Английская Википедия:Eric Butorac
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Eric Butorac (born May 22, 1981), nicknamed Booty,[1] is an American retired professional tennis player. He was a doubles specialist, and for a period of approximately six years was the No. 3 ranked American doubles player. His best result was reaching the 2014 Australian Open finals with partner Raven Klaasen. Their run to the final included a victory over the World No. 1 team of Bob and Mike Bryan.
He attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he played on the men's tennis team for one year before transferring to Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, where he graduated in 2003.
Family
Шаблон:BLP unreferenced section Butorac is of Croatian descent. Butorac's parents, Jan and Tim Butorac, are directors of the Rochester Tennis Connection (Indoor & Outdoor site) in Rochester, Minnesota. His brother, Jeff, is a basketball coach at Century High School. Tim Butorac is a USPTA professional, teaching tennis at the Rochester Indoor Tennis Club during the winter and at the Kutzky/Rochester Outdoor Tennis Center during the summer months.
College career
Eric Butorac played at Ball State University for one year before transferring to Gustavus Adolphus College. He has a long history with Gustavus: his father played for coach Steve Wilkinson, and, at age five, Eric attended tennis camp with Wilkinson. He closed out his senior season of 2003 by winning both the NCAA Division III singles and doubles championships, with Kevin Whipple as his partner.[2]
Recent activity
Шаблон:BLP sources section In July 2006, Butorac and Jamie Murray reached their first ATP Tour doubles final, in Los Angeles, losing in straight sets to the Bryan brothers, who were the world's top-ranked doubles team.
In early February 2007, the US-Scots pair claimed their first doubles title in a Challenger event in Dallas,[3] and a week later they won their first ATP title at the SAP Open.[4] They continued their winning run the following week when the unseeded pair defeated second seeds Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer, 7–5, 6–3, to capture the doubles title of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships at the Racquet Club of Memphis.Шаблон:Citation needed
In April, May, and June 2009, Butorac and American Scott Lipsky won the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, the Estoril Open in Portugal, and a tournament in Nottingham, England.[5]
In 2010, Butorac paired with Rajeev Ram to make the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. He also won titles in Chennai (with Ram), Tokyo and Stockholm (with Rojer). He was on the 2010 roster of the Boston Lobsters in the World Team Tennis pro league.
In 2011, Butorac had his best season reaching a career-high ranking of no. 17, and finishing as the no. 9 team in the world with partner Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands. They won three titles and made the semifinals of the Australian Open.
In 2012, Butorac made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and won the doubles title in São Paulo (with Bruno Soares).
In 2013, Butorac made it to the Round of 16 at the Australian Open and won the doubles title in Kuala Lumpur with Raven Klaasen.
In 2014, Butorac started his year with reaching the final of the Australian Open. He then went on to win titles in Memphis and Stockholm. All of these were with partner Raven Klaasen.
Off court
Шаблон:BLP unreferenced section In 2009 Butorac started the Minnesota Tennis Challenge, a charity event to benefit St. Paul Urban Tennis. Participants included Bob and Mike Bryan, Justin Gimelstob, Rajeev Ram, Melanie Oudin, and Somdev Devvarman. Butorac is a regular speaker at coaching conventions and USTA showcases around the country.
Starting in 2010, Butorac has been the volunteer assistant coach at Harvard University. He is one of only three players from the NCAA Division III ranks to ever make a living on the tour.
Butorac was the president of the ATP Player's Council. He succeeded Roger Federer as president (whom he served under as VP for the previous term). He was succeeded by Novak Djokovic on August 30, 2016.
