Julien Boutter (; born 5 April 1974) is a former professional male

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player from

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Career

At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated No. 2 seed and former World No. 1

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, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3. In his career, he won one singles title (2003

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) and reached the final in

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(2001) but lost to Swiss

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. He reached two Master Series quarterfinals at Hamburg in 2002 and Monte Carlo in 2003. Boutter also reached the semi-finals of the

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partnering fellow Frenchman

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, only to lose to

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and

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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)

Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Challengers and Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Doubles: 5 (2–3)

References

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* * 1974 births Living people People from Boulay-Moselle French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French male tennis players Sportspeople from Moselle (department) {{France-tennis-bio-stub