Julien Boutter


Julien Boutter 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 and reached the final in Milan 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.

Career finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2001Milan, ItalyCarpet Roger Federer4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win1–1Apr 2003Casablanca, MoroccoClay Younes El Aynaoui6–2, 2–6, 6–1

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jan 2000Chennai, IndiaHard Christophe Rochus Saurav Panja
Srinath Prahlad
7–5, 6–1
Win2–0Oct 2000Toulouse, FranceHard Fabrice Santoro Donald Johnson
Piet Norval
7–68, 4–6, 7–65
Win3–0Feb 2001Marseille, FranceHard Fabrice Santoro Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango
7–67, 7–5
Win4–0Sep 2001Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Dominik Hrbatý Marius Barnard
Jim Thomas
6–4, 3–6,
Loss4–1Jan 2002Milan, ItalyCarpet Max Mirnyi Karsten Braasch
Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 56–7,
Loss4–2Feb 2002Marseille, FranceHard Max Mirnyi Arnaud Clément
Nicolas Escudé
4–6, 3–6

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend
Challengers
Futures

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.9 February 1998Bergheim, AustriaCarpet Ivaylo Traykov3–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.27 April 1998Esslingen, GermanyClay Jordi Mas-Rodriguez2–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.28 December 1998Mumbai, IndiaHard Antony Dupuis5–7, 6–7
Winner1.1 March 1999Grenoble, FranceHard Antony Dupuis6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up4.14 June 1999Zagreb, CroatiaClay Andrea Gaudenzi1–6, 4–6
Winner2.28 February 2000Cherbourg, FranceHard Mikhail Youzhny6–1, 6–0
Winner3.6 March 2000Besançon, FranceHard Julian Knowle6–4, 7–64

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.21 July 1997Ostend, BelgiumClay Tarik Benhabiles Kris Goossens
Tom Vanhoudt
6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.9 February 1998Bergheim, AustriaCarpet Jean-Michel Pequery Markus Menzler
Markus Wislsperger
6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Runner-up3.27 April 1998Esslingen, GermanyClay Jean-René Lisnard Federico Browne
Martín García
6–7, 2–6
Winner1.28 February 2000Cherbourg, FranceHard Michaël Llodra Julien Benneteau
Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner2.6 March 2000Besançon, FranceHard Michaël Llodra Stefano Pescosolido
Vincenzo Santopadre
6–4, 66–7, 7–65