In February 2022, Butorac was named Tournament Director of the Western & Southern Open. The Western & Southern Open features an ATP Masters 1000 as well as a WTA 1000 tournament in the same week at the same venue, making it one of five events to host concurrent top tier tour tournaments.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Raven Klaasen | Шаблон:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt |
3–6, 3–6 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 29 (18 titles, 11 runners-up)
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Result | W–L | Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | [[2006 Countrywide Classic – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Los Angeles Open, United States | International | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Murray | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Bryan Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | [[2007 SAP Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Pacific Coast Championships, United States | International | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Murray | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Haggard Шаблон:Flagicon Rainer Schüttler |
7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 2–1 | [[2007 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, United States | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Murray | Шаблон:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer Шаблон:Flagicon Julian Knowle |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | [[2007 Nottingham Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | International | Grass | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Murray | Шаблон:Flagicon Joshua Goodall Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Hutchins |
4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Win | 4–1 | [[2008 Countrywide Classic – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Los Angeles Open, United States | International | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna | Шаблон:Flagicon Travis Parrott Шаблон:Flagicon Dušan Vemić |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 5–1 | [[2009 Chennai Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Rajeev Ram | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Claude Scherrer Шаблон:Flagicon Stan Wawrinka |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6–1 | [[2009 Estoril Open – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Lipsky | Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Damm Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7–1 | [[2009 PTT Thailand Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Rajeev Ram | Шаблон:Flagicon Guillermo García López Шаблон:Flagicon Mischa Zverev |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 7–2 | [[2010 BMW Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann | Шаблон:Flagicon Oliver Marach Шаблон:Flagicon Santiago Ventura |
7–5, 3–6, [14–16] |
Loss | 7–3 | [[2010 Farmers Classic – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Los Angeles Open, United States (2) | 250 Series | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Bryan Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
7–6(8–6), 2–6, [7–10] |
Win | 8–3 | [[2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Seppi Шаблон:Flagicon Dmitry Tursunov |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 9–3 | [[2010 If Stockholm Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon Johan Brunström Шаблон:Flagicon Jarkko Nieminen |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–4 | [[2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, United States | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon Max Mirnyi Шаблон:Flagicon Daniel Nestor |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [3–10] |
Win | 10–4 | [[2011 Estoril Open – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Estoril Open, Portugal (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon Marc López Шаблон:Flagicon David Marrero |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 11–4 | [[2011 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon Santiago González Шаблон:Flagicon David Marrero |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 12–4 | [[2011 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon František Čermák Шаблон:Flagicon Filip Polášek |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 12–5 | [[2011 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Bryan Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
4–6, 6–7(9–11) |
Win | 13–5 | [[2012 Brasil Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Bruno Soares | Шаблон:Flagicon Michal Mertiňák Шаблон:Flagicon André Sá |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 13–6 | [[2012 PTT Thailand Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Hanley | Шаблон:Flagicon Lu Yen-hsun Шаблон:Flagicon Danai Udomchoke |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 13–7 | [[2013 Brisbane International – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Brisbane International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Hanley | Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Melo Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Robredo |
6–4, 1–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 13–8 | [[2013 BMW Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Marcos Baghdatis | Шаблон:Flagicon Jarkko Nieminen Шаблон:Flagicon Dmitry Tursunov |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–8 | [[2013 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Malaysian Open, Malaysia (2) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Raven Klaasen | Шаблон:Flagicon Pablo Cuevas Шаблон:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos |
6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 14–9 | [[2014 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Raven Klaasen | Шаблон:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 15–9 | [[2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, United States | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Raven Klaasen | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Bryan Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bryan |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 16–9 | [[2014 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Stockholm Open, Sweden (2) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Raven Klaasen | Шаблон:Flagicon Treat Huey Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Sock |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 16–10 | [[2015 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Lipsky | Шаблон:Flagicon Dominic Inglot Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17–10 | [[2015 Valencia Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Valencia Open, Spain | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Lipsky | Шаблон:Flagicon Feliciano López Шаблон:Flagicon Max Mirnyi |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 17–11 | [[2016 ASB Classic – Men's doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Lipsky | Шаблон:Flagicon Mate Pavić Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Venus |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 18–11 | [[2016 Estoril Open – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] | Estoril Open, Portugal (3) | 250 Series | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Lipsky | Шаблон:Flagicon Łukasz Kubot Шаблон:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski |
6–4, 3–6, [10–8] |
Doubles performance timeline
Current till 2016 US Open.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W-L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | 3R | F | 3R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 23–10 |
French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 10 | 6–10 |
Wimbledon | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 9–10 |
Win–loss | 4–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 11–4 | 5–4 | 3-3 | 0 / 39 | 47–39 |
References
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