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Boris Becker
Boris Becker in 1994
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Born
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1967-11-22
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22 November 1967
(age 56)
Leimen
, Germany
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Boris Franz Becker
(born 22 November 1967
[1]
) is a
German
retired
tennis
player. He was born in
Leimen
, Germany.
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At the age of 17, he became the youngest ever winner at
Wimbledon
in 1985.
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He won the contest while being
unseeded
. That means that he had not achieved enough to be assigned within an order of the better players at the start of the tournament.
He became a very
successful
player, winning the Wimbledon title again in 1986. Becker also helped
West Germany
win its first
Davis Cup
in 1988. In 1989, he won the Wimbledon, the
US Open
and another Davis Cup.
In 1991, he reached the World number 1 ranking by winning the
Australian Open
. Becker defeated
Jim Courier
in straight sets to win the 1992
Association of Tennis Professionals
Tour World title. His final
Grand Slam
title was in 1996, where he beat
Michael Chang
for another Australian Open title in four sets.
Becker completed at the
1992 Summer Olympics
where he won a gold medal in the men's doubles event.
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Throughout his career, Becker won 49 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He is known for his rivalry with certain players, including
Ivan Lendl
,
Stefan Edberg
and
Michael Stich
.
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- ATP singles rankings incepted on August 23, 1973
- (year first held/year last held ? number of weeks (w))
- current No. 1 in bold, as of week of April 1, 2024
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