Background
Boris Becker was born November 22 1967 in Leimen, Germany.
Boris Becker was born November 22 1967 in Leimen, Germany.
His father founded a tennis center, where Becker learned how to play tennis.
Becker turned professional in 1984 and won his first professional doubles title that year in Munich. As a West German teenager, Becker became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title. At that time, he was ranked 20th in ATP ranking. He was the youngest ever male Grand Slam singles champion at 17 years, 227 days. In 1986, Becker successfully defended his Wimbledon title, defeating world no. 1 Ivan Lendl. Becker, then ranked world no. 2. Boris was back in the Wimbledon final in 1988, where he lost to Stefan Edberg. He won the year-end Masters title in New York City, defeating five-time champion Lendl in the final. The same year he also won season ending WCT Finals for the rival World Championship Tennis tour defeating Edberg. In 1989, Becker won two Grand Slam singles titles. He defeated Edberg in the Wimbledon final, and then beat Lendl in the US Open final. As a result, Becker was named Player of The Year by the ATP Tour. Becker reached the final of the Australian Open for the first time in his career in 1991, where he defeated Lendl to claim the world no. 1 ranking. He was ranked world no. 1 for twelve weeks during 1991. In 1992 Becker won seven tour titles including his second ATP Tour World Championships defeating Jim Courier in four sets. Becker was ranked world no. 2 during Wimbledon in 1991. He defeated Jim Courier to win the 1992 year-end ATP Tour World Championships in Frankfurt. In 1995, Becker reached the Wimbledon final for the seventh time. In the final, however, lost in four sets to Pete Sampras. Becker's sixth and final Grand Slam title came in 1996 in the final of the Australian Open. After winning the Queen's Club Championships for the fourth time, Becker was widely expected to mount a serious challenge for the Wimbledon title in 1996, but he damaged his right wrist during match against Neville Godwin and was forced to withdraw. In 1997, Becker lost to Sampras at Wimbledon. After that match, he vowed that he would never play at Wimbledon again. However, Becker played Wimbledon one more time in 1999, this time losing in the fourth round to Patrick Rafter. Over the course of his career, Becker won 49 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. In Davis Cup, his career win-loss record was 54
Member of Laureus World Sports Academy
Cofounder of Cleven-Becker-Foundation, Chairman of Laureus Sports for Good Foundation, Board Member of Elton-John-Aids-Foundation
Tennis,Football ( working as an economic adviser of FC Bayern Munich)
