Boris Becker

Boris Becker has been jailed for hiding assets to avoid paying debts. How did the former golden boy of tennis come to this? One bright July day in 1985, ...

And after about two weeks of evidence, jurors found Becker guilty of removal of property, two counts of failing to disclose estate and concealing debt. But in spite of all the headlines his personal life generated, Becker's easy charm and wit made him a popular pundit on TV channels around the world. Becker later dropped the claim to diplomatic immunity. Soon after he stopped playing, his private life came under intense scrutiny in the tabloids. He was the first man to appear in seven Wimbledon finals. As a player, Becker never failed to captivate spectators - especially in the UK, where he has lived since 2012. "It affects your confidence and self-belief," he later said. But the facts caught up with Becker eventually. Becker's success in tennis was overshadowed by a turbulent private life and repeated financial difficulties. One bright July day in 1985, a strawberry-blond 17-year-old stood before an awestruck crowd and kissed the golden Wimbledon trophy. Crowds loved his swashbuckling style. Ex-tennis player?"

Tennis great Boris Becker has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was ...

He will not be able to find work and he will have to rely on the charity of others if he is to survive." His degree of suffering - and it will continue - is punishment no other bankrupt in this country is ever likely to experience. "He does not have a future. That is nothing short of tragedy. He was supported throughout the trial by his partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro and eldest son Noah, who handed him a bag of his belongings in the dock as he prepared to hear his sentence. "His fall is not simply a fall from grace, it amounts to the most public of humiliations to this man. Becker said he had earned a "vast amount" during his career, paying cash for a family home in Munich, a property in Miami, Florida, and the estate in Mallorca. Among the accounts he transferred the money to in the wake of his bankruptcy were those of his ex-wife Barbara Becker and estranged wife Sharlely "Lilly" Becker. During evidence, Becker, who won 49 singles titles out of 77 finals during his 16 years as a professional tennis player, said he was "shocked" and "embarrassed" when he had to declare bankruptcy. The business account was treated by Becker as a "piggy bank" for his personal expenses, the trial heard, and had received into it around £950,000 from the sale of a Mercedes car dealership he owned in Germany. None of the money has been recovered, the court heard, and it was this charge that the judge considered to be the most serious - and for which she imposed a two-and-a-half year sentence. He told jurors he had expected a "white knight" to ride to his assistance and help him settle his debts.

The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, will serve half of the term having being convicted at Southwark Crown Court in London over his transfer of huge amounts of ...

He also won the Australian Open twice and the US Open during his glittering career, becoming the top-ranked player in the world in 1991. Nicknamed “Boom Boom” Becker for his ferocious serve, he won Wimbledon for a third time in 1989. He also owed the Swiss authorities five million francs (about $5.1 million) and separately just under one million euros in liabilities over a conviction for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Germany in 2002. Becker, who was resident in Monte Carlo and Switzerland before moving to the UK, said his financial commitments included his £22,000-a-month ($A39,000) rented house in Wimbledon, southwest London. The German, who has lived in Britain since 2012, said he had cooperated with trustees trying to secure his assets, even offering his wedding ring, and relied on the advisers who managed his life away from tennis. He also failed to declare a property in Germany and concealed 825,000 euros ($A1.2m) of debt and shares in a tech firm.

Boris Becker's thunderous delivery earned him the nickname 'Boom Boom' as a 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 1985 but, aged 54 and bust, the German great has ...

Becker also reached the Wimbledon final in 1988, losing to Sweden's Stefan Edberg. He avenged that loss in a rematch the following year and then lost to the Swede again in the 1990 final. In 1985 he became the first German and first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating South African-turned American Kevin Curren in four sets, as a callow teenager. Three times a champion on the grass courts of Wimbledon, the man who thrilled tennis fans in the 1980s and 90s appeared in a London court to receive a two-and-a-half year sentence.

Boris Becker became an overnight sensation when he won Wimbledon as an unknown teenager but personal and financial troubles have dogged him since he hung up ...

