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...

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...

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.

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.

3 days ago · I t’s a snowy January morning in Munich and I’m on a sofa in Boris Becker’s dressing room, watching the Australian Open with Britain’s favourite German, three-time Wimbledon champion and recent resident of HMP Wandsworth.. Becker is due in the studio shortly to commentate on the game between Spain’s Pedro Martínez and the German No 1, Alexander Zverev, for Eurosport, for which he ...

Apr 29, 2022 · Six-time grand slam champion Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail on Friday for flouting the terms of his bankruptcy in 2017, according to the UK’s Insolvency...

May 3, 2024 · German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to repay creditors nearly 50 million pounds.

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.