Lev Seidman Season 2026-27

PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Dwight Global … five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 25 in 2024 … enrolled at UCLA with career-high ATP rankings of 1,289 in singles and 2,078 in doubles … captured singles title at HotelPlanner UTR Shootout $42K – Delray Beach event in 2026 … reached ITF M15 Mbombela singles semifinal round after advancing through qualifying beating No. 1 seed in 2026 ... veteran of ITF M15 and M25 events across 2024 and 2025 … with partner Sasha Colleu, reached final round at ITF J60 Guatemala event in 2024 … reached singles and doubles (with partner Rafael Ferreira) final rounds at ITF J60 Guatemala, ITF J60 Harare (doubles with partner Allan Gatoto) and ITF J60 Managua doubles with partner Holland Snell) events in 2023; also reached doubles final round at ITF J60 Santa Tecla (with partner Diego Schtulmann) event in 2023 … captured singles title at ITF J60 Gaborone event in 2023 … reached singles final round at ITF J4 Tacarigua event in 2022 … won Boys' 14 singles title at Level 2: Virginia Beach, VA event in 2022 … reached Boys' 14 singles final round at Level 2: Dothan, AL event in 2022 … captured singles crown at 2022 Hunters Green Boys 14 event in Tampa, Fla. … with partner Illija Palavestra, claimed Boys' 14 doubles championship at Delray Beach, FL – Sunshine State Open event in 2021 … won Boys' 14 singles title at Level 5: Broward, FL event in 2021.

PERSONAL
Son of Dov and Maria … has one younger sister, Lana … father attended UCLA … mother played college tennis at Yale … born in Los Angeles … decided to attend his “dream school” UCLA because it offered the “best combination of academic rigor and elite athletics,” great teammates and the belief that its men’s tennis coaching staff could help him improve … describes his greatest athletic thrill to date as reaching the ITF M15 Mbombela singles semifinal round after advancing through qualifying and beating the No. 1 seed … admires Novak Djokovic for his mental toughness and work ethic … hobbies and interests include spending time with friends and family, hiking, beach days and chess.