Julien Boutter
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| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Residence | Arlon, Belgium |
| Born | 5 April 1974 |
| 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) |
Julien Boutter (French: [ʒyljɛ̃ bute]; born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male tennis player from France.
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 |
