Jon Levine (tennis)

Jonathan Levine (born September 29, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

Jon Levine
Full nameJonathan Levine
Country (sports) United States
Born (1963-09-29) September 29, 1963
Phoenix, Arizona
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$122,618
Singles
Career record10-32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 120 (June 23, 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1987, 1988)
US Open3R (1983)
Doubles
Career record28-48
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 41 (September 26, 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1987)
French OpenQF (1988)
Wimbledon1R (1989)
US OpenQF (1988)

Career

Levine played collegiate tennis at the University of Texas and was an All-American in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 he reached the semi-finals of the NCAA Championships and finished the year ranked #2. [2] He also made the round of 16 at the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships that year, with wins over Paul Annacone and Harold Solomon. In 1983 he reached the third round of the US Open, beating Victor Amaya and Peter Fleming, before losing to Ivan Lendl.[3]

Levine won a Gold medal at the 1981 Maccabiah Games in doubles with Brad Gilbert. In 1983, he won a gold medal at the Pan American Games in doubles w/Eric Korita.

He lost to Michiel Schapers in the first round of the 1987 Australian Open and was beaten by Jason Stoltenberg in the opening round of the 1988 Australian Open.[3]

Levine made the semi-finals of the doubles event at Cleveland in 1985, the 1987 Heineken Open, the 1987 Seoul Open and Los Angeles in 1988.[3]

In 1988, Levine was a men's doubles quarter-finalist at both the French Open and US Open. His partner in each tournament was Eric Korita.[3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1986 San Luis Potosi, Mexico Clay Bud Cox Stephane Bonneau
Inaki Calvo		 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
2. 1987 Nagoya, Japan Hard Andrew Castle Steve Guy
David Mustard		 7–6, 7–6
3. 1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Steve Guy Suharyadi Suharyadi
Donald Wailan		 6–7, 6–4, 6–3

References
  1. ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. The Arizona Republic,"State Has Faults In Amateur Development", August 30, 2005, Tim Tyers
  3. ATP World Tour Profile
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