Jonathan Levine (born September 29, 1963) is an American former professional

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player.

Career

Levine played collegiate tennis at the

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, and was an All-American in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 he reached the semi-finals of the

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Championships, and finished the year ranked #2. He also made the round of 16 at the

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that year, with wins over

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and

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. In 1983 he reached the third round of the US Open, beating

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and Peter Fleming, before losing to Ivan Lendl. Levine won a

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at the

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in doubles with

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, defeating

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of the pro tour and Paul Bernstein of Arizona State. In 1983, he won a gold medal at the

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in doubles with

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. He lost to

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in the first round of the

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, and was beaten by

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in the opening round of the

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. Levine made the semi-finals of the doubles event at

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in 1985, the 1987 Heineken Open, the 1987 Seoul Open and

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in 1988. In 1988, Levine was a men's doubles quarter-finalist at both the

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and US Open. His partner in each tournament was Eric Korita.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Levine, Jon 1963 births Living people American male tennis players Texas Longhorns men's tennis players Tennis people from Arizona Pan American Games medalists in tennis Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Tennis players at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games

Career

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

See also

References