Julien Boutter (; 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.
Career finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP International Series Gold (0–0) ATP International Series (1–1) Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 2001 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Roger Federer 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6Win 1–1 Apr 2003 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Younes El Aynaoui 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP International Series Gold (0–0) ATP International Series (4–2) Finals by surface Hard (4–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jan 2000 Chennai, India Hard Christophe Rochus Saurav Panja Srinath Prahlad 7–5, 6–1Win 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), 7–5Win 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) Challengers (3–2) Futures (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the finalRunner-up 1. 9 February 1998 Bergheim, Austria Carpet (i) Ivaylo Traykov 3–6, 2–6Runner-up 2. 27 April 1998 Esslingen, Germany Clay Jordi Mas-Rodriguez 2–6, 2–6Runner-up 3. 28 December 1998 Mumbai, India Hard Antony Dupuis 5–7, 6–7Winner 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 Challengers (2–1) Futures (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the finalRunner-up 1. 21 July 1997 Ostend, Belgium Clay Tarik Benhabiles Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt 6–3, 4–6, 0–6Runner-up 2. 9 February 1998 Bergheim, Austria Carpet (i) Jean-Michel Pequery Markus Menzler Markus Wislsperger 6–4, 1–6, 0–6Runner-up 3. 27 April 1998 Esslingen, Germany Clay Jean-René Lisnard Federico Browne Martín García 6–7, 2–6Winner 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
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