Boris Becker
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Legendry professional tennis player Boris Franz Becker was born on 22 November 1967, in Leimen, West Germany. He is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He got the attentions of the entire world as the age of 17 when he won Wimbledon Open, as a youngest winner of the title ever. During his period in tennis, he won 6 Grand Slam singles, and Olympic Gold Medal.
His father was an architect who built a tennis center in a club in Germany. Boris started to play tennis in the same club, and got all his training there. Later, in 1984, he turned pro, and closed that year by wining his first title in double category.
Soon, he became more famous as he became the first unseeded and first German player to won the Wimbledon Open in 1985. He defended the title in 1986 Wimbledon Open. Later he continued to win till 1996 when he won his last Grand Slam. Three years later in 1999 he retired from professional tennis, but still he is in headlines, due to his media works and personal life.
Career Summary
| Singles |
| Career record: | 713–214 |
| Career titles: | 49 |
| Highest ranking: | 1 |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open | W (1991, 1996) |
| French Open | SF (1987, 1989, 1991) |
| Wimbledon | W (1985, 1986, 1989) |
| US Open | W (1989) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: | 254–136 |
| Career titles: | 15 |
| Highest ranking: | 6 |
| Grand Slam doubles results |
| Australian Open | QF (1985) |
| French Open | |
| Wimbledon | |
| US Open | |
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