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CLASS OF 2003 |
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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.
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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.
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DATE OF LAST RANKING & HIGHEST RANK OBTAINED
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Highest Singles Ranking No. 1 (Jan. 28, 1991)
Highest Doubles Ranking No. 6 (Sept. 22, 1986)
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-Ranked Year End Top 10 eleven times (1985-1996)
-No. 2 in Top 10 All time Year-end Championship Match Wins |
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GRAND SLAM RECORD |
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Australian Open |
Singles winner |
1991, 1996 |
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French Open |
Singles semifinalist |
1987, 1989, 1991 |
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Wimbledon |
Singles winner |
1985, 1986, 1989 |
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Singles finalist |
1988, 1990, 1991, 1995 |
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Youngest man to win Wimbledon (17yrs, 7mths) |
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US Open |
Singles winner |
1989 |
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TOURNAMENT RECORD |
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Davis Cup (Germany) |
Team member |
1985-1999
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Winning |
1988, 1989 |
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Manager |
1997 |
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Davis Cup Career Record: 53-12 matches , 38-3 Singles, 15-9 Doubles |
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Olympics |
Doubles Gold Medal winner |
1992 (Barcelona)
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The Masters |
Singles winner |
1988
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Singles finalist |
1985, 1986, 1989
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World Championship Tennis |
Singles winner |
1988 |
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Singles finalist |
1986 |
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ATP Tour World Championships Finals |
Singles winner |
1992, 1995 |
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Singles finalist |
1994, 1996 |
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CAREER NOTES |
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Career Record : 49 Singles titles and 15 Doubles titles |
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Named ATP Most Improved Player of the Year |
1985 |
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Named ATP Player of the Year
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1989
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