Boris Becker Bio | Wiki
Boris Becker is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. He was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. Ultimately, Boris won six Grand Slam singles titles: three Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens, and one US Open.
He also won three year-end championships, 13 Masters titles, and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. In 1989, he was voted the Player of the Year by both the ATP and the ITF. In April 2022, Boris was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of hiding assets, related to his 2017 bankruptcy.
Boris Becker Age
Boris was born on November 22, 1967, in Leimen, Germany. He is 54 years old.
Boris Becker Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 3 in (Approx. 1.91 m).
Boris Becker Family
He was born and raised in Leimen, a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg by his parents Elvira and Karl-Heinz Becker. Boris was named after the Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak and he grew up Catholic. His father was an architect and founded a tennis center in Leimen, where Boris learned to play tennis. His mother was from the Moravian village of Kunewald (Kunín).
Boris Becker First Wife
Boris married Barbara Feltus on 17 December 1993, when she was eight months pregnant, at the registry office of his hometown of Leimen. The two welcomed their son Noah Gabriel, named after Becker’s friends Yannick Noah and Peter Gabriel, on 18 January 1994. Their second child, Elias Balthasar, was born on 4 September 1999.
After Boris asked Barbara for separation in December 2000, she flew to Miami, Florida, U.S.A., with Noah and Elias and filed a divorce petition in Miami-Dade County Court. She sidestepped their prenuptial agreement which had entitled her to a single $2.5 million payoff. Boris was granted a divorce on 15 January 2001: Barbara received a $14.4 million settlement, their condominium on Fisher Island, Florida, and custody of their children.
Boris Becker Wife | Girlfriend
In February 2009, Boris announced on the German TV show Wetten, dass..?, that he and Dutch model Sharlely “Lilly” Kerssenberg were to be married. The wedding took place on 12 June 2009 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. In August, the two announced that they were expecting a child. Their son, Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis, was born in London on 10 February 2010. In May 2018, the couple announced that they had separated after nine years of marriage.
Boris was briefly engaged to Alessandra Meyer-Wölden in 2008. Her father, Axel Meyer-Wölden, was his former adviser and manager. The couple broke up in November 2008. In July 2019, reports appeared that Boris was dating British model Layla Powell. At the time of his 2022 conviction, he was in a relationship with Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro.
Boris Becker Daughter
In February 2001, Boris acknowledged the paternity of a daughter, Anna, with Russian waitress Angela Ermakova. The media reported that he had a child as a result of a sexual encounter in 1999.
The episode allegedly took place at London’s Nobu restaurant. Boris initially denied paternity. Subsequently, he reversed his stance and accepted fatherhood. Sometime after that, a DNA test confirmed he was the father. In November 2007, he obtained joint custody of Anna after expressing concerns over how Ermakova was raising her.
Boris Becker Education
He received his secondary education at Helmholtz-Gymnasium in Heidelberg. In 1974, Boris joined TC Blau-Weiß Leimen tennis club and began training under Boris Breskvar.
Boris Becker BBC
Since 2002, Boris has been a commentator for the BBC at Wimbledon, apart from 2014, 2015, and 2016 seasons when he coached Novak Djokovic. As of 2017, he is also an analyst on Fox Sports Australia’s Wimbledon magazine program The Daily Serve.
Boris Becker Tennis
He is a former world No. 1 tennis player. Boris was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles titles: three Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens, and one US Open. Boris also won three year-end championships, 13 Masters titles, and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. In 1989, he was voted the Player of the Year by both the ATP and the ITF.
Boris Becker Wimbledon
In 1986, Boris successfully defended his Wimbledon title, defeating No. 1 Ivan Lendl in straight sets in the final. He then ranked 2, lost in the second round of Wimbledon to Peter Doohan, and ranked 70 in 1987. In the Davis Cup that year, Boris and John McEnroe played one of the longest matches in tennis history.
The match lasted 6 hours and 22 minutes. He is the first male player to appear in 7 Wimbledon finals in the Modern Era, tied with Sampras and Djokovic, and behind the record 12 Wimbledon finals appearances by Federer.
Boris Becker Coach
In December 2013, Novak Djokovic announced on his website that Boris would become his head coach for the 2014 season. As a result, Boris gave up his commentating job with the BBC. In December 2016, Djokovic and Boris parted ways. Over the three seasons they worked together, he contributed to Djokovic’s six Grand Slam titles and 14 Masters 1000 titles. Djokovic also won the French Open in 2016 – the only Grand Slam singles title that Becker never won himself.
Boris Becker Jailed
Boris was charged with illegally failing to hand over trophies in satisfaction of his debt during his bankruptcy. On 21 March 2022, his trial began at Southwark Crown Court, London. On 8 April 2022, he was found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act. Boris was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for the offenses on 29 April 2022 and is expected to serve half of this term.
His incarceration commenced at HM Prison Wandsworth within the London Borough of Wandsworth before he was transferred to HM Prison Huntercombe, a facility used to detain foreign criminals, indicating he will be deported from the UK at the end of his sentence.
Boris Becker Net Worth
During his professional tennis career, he earned roughly $50 million. Boris faced bankruptcy in 2020. He currently has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
What Happened To Boris Becker
In April 2022, Boris was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on charges of hiding assets, related to his 2017 bankruptcy. He is incarcerated at HM Prison Huntercombe, indicating that he will be deported from the UK at the end of his sentence