Boris Becker

Boris Becker

German tennis star Boris Becker won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1985 at the age of 17, becoming the youngest men's singles champion in history. Boris Becker and his success made tennis a national sport in Germany. In 1985, at the age of

2019-03-30  

German tennis star Boris Becker won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1985 at the age of 17, becoming the youngest men's singles champion in history. Boris Becker and his success made tennis a national sport in Germany. In 1985, at the age of only 17, Boris Becker became the youngest men's singles champion in the history of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, and he has always held this record. At the same time, he is also a six Grand Slam singles champion and an Olympic gold medalist in men's doubles. He has won 49 singles championships in his career. Moreover, Becker has won indoor championships five times, including three ATP Masters World Tour championships and eight finals, second only to Ivan Rendell in terms of promotion times - he has nine; Tied with Federer for 8 times, one WCT championship, and one Grand Slam championship. He also won the Masters 1000 series 5 times and the championship 8 times. Among the 40 greatest tennis players selected by Tennis Magazine from 1965 to 2005, Becker ranked 18th. In addition to his success in the Grand Slam, Becker's performance in the Davis Cup cannot be underestimated. In 1988 and 1989, he led Germany to victory in tournaments and won the Davis Cup singles tournament 22 times in a row. Becker also won the ATP year-end world championship three times, and in 1992, he won the Olympic gold medal with doubles partner Michael Stich. However, the deepest memory of the German Golden Boy is his success at Wimbledon, where he became famous in a single battle. Coincidentally, in 1999, Becker also announced his retirement here - after being eliminated in the fourth round. At this point, he retired from the All England Club with an outstanding 71-12 career record. When he retired, he had already won 49 singles championships, 15 doubles championships, and over $25 million in bonuses. After retiring, Becker began trading in tennis equipment and clothing and was included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003. However, after retiring, Becker will still make headlines due to controversy.