Megan Moulton-Levy

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Megan Moulton-Levy
Megan Moulton-Levy.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (2003–2007)
Flag of the United States.svg United States (2008–2017)
ResidenceWashington, D.C.
Born (1985-03-11) March 11, 1985 (age 39)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$329,573
Singles
Career record55–52
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 237 (July 6, 2009)
Doubles
Career record178–173
Career titles1 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 50 (July 22, 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2013, 2017)
French Open 2R (2013)
Wimbledon 2R (2013)
US Open 2R (2013, 2014)

Megan Moulton-Levy (born March 11, 1985) is a Jamaican-American former professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 237, which she reached on 6 July 2009. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 50, achieved on 22 July 2013.

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Early life

Her mother is Dr. Paulette Moulton, a dermatologist, and her father is Dr. George Levy, a record-setting sprinter at Nebraska who competed in the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 100m and 4 × 100 m, and who is now an ear, nose and throat doctor. [1] [2] She was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and has three sisters. [1] [3] [4]

College

Moulton-Levy attended Aiglon College, an international boarding school in Switzerland. She played at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia from 2004 to 2008. She was a four-time Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women's Tennis Player of the Year; this four-time player of the year selection marked her as only the second athlete, regardless of sport or gender, to ever sweep such an award in the CAA's history. Her three selections as the CAA Tournament MVP are also the most ever. Moulton-Levy was also a six-time All-American who reached the semifinals of the 2006 NCAA Singles Championship and the finals of the 2007 NCAA Doubles Championship. Finally, she twice received the National ITA/Arthur Ashe Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship. She also won the most combined singles and doubles matches in school history (249). [2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam
Premier M & 5
Premier
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinApr 2014 Monterrey Open, MexicoHard Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [11–9]

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.Jul 2008ITF Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith 6–3, 6–4
Loss1.Nov 2008ITF Puebla, MexicoHard Flag of Bolivia.svg María Fernanda Álvarez Terán 4–6, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles: 22 (10–12)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.Jun 2004ITF Alcobaça,
Portugal
Hard Flag of Jamaica.svg Alanna Broderick Flag of Italy.svg Krizia Borgarello
Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Disderi
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up1.Jun 2004ITF Montemor-o-Novo,
Portugal
Hard Flag of Jamaica.svg Alanna Broderick Flag of Portugal.svg Frederica Piedade
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Aliénor Tricerri
4–6, 3–6
Winner2.Aug 2008ITF London-Cumberland, UKHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Babáková
Flag of Georgia.svg Manana Shapakidze
6–1, 6–1
Winner3.Nov 2008ITF Puebla, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Audra Cohen Flag of Bolivia.svg María Fernanda Álvarez Terán
Flag of Argentina.svg Veronica Spiegel
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up2.Dec 2008ITF Delhi, IndiaHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hwang I-hsuan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhang Ling
3–6, 6–7(4)
Runner-up3.Jan 2009ITF Laguna Niguel, USHard Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund Flag of Germany.svg Vanessa Henke
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Runner-up4.Mar 2009ITF Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up5.Jun 2009ITF Belém, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Clara Duarte Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Carla Tiene
6–7(1), 5–7
Runner-up6.Jul 2009ITF Boston, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Cecil Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle
1–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Winner4.Jan 2010ITF Wrexham, UKHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Cecil Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Gerlová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Kriegsmannová
4–6, 6–0, [11–9]
Runner-up7.Jan 2010 Open de l'Isère, FranceHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Cecil Flag of France.svg Victoria Larrière
Flag of France.svg Irina Ramialison
3–6, 4–6
Winner5.May 2010Carson Challenger, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up8.Jun 2010ITF Boston, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner6.Jul 2010ITF Grapevine, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska
6–2, 7–5
Winner7.Sep 2010ITF Albuquerque, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Winner8.Oct 2010 Las Vegas Open, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Runner-up9.May 2011ITF Prague,
Czech Republic
Clay Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up10.Jul 2011ITF Waterloo, CanadaClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up11.Jul 2011 Lexington Challenger, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tamaryn Hendler
Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
6–7(9), 6–3, [7–10]
Winner9.Aug 2011 Bronx Open, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jingjing
6–3, 7–6(5)
Runner-up12.Nov 2011ITF Grapevine, USHard Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
4–6, 0–6
Winner10.Mar 2012ITF Osprey, USClay Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
2–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open AA 2R 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 42–433%
French Open AA 2R 1R AAA0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 2R 1R AAA0 / 41–420%
US Open A 1R 2R 2R AA 1R 0 / 42–433%
Win–loss0–10–24–41–40–10–01–20 / 146–1430%

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