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Boris Becker

German former professional tennis player, coach, and commentator born in 1967.

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Who is Boris Becker?

Boris Becker is best known for Youngest-ever Wimbledon men's singles champion and six-time Grand Slam winner. On Dead or Alive, Boris Becker is listed in the Tennis Legends category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Boris Becker is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Youngest-ever Wimbledon men's singles champion and six-time Grand Slam winner
Listed under: Tennis Legends

About Boris Becker

He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He also won 13 Masters titles, five 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. 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. Becker was featured at number 18 in the list of Tennis magazine's 40 greatest players of all time in 2006. After his playing career ended, Becker became a tennis commentator and media personality, and his personal relationships were discussed in news outlets. In October 2002, the Munich District Court gave Becker a suspended two-year prison sentence for tax evasion. He declared bankruptcy in the UK in 2017. In April 2022, he was sentenced by UK courts to two and a half years in prison for hiding assets and loans that the court required him to disclose to creditors and the bankruptcy trustee. On 15 December 2022, he was released from prison early, having served eight months, and was deported to Germany by UK authorities.

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