Julien Boutter
Julien Boutter (born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France.
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| Country (sports) |  |
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| Residence | Arlon, Belgium |
| Born | 5 April 1974 Boulay-Moselle, France |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,430,283 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 62–84 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 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 record | 51–54 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (26 August 2002) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2002) |
| French Open | 3R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
| US Open | 2R (2000, 2002) |
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)
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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) |  |
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2003 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay |  |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2000 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | |
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7–68, 4–6, 7–65 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2001 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | |
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7–67, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2001 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  |
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6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jan 2002 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) |  |
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6–3, 56–7, [10–12] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2002 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Challengers and Futures finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Challengers (3–2) |
| Futures (0–2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 February 1998 | Bergheim, Austria | Carpet (i) |  |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 April 1998 | Esslingen, Germany | Clay |  |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 28 December 1998 | Mumbai, India | Hard | |
5–7, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 1 March 1999 | Grenoble, France | Hard (i) | |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 14 June 1999 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay |  |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 28 February 2000 | Cherbourg, France | Hard (i) | |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Winner | 3. | 6 March 2000 | Besançon, France | Hard (i) |  |
6–4, 7–64 |
Doubles: 5 (2–3)
| Legend |
| Challengers (2–1) |
| Futures (0–2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 July 1997 | Ostend, Belgium | Clay | |
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6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 1998 | Bergheim, Austria | Carpet (i) | |
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6–4, 1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 27 April 1998 | Esslingen, Germany | Clay | |
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6–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 28 February 2000 | Cherbourg, France | Hard (i) | |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 March 2000 | Besançon, France | Hard (i) | |
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6–4, 66–7, 7–65 |
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