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Boris Becker

Also known as Boris Franz Becker

German tennis player (born 1967)

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Boris Franz Becker is a German tennis player, businessperson, sports commentator, and chess player. Born in Leimen, Germany, in 1967, he competes right-handed. His professional singles record stands at 713–214, with a doubles record of 254–136. He has represented Germany in the Davis Cup and participated in the men's doubles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Becker has received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, Steiger Award, BBC World Sport Star of the Year, and induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. His career prize money totals 25080956. He has faced legal issues including tax noncompliance and insolvency. He speaks English and German and has resided in Schwyz, Munich, Wimbledon, and Zurich. His spouse is Barbara Becker, and he has had unmarried partners Sabrina Setlur and Alessandra Meyer-Wölden.

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Film & TV

Leimen, Germany

Known for

Celebrity Bear Hunt — Self - Contestant2025
Nasty — Self - Winner of 6 Grand Slam Singles Titles2024
La Revuelta — Self - Guest2024
Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall — Self2023
Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker — Self2023
Novak Djokovic: Refuse to Lose2022
Vandaag Inside — Self2022
Hätten Sie’s gewusst — Self2019
LUKE! Die Greatnightshow — Self2019
Bestbesetzung — Self2019

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Sports profile

Sport: Tennis
Position: Tennis Player
Nationality: Germany

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Franz
Family name: Becker
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Leimen
Occupation: poker player
Languages spoken: German
Award: Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
Participant in: tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
Sport: tennis
Member of team: Germany Davis Cup team
Country for sport: Germany
Mass: 100
Official website: www.borisbecker.com
Image: Boris Becker - 2019102190927 2019-04-12 Radio Regenbogen Award 2019 - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0283 - B70I6481-2.jpg
Height: 190
Number of children: 5
Residence: Zurich
Convicted of: tax noncompliance
Significant event: insolvency

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Commons category: Boris Becker
date of birth: 1967-11-22
singles record: 713–214
doubles record: 254–136
playing hand: right-handedness
birth name: Boris Franz Becker
unmarried partner: Alessandra Meyer-Wölden
prize money: 25080956
end of work period: 1999-06-25
start of work period: 1984-00-00
handedness: right-handedness
ranking: 6
nickname: Boom Boom / Baron Von Slam

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Encyclopedic overview

Boris Franz Becker ( German: [ˈboːʁɪs ˈbɛkɐ] ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former professional tennis player, tennis coach and a commentator. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Becker is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time, winning 49 career singles and 15 doubles titles, including six singles majors: three Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens and one US Open. He also won 13 Masters titles, three year-end championships, an Olympic gold medal in men's doubles in 1992, and led Germany to two Davis Cup titles in 1988 and 1989. Becker is the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles Wimbledon title, a feat he accomplished aged 17 years, 7 months and 15 days in 1985.

Becker is often credited as the pioneer of power tennis with his fast serve and all-court game. He is among the top ten players with the best win percentages in the Open Era. In 1989, he was voted the Player of the Year by both the ATP and the ITF. He holds a win percentage of 92.70% in Davis Cup singles rubbers, a win loss record of 38–3 and two championships for Germany. In his autobiography, Andre Agassi described Becker as the world's most popular tennis star in the late 1980s. Becker was featured at number 18 in the list of Tennis magazine's 40 greatest players of all time in 2006.

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