Jesse Levine

2008 IN REVIEW

The American won a personal-best seven matches at ATP-level highlighted by first QF and clinched a Challenger title to finish with a year-end best ranking…Qualified into Auckland (l. to Ferrero) and followed with first Grand Slam match win in Australian Open debut (d. Vassallo Arguello, l. to Nieminen)…Made ATP Masters Series debut at Indian Wells (l. to Wawrinka)…In May, won clay court Challenger title at Bradenton, defeating Kendrick in a third-set tie-break...As qualifier, made Wimbledon debut and notched first Grand Slam win by defeating Young (l. to Melzer)…Then beat Polansky in Toronto for first AMS win (l. to Nadal)…Qualified into New Haven and reached first ATP QF (l. to Fish)…Afterwards, broke into Top 100 at No. 96 on August 25…In doubles, clinched Izmir Challenger title (w/Nishikori)...Earned a career-high $223,360.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2005 -- Played in three Futures events and advanced to QF in Waco, Texas and Rock Forest, Quebec...2006 -- Opened season with QF at U.S. Futures #3 stop and in March, reached SF at Rock Forest, Quebec Futures #2...In July, qualified into his first ATP tournament in Newport and lost to British left-hander Alex Bogdanovic in straight sets and followed with QF at Aptos Challenger...2007--The American compiled his best results in final three months of season with a 20-5 record in Challenger level play with two titles...Overall, finished with a 20-10 match record and in Top 200 at No. 192...Played in his first career ATP tournament in Delray Beach and won two of three round robin matches, defeating Kubot and K. Kim (in between lost to Becker)...Did not win a match in his next seven tournaments, including a straight-sets loss to No. 4 Davydenko in 1st RD at US Open in his Grand Slam debut...Made turnaround at Tulsa Challenger where he reached his first SF (l. to Young)...Then advanced to QF at Rimouski and Louisville Challengers...In final three tournaments in November, qualified and captured title at Nashville Challenger (d. Kuznetsov) followed by crown in Champaign (d. Young) without dropping a set...Then closed season with SF in Knoxville (l. to Kim), ending his 13-match winning streak...Jumped from No. 354 to No. 192 during stretch...In December, won a three-player playoff (among Americans) in Boca Raton, Fla. to earn a wild card into '08 Australian Open.

PERSONAL

Born in Canada and moved to the U.S. at age 13...Played as No. 1 player at University of Florida for one season, compiling a 21-0 record, before turning pro in summer 2007... Spent two years at Nick Bollettieri Academy...Reached a career-high No. 14 in world junior rankings in 2005...Best junior result was title at Wimbledon in 2005 (w/Michael Shabaz)...In July 2007, spent 10 weeks training in Dubai with Roger Federer...Coached by Pablo Mayorga of Bollettieri Academy.