Tag: Boris Becker
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Tennis legend Boris Becker sentenced to two and half years of jail for bankruptcy conviction
Judge Deborah Taylor sentenced the six-time Grand Slam champion to two and a half years in prison, of which he will serve half. They also acquitted him on 20 additional charges, including nine counts of failing to return his tennis trophies and medals, including two Wimbledon trophies.
April 30, 2022 -
Osaka episode
Osaka's unfulfilled departure from Paris is bad luck not only for her but for the French Open as well.
June 6, 2021 -
Tennis legend Boris Becker supports Roger Federer’s idea of merging ATP. WTA
Boris Becker supported the idea put forth by Roger Federer to merge ATP and WTA amid the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 1, 2020 -
Boris Becker to coach German team at ATP Cup
World No 6 Zverev is expected to lead the German team at the men's ATP Cup, which will replace the mixed-team Hopman Cup.
August 30, 2019 -
Auction of Boris Becker’s trophies raises over $800,000
Notably, in an attempt to pay off a major part of his debt, the bankrupt German had opted to auction his coveted trophies and personal souvenirs.
July 12, 2019 -
Bankrupt Becker to auction trophies, personal souvenirs to pay off debt
One of the trophies incorporate an imitation of a Challenge Cup, which was granted to Becker post his Wimbledon wins, and the three-quarter measure replica of the Renshaw Cup
June 24, 2019 -
Boris Becker claims diplomatic immunity in bankruptcy case
Becker was declared bankrupt by a London court in June 2017
June 15, 2018 -
Bankrupt Boris Becker pleads for help in hunt for missing trophies
Becker, 50, went on to win six Grand Slam trophies in a glittering career and reached world number one.
January 25, 2018 -
Bankrupt Boris Becker’s trophies are fair game
Boris Becker won six Grand Slams during a glittering career but even those treasured trophies are fair game as insolvency practitioners responsible for handling his bankruptcy try to track them down to pay his creditors. The German took the tennis world by storm when as a red-headed 17-year-old he became the then youngest-ever men’s Grand …
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January 25, 2018 -
German tennis legend Boris Becker faces huge debt claims
Becker was declared bankrupt by a London court three months ago.
October 5, 2017 -
Boris Becker named German federation ‘head of tennis’
Former Fed Cup captain Barbara Rittner will become the head of women's tennis.
August 22, 2017 -
Boris Becker’s ex-business partner demands €36.5m payment
The 49-year-old is currently working as a television pundit at Wimbledon in London.
July 5, 2017 -
Tennis legend Boris Becker declared bankrupt
Three-time Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a court in London. The 49-year-old owed a firm of private bankers a large sum and the court registrar said there was not enough credible evidence that he could pay, BBC reported on Wednesday. Becker's lawyers asked for a final chance to pay with …
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June 21, 2017 -
Could return to coach Novak Djokovic: Boris Becker
Becker and Djokovic split at the end of 2016 after almost three years together.
January 27, 2017 -
Could return to coach Novak Djokovic: Boris Becker
Becker and Djokovic split at the end of 2016 after almost three years together.
January 27, 2017