida |
| Prize money | $1,131,456 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 31–64 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 69 (October 1, 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008, 2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2009) |
| US Open | 2R (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 17–21 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 119 (July 22, 2013) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
| US Open | 3R (2007, 2012) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2006) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2013) |
| Coaching career (2015–present) | |
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Jesse Levine (born October 15, 1987) is an American-Canadian former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of world no. 69 on October 1, 2012. Levine represented the United States from 2007 to 2012, but represented Canada again after 2013.
As a 13-year-old, in 2001 Levine won the U.S. Clay Court 14 Nationals singles championship, and as a 15-year-old he won the USTA boys' 16s doubles championship with his doubles partner. As a 17-year-old, he won the 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship with his doubles partner. 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 June 2009, while representing the United States on tour, he scored his most significant victory to date, defeating world no. 24 (and former world no. 1) Marat Safin at Wimbledon. The following month he defeated the second top-50 player of his career, world no. 48 Philipp Petzschner. His most significant achievement in doubles, was making the finals in the 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, losing to the Bryan brothers.
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 plays with a Star of David on his chain. He can read and write Hebrew. Levine, along with Dudi Sela, Shahar Pe'er, Sharon Fichman, and Camila Giorgi is one of a number of young Jewish tennis players who are highly ranked. "I have a lot of contact with the Israeli players, like Ram, Erlich, Sela, and Levy. They sometimes ask me when I will play for Israel in the Davis Cup", he said. He also appreciates the Jewish fans who cheer for him. At one tournament, they cheered and shouted out encouragement such as: "Come on, man, your opponent hasn't even had his bar mitzvah yet!"
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