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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
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)

Legend ( Doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–2)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (16–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–9)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

Шаблон:Performance key

Current till 2016 US Open.

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W-L
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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