Julien Boutter

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Julien Boutter
Julien Boutter.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Residence Arlon, Belgium
Born (1974-04-05) 5 April 1974 (age 50)
Boulay-Moselle, France
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,430,283
Singles
Career record62–84 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 46 (20 May 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2001, 2002)
French Open 2R (1998, 2001)
Wimbledon 1R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
US Open 2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record51–54 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 26 (26 August 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2002)
French Open 3R (2000)
Wimbledon 3R (2002)
US Open 2R (2000, 2002)

Julien Boutter (born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France.

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Career

At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated No. 2 seed and former World No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3.

In his career, he won one singles title (2003 Casablanca) and reached the final in Milan (2001) but lost to Swiss Roger Federer. He reached two Master Series quarterfinals at Hamburg in 2002 and Monte Carlo in 2003. Boutter also reached the semi-finals of the 2002 Australian Open partnering fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clément, only to lose to Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 6–3, 10–12. During the match, Boutter led an impromptu funeral ceremony for a bird inadvertently hit by Llodra as it was chasing a moth. [1] [2]

Career finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–0)
ATP International Series (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2001 Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6
Win1–1 Apr 2003 Casablanca, MoroccoClay Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui 6–2, 2–6, 6–1

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–0)
ATP International Series (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jan 2000 Chennai, IndiaHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christophe Rochus Flag of India.svg Saurav Panja
Flag of India.svg Srinath Prahlad
7–5, 6–1
Win2–0 Oct 2000 Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson
Flag of South Africa.svg Piet Norval
7–6(10–8), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win3–0 Feb 2001 Marseille, FranceHard (i) Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Hill
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango
7–6(9–7), 7–5
Win4–0 Sep 2001 Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas
6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss4–1 Jan 2002 Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Max Mirnyi Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–12]
Loss4–2 Feb 2002 Marseille, FranceHard (i) Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Max Mirnyi Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Escudé
4–6, 3–6

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend (singles)
Challengers (3–2)
Futures (0–2)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.9 February 1998 Bergheim, Austria Carpet (i) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivaylo Traykov 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.27 April 1998 Esslingen, Germany Clay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Mas-Rodriguez 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.28 December 1998 Mumbai, India Hard Flag of France.svg Antony Dupuis 5–7, 6–7
Winner1.1 March 1999 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Antony Dupuis 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up4.14 June 1999 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi 1–6, 4–6
Winner2.28 February 2000 Cherbourg, France Hard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 6–1, 6–0
Winner3.6 March 2000 Besançon, France Hard (i) Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle 6–4, 7–64

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

Legend
Challengers (2–1)
Futures (0–2)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.21 July 1997 Ostend, Belgium Clay Flag of France.svg Tarik Benhabiles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Goossens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt
6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.9 February 1998 Bergheim, Austria Carpet (i) Flag of France.svg Jean-Michel Pequery Flag of Germany.svg Markus Menzler
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Wislsperger
6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up3.27 April 1998 Esslingen, Germany Clay Flag of France.svg Jean-René Lisnard Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García
6–7, 2–6
Winner1.28 February 2000 Cherbourg, France Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner2.6 March 2000 Besançon, France Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Santopadre
6–4, 66–7, 7–65

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