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Boris Becker
 CLASS OF 2003
Born:November 22, 1967 in Leiman, Germany

Citizenship:Germany
Handed:Right

BIOGRAPHY
Boris Becker captured 6 Grand Slam singles titles - 2 Australian Opens (1991, '96), 3 Wimbledon Championships (1985, '86, '89) and the 1989 US Open. Becker was ranked in the year-end Top 10 eleven times between 1985 and 1996. He finished his career with 49 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He was a singles winner in the 1988 Masters event (a finalist in 1985, '86, '89), winner at the 1988 World Championships Tennis event (finalist in 1986) and winner of the 1992 and 1995 ATP Tour World Championships Finals (finalist in 1994, '96).

Born November 22, 1967 in Leimen, Germany, Becker was the redheaded teenager that took the world by surprise in 1985 by winning Wimbledon - then the youngest male ever to win a major at 17 years, 7 months. (In 1989 Michael Chang, at 17 years, 3 months, won the French Open.) He was the first German champion and the first unseeded player to win the Men's Singles Championship. In 1986 he successfully defended his Wimbledon title, stopping Ivan Lendl in the final. At 6 feet, 3 inches, Becker's game featured a big serve, heavy groundstrokes and penetrating volleys. A crowd favorite at Wimbledon, he reached the finals seven times in 10 years (1985-'95). In the 1995 Wimbledon semifinal, he defeated Andre Agassi from a set down and behind 2 service breaks to win 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-4, 7-6(1). But in the final, he couldn't overpower another young American, Pete Sampras.

Becker played Davis Cup for Germany from 1985-1999, leading his country to victory in 1988 and 1989. His career Davis Cup win-loss record stands at 54-12, including an impressive 38-3 in singles. In 1985, he was named the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year, then four years later in 1989, he was named the ATP Player of the Year. Becker also earned Olympic Gold in Barcelona, Spain (1992) where he partnered with Michael Stich to win the men's doubles title for Germany.
 DATE OF LAST RANKING & HIGHEST RANK OBTAINED

Highest Singles Ranking No. 1 (Jan. 28, 1991)
Highest Doubles Ranking No. 6 (Sept. 22, 1986)
      -Ranked Year End Top 10 eleven times (1985-1996)
      -No. 2 in Top 10 All time Year-end Championship Match Wins
 GRAND SLAM RECORD
Australian Open Singles winner 1991, 1996
French Open Singles semifinalist 1987, 1989, 1991
Wimbledon Singles winner 1985, 1986, 1989
Singles finalist 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995
Youngest man to win Wimbledon (17yrs, 7mths)
US Open Singles winner 1989
 TOURNAMENT RECORD
Davis Cup (Germany) Team member 1985-1999
Winning 1988, 1989
Manager 1997
Davis Cup Career Record: 53-12 matches , 38-3 Singles, 15-9 Doubles
Olympics Doubles Gold Medal winner 1992 (Barcelona)
The Masters Singles winner 1988
Singles finalist 1985, 1986, 1989
World Championship Tennis Singles winner 1988
Singles finalist 1986
ATP Tour World Championships Finals Singles winner 1992, 1995
Singles finalist 1994, 1996
 CAREER NOTES
Career Record : 49 Singles titles and 15 Doubles titles
Named ATP Most Improved Player of the Year 1985
Named ATP Player of the Year

1989


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