What is Boris Becker?
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Boris Becker | image = Boris Becker.jpg | caption = Boris Becker in 1994 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Leimen (Baden)|Leimen]], Germany }} '''Boris Franz Becker''' (born 22 November 1967<ref name=atp/>) is a [[Germans|German]] [[retirement|retired]] [[tennis]] player. He was born in [[Leimen (Baden)|Leimen]], Germany.<ref name=atp/> At the age of 17, he became the youngest ever winner at [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] in 1985.<ref name=atp/> He won the contest while being [[seeding|unseeded]]. That means that he had not achieved enough to be assigned within an order of the better players at the start of the tournament. He became a very [[wikt:successful|successful]] player, winning the Wimbledon title again in 1986. Becker also helped [[West Germany]] win its first [[Davis Cup]] in 1988. In 1989, he won the Wimbledon, the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|US Open]] and another Davis Cup. In 1991, he reached the World number 1 ranking by winning the [[Australian Open]]. Becker defeated [[Jim Courier]] in straight sets to win the 1992 [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] Tour World title. His final [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title was in 1996, where he beat [[Michael Chang]] for another Australian Open title in four sets. Becker completed at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] where he won a gold medal in the men's doubles event.<ref name=SR /> Throughout his career, Becker won 49 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He is known for his rivalry with certain players, including [[Ivan Lendl]], [[Stefan Edberg]] and [[Michael Stich]]. ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name=atp>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Be/B/Boris-Becker.aspx |title=Tennis - ATP World Tour - Tennis Players – Boris Becker |accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> <ref name=SR>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref> }} ==Other websites== * {{Olympedia}} * {{IOC profile}} * {{O