German legendary tennis star Boris Becker (55) has completed his prison sentence for hiding his wealth in a bankruptcy declaration to avoid paying his debts. He was released from prison in England in eight months.
Becker returned to his native Germany by private jet. It is thought that a friend or a television station arranged the jet. Becker, who made history as the youngest tennis player to win Wimbledon at the age of 17 in 1985, and the national value of his country, declared bankruptcy in 2017.
He was accused of irregularities in his bankruptcy declaration in order not to pay his debts of £ 50 million and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in the UK in April 2022. However, he came out of prison a richer man. Because it has been learned that since the trial process, he sold the rights to his life to a digital broadcasting platform in order to make a documentary.
The documentary's first trailer about Becker, who won six grand slam titles, was also released. Becker is also preparing to appear on television as a commentator for the upcoming Australian Open tournament.
Date of Birth: November 22, 1967
Sign: Sagittarius
Country of Birth: Germany
Birthplace: Leimen, West Germany
Popularity Reason: Tennis Player
Father: Heinz Becker
Mother: Elvira Becker
Boris Franz Becker is one of the most successful tennis players in the world, born in Germany. He made history with the Wimbledon singles championship he won at the age of 17. He still holds the title of the youngest tennis player to win Wimbledon. Becker, who won 13 Master Series, 6 Grand Slams, 3 Open Term Finals, and Olympic Championships throughout his career, is shown as one of the top 10 most successful tennis players on many lists. He was ranked 11th in Tennis Magazine's list of the most successful tennis players operating between 1965 and 2005. After retiring, he started a business called Boris Becker Sports and started selling tennis equipment. His private life has always been the subject of discussion. He was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. Some people also had substance abuse.
Childhood and Early Period
Boric Becker was born on November 22, 1967, in Leiment, Germany, as the child of Heinz Becker – Elvira Becker.
Becker's father was an architect. When he saw that Boris was interested in tennis, he built a tennis club in their town and allowed him to train.
Becker, who started playing competitive games at the age of 8, showed that he had innate talents. Playing adults at the age of 11, Becker received his professional training from Gunther Bosch.
In 1984, he signed both a coaching and a management agreement with the famous coach Ion Tiriac. At the end of this year, he won the first doubles title of his career.
Career
In 1985, he achieved the first senior win of his career at the Queen's Club tournament.
He won the 1985 Wimbledon final by defeating Kevin Curren. Becker made history as the first German male tennis player to win Wimbledon.
In the 1986 Wimbledon final, he defeated Ivan Lend in straight sets to defend his title.
He lost to Peter Doohan in the second round of Wimbledon in 1987.
He faced John McEnroe in the 1987 Davis Cup. The match was one of the longest in tennis history. Becker went down in history as the winner of this long-running match.
He helped West Germany win the Davis Cup again in 1988. In addition, he represented his country in many matches with the national team jersey in the same year.
He won both the US Open and Wimbledon titles in 1989. He faced Andre Agassi in the Davis Cup finals that same year. He continued to defend his title as champion.
He failed to defend the US Open title in 1990. In addition, he lost all the attention when he lost the Wimbledon final.
He managed to win the Australian Open in 1991. After this win, he was ranked number one in the ATP world rankings.
Participating in the doubles Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992 with Michael Stich, Becker managed to win a gold medal. When he returned from here, he participated in the Frankfurt ATP Tour Championship and managed to become the champion here as well.
Becker, who faced Pete Sampras in the 1995 Wimbledon final, left with a defeat. Becker, smiling at the ATP Tour World Championship he attended at the end of the year, left here as the champion.
In 1996, Becker reached the Australian Open finals, beating Michael Chang to increase his number of Grand Slam titles.
He won the fourth Queen's Club Championships title of his career in 1996. Although he made it to the final at Wimbledon, he did not play due to a broken ankle. In the final of the match, which was postponed to the following period, he defeated Goran Ivanisevic and won the Grand Slam championship.
Lost to Pete Sampras in the 1997 Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Boris Becker played the last Wimbledon match of his career against Patrick Rafter in 1999. After this match, which ended in defeat, Becker announced on June 25, 1999, that he was ending his tennis career.
Personal Life
He married actress and designer Barbara Feltus on December 17, 1993. Two sons were born from this marriage of the couple. In 2001, when it was learned that Becker had children out of wedlock, the couple divorced.
Becker admitted in 2001 that he had cheated on his wife with Russian model Angela Ermakova since 1999. He accepted the paternity of his daughter, who was born to Angela Ermakova, after his divorce from his wife.
Becker proposed to Dutch model Sharley "Lilly" Kerssenberg on a game show in 2009. The couple married on June 12, 2009, and a year later, their child, Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker, was born.