Eric Butorac
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Born |
May 22, 1981 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Ball State Cardinals/Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Prize money | $1,728,454 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 935 (January 16, 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 269–242 (in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 18 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (August 29, 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2012, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2007, 2014) |
| US Open | QF (2014) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2012, 2015) |
| French Open | SF (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013, 2014) |
| US Open | 2R (2016) |
| Last updated on: December 13, 2016. | |
Eric Butorac (born May 22, 1981 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American retired professional tennis player. He is a doubles specialist, and has achieved success being the No. 3 ranked American doubles player for the bulk of the past six years. His biggest result has been 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.
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.
Eric played at Ball State University for one year before transferring to Gustavus Adolphus College. Eric has a long history with Gustavus: his father played for coach Steve Wilkinson, and Eric attended tennis camp with Steve starting at age 5. Eric closed out his senior season of 2003 by winning both the NCAA Division III singles and doubles championships, with Kevin Whipple as his partner.
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.
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