Born in Leimen, West Germany, in 1967, Becker was thrust into the world of tennis when he was still a toddler. Above: The star holding the Wimbledon trophy aloft at the age of 17 in 1985.
Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker was today jailed for flouting the terms of his bankruptcy by hiding £2.5million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.
The 54-year-old former world number one tennis player was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors almost £50million over an unpaid loan of more than £3million on his estate in Mallorca.
Christian Schommers, who wrote a biography on tennis legend Boris Becker, said: Will he survive mentally, being in prison for a year and three months? It s really, really bad!
Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro started dating the three-time Wimbledon champion in the summer of 2020 after he split with his ex-wife Lilly in 2018 following nine years of marriage.