[3] He started touring in 1978 and the following year managed to reach the semi-finals at the Brussels Outdoor tournament.

[2] His best year for Grand Slam tennis was in 1982, when he made the second round of the French Open and Wimbledon Championships, beating Ricardo Ycaza and Vincent Van Patten, respectively.

[2] Boileau partnered with Libor Pimek in the doubles at the Nice International Open in 1983 and the pair finished runners-up, to Bernard Fritz and Jean-Louis Haillet.

[2] Also that year, Boileau defeated Tim Mayotte en route to the semi-finals at Guaruja and made the quarter-finals in Bastad.

[2] His fourth and final victory in a Grand Slam match came in the 1984 French Open, where he defeated Guy Forget.