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Brian Levine (born 20 August 1958) is a former South African tennis player who played professional tennis from 1982 to 1988.[1]

Brian Levine

Country (sports)	South Africa
Born	(1958-08-20) 20 August 1958 (age 63) Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1982
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	5–11
Highest ranking	No. 180 (19 November 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record	37–56
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 44 (24 March 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1985)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1985)

Career

In his career, Levine played in 24 Grand Slams (French Open, Wimbledon, US Open & Australian Open). Levine's first major grand slam was Wimbledon in 1983 where he qualified for the doubles with a 18-year-old Stefan Edberg. Levine competed in over 200 tournaments worldwide on the ATP Tour.

Levine won two doubles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest doubles ATP ranking on 24 March 1986 when he became the number 44 in the world. He won the singles title at the 1984 West Australian Open, a tournament on the Challenger Series held in Perth.[2]

Career finals

Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 1984	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	John Van Nostrand	Brad Drewett Chip Hooper	7–5, 6–2
Win	2–0	Sep 1984	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Peter Doohan	Colin Dowdeswell Jakob Hlasek	6–3, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Dec 1984	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Peter Doohan	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur	6–4, 5–7, 1–6
Loss	2–2	Mar 1986	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Laurie Warder	Colin Dowdeswell Christo Steyn	3–6, 6–4, 1–6

References

External links

• Brian Levine at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Brian Levine at the International Tennis Federation

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