| Residence | Arlon, Belgium |
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| Birth date | 5 April 1974 (age 52) |
| Birth place | Boulay-Moselle, France |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turnedpro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney | $1,430,283 |
| Singlesrecord | 62–84 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles | 1 |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 46 (20 May 2002) |
| Australianopenresult | 2R (2001, 2002) |
| Frenchopenresult | 2R (1998, 2001) |
| Wimbledonresult | 1R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) |
| Usopenresult | 2R (2000) |
| Doublesrecord | 51–54 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles | 4 |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 26 (26 August 2002) |
| Australianopendoublesresult | SF (2002) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult | 3R (2000) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult | 3R (2002) |
| Usopendoublesresult | 2R (2000, 2002) |
Julien Boutter (ʒyljɛ̃ bute; born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France.
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 Milan final in 2001, where he lost to future 20-time major winner Roger Federer in what was the latter's first tour victory. He reached two Master Series quarterfinals at Hamburg in 2002 and Monte Carlo in 2003.
In doubles, he 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)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2001 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Roger Federer | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2003 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2000 | Chennai, India | Hard | Christophe Rochus | Saurav Panja Srinath Prahlad | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2000 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Donald Johnson Piet Norval | 7–6(10–8), 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2001 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Fabrice Santoro | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango | 7–6(9–7), 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2001 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Dominik Hrbatý | Marius Barnard Jim Thomas | 6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jan 2002 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Max Mirnyi | Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–12] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2002 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi | Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé | 4–6, 3–6 |
Challengers and Futures finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
| Legend (singles) |
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| Challengers (3–2) |
| Futures (0–2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 9 February 1998 | Bergheim, Austria | Carpet (i) | Ivaylo Traykov | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 April 1998 | Esslingen, Germany | Clay | Jordi Mas-Rodriguez | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 December 1998 | Mumbai, India | Hard | Antony Dupuis | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 1 March 1999 | Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | Antony Dupuis | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 14 June 1999 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 28 February 2000 | Cherbourg, France | Hard (i) | Mikhail Youzhny | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 6 March 2000 | Besançon, France | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | 6–4, 7–64 |
Doubles: 5 (2–3)
| Legend |
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| Challengers (2–1) |
| Futures (0–2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 21 July 1997 | Ostend, Belgium | Clay | Tarik Benhabiles | Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 1998 | Bergheim, Austria | Carpet (i) | Jean-Michel Pequery | Markus Menzler Markus Wislsperger | 6–4, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 27 April 1998 | Esslingen, Germany | Clay | Jean-René Lisnard | Federico Browne Martín García | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 28 February 2000 | Cherbourg, France | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 March 2000 | Besançon, France | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre | 6–4, 66–7, 7–65 |
References
- ^ "Llodra gets the bird". 24 January 2002.
- ^ "YouTube, a Google company". YouTube