Julien Benneteau

  • Date of birth: December 20, 1981
  • Birthplace: Bourg en Bresse, France
  • Residence: Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland
  • Height: 6'1'' (1.85 m)
  • Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed


Julien Benneteau's career best singles ranking is ATP World No. 35, which he reached in May 2007.

In the 1996 Orange Bowl Bennetau won the Boys 16s singles title. At the 2006 French Open, Benneteau reached the quarter-finals by defeating Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis, Radek Stepanek and Alberto Martín. There he was defeated in straight sets (6–2, 6–2, 6–3) by fourth-seeded player Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia.

The Frenchman finished the 2008 season in the Top 50 for the second time in three years. During the season he reached two ATP finals, at Casablanca, where he lost to fellow countryman Gilles Simon and in his final tournament of the season at Lyon (lost to Robin Soderling).