He was declared bankrupt in 2017 over money owned to Arbuthnot Latham bank. His barrister, Jonathan Laidlaw, said at the time of the bankruptcy he was too “trusting and reliant” on his advisers. In a surprising twist, he claimed he was entitled to diplomatic immunity from legal proceedings because of his role as a sporting ambassador for the Central African Republic but abandoned that attempt. He retained his title the following year, beating Ivan Lendl in the final, and added a third Wimbledon crown when he defeated Stefan Edberg in the 1989 final. Born in Leimen in south-west Germany in November 1967, Becker took up tennis as a child when his father built a tennis centre in the town. Nicknamed “Boom, Boom” for his ferocious serve, he won Wimbledon again the following year and lifted four more Grand Slam trophies in a sparkling career that brought him 49 singles titles and career earnings of $50 million ($A71m).

German tennis great Boris Becker has been jailed for two years and six months by a London court for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after ...

He will forever be part of our tennis family." "We have noted the verdict regarding Boris Becker with regret," the German Tennis Federation (DTB) said. He went on to two win more Wimbledon titles. Becker, whose partner Lillian and son Noah were in court, looked straight ahead and showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down. Becker wore a tie in the purple and green colours of the Wimbledon tournament as he appeared in court on Friday. Becker's lawyer, Jonathan Laidlaw, had told the court that the tennis player had been left with "literally nothing to show for what was the most glittering of sporting careers" and his case was "nothing short of tragedy" as he appealed for leniency.

Since he retired in 1999, Boris Becker has struggled with his finances. Now, the German tennis legend has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.

“Boris Becker has literally nothing and there is also nothing to show for what was the most glittering of sporting careers and that is correctly termed as nothing short of a tragedy. He further explained that the serial number on the passport Becker possessed was from a batch that was stolen in 2014. At the time, Becker had claimed he was living at his home in Monaco – a tax-free haven. However, the bank’s registrar reportedly refused, stating that “(one) has the impression of a man with his head in the sand.” In the interim, he hoped to sell his property in Mallorca to repay a part of the debt. Boris Becker is one of the biggest names in tennis – known for his flamboyant playing style on court and high-flying life off it.

Former German tennis star Boris Becker—whose off-court troubles have overshadowed his athletic success—was sentenced Friday to two-and-a-half years in ...

Becker first ran into legal troubles involving his finances in 2002, when a German court found him guilty of tax evasion after he admitted he lived in Munich during the early 1990s, while he claimed Monaco as his official residence. Becker was a dominant force in tennis during the 1980s and 1990s and is widely regarded as one of the top players of his generation. The tennis great, who was known off the court for a lavish, playboy lifestyle, argued at his trial his money was eaten up by "expensive lifestyle commitments" and a costly divorce involving his first wife.

During the bankruptcy trial, the court also heard he owed Swiss authorities five million francs (£4m) and separately just under €1m in liabilities over a ...

(It is) very difficult to make a lot of money with my name,” he said. Becker said bad publicity had damaged his brand and that made it difficult for him to make enough money to pay his debts. But, on 8 April 2022, he was convicted of four charges – including removal of property, two counts of failing to disclose estate and concealing debt. He was acquitted of 20 charges, including nine counts of failing to hand over the trophies and medals from his tennis career. His earnings plunged while he continued living a lavish lifestyle, paying school fees for his children, and sending cash to his ex-wives. He was also unable to fully repay £1.2m, with a 25 per cent interest rate, that he borrowed in 2014 from British businessman John Caudwell, who founded Phones 4u. (It is) very difficult to make a lot of money with my name,” he said. But, on 8 April 2022, he was convicted of four charges – including removal of property, two counts of failing to disclose estate and concealing debt. His earnings plunged while he continued living a lavish lifestyle, paying school fees for his children, and sending cash to his ex-wives. He was acquitted of 20 charges, including nine counts of failing to hand over the trophies and medals from his tennis career. You look for the next big thing and that isn’t in tennis.” In 1985, tennis legendBoris Beckerwas an overnight sensation at the tender age of 17 after he became the youngest male player in history to win a Wimbledon final.

Former Wimbledon champ Boris Becker has been found guilty by a London court of hiding millions of dollars in assets from his creditors.

“While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility.” Becker was supposed to reveal all of his assets to creditors to whom he owed nearly £50m when he declared bankruptcy, but didn’t disclose a sprawling £1,000,000 property he owns in Leimen, hid a loan of €825,000 and assets valued at nearly €427,000, and did not disclose shares owned in a gambling tech firm, according to a New York Times report. According to the BBC, the six-time Grand Slam tennis champion, who rose to fame at the age of 17 in 1985 when he became the youngest person to ever win the men’s singles tournament at Wimbledon, was guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act related to his filing for bankruptcy in 2017.