Boris Franz Becker (German pronunciation: [ˈboːʁɪs ˈbɛkɐ] ⓘ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

Dec 15, 2022 · Former world No. 1 men’s tennis player Boris Becker has left for Germany after serving just eight months of his sentence in the UK, his lawyer said on Thursday, after UK media reported he had...

Boris Becker (born November 22, 1967, Leimen, near Heidelberg, West Germany [now in Germany]) is a German tennis player who, on July 7, 1985, at age 17, became the youngest champion in the history of the men’s singles at Wimbledon.

Dec 15, 2022 · Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been released from prison after serving eight months of his sentence for hiding £2.5m worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts.

Feb 6, 2024 · Boris Franz Becker, 54, is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the youngest ever winner of the gentlemen's singles Wimbledon Championships, which he won at the age of...

May 1, 2024 · Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker's bankruptcy has officially ended, after a UK judge found he had done "all that he reasonably could do" to fulfil his financial obligations.

Becker was ranked in the world Top Ten 11 times in 16 years, rising to No. 1 briefly on January 28, 1991 and No. 2 three times (1986, 1989, 1990). He won 80.3 percent of his major singles matches, ranking among the ten best in history.

Apr 8, 2023 · Tennis great Boris Becker says he is building his life's "third chapter" following his release from prison.

Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967 [1]) is a German retired tennis player. He was born in Leimen, Germany. [1] At the age of 17, he became the youngest ever winner at Wimbledon in 1985. [1] He won the contest while being unseeded. That means that he had not achieved enough to be assigned within an order of the better players at the start ...

Jan 28, 1991 · A redheaded phenomenon, Boris Becker illuminated 1985 and 1986 with his Wimbledon triumphs at the improbable ages of 17 and 18. The records came tumbling down in 1985 when the unseeded German teenager beat eighth-seeded Kevin Curren, 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, in the final .