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Boris Becker

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Boris Becker and his success story made tennis a national sport in Germany. In 1985, at the age of just 17, Boris Becker became the youngest Wimbledon winner, which he still is today.

In his impressive career, Boris Becker became a six-time Grand Slam singles winner and Olympic doubles champion, winning a total of 49 titles. He also won a further six Grand Slam titles during his time as Novak Djokovic's coach.

With Becker as leader, a German team won the Davis Cup for the first time in 1988. Becker took the lead in the world rankings for the first time in 1991 with his victory at the Australian Open. In 1992, he won Olympic gold in doubles with Michael Stich. Boris Becker has thrilled the sporting world for many years. He won 6 Grand Slams during his career.

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His charismatic charisma has made Boris Becker a world-famous personality. Since retiring as a professional tennis player, he has also worked as a tennis commentator for Sky and the BBC and has written his own sports column for newspapers such as The Times. From 2013 to 2016, he was coach to Novak Djokovic - one of the best tennis players in the world.

He is vice-chairman and academy member of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation, an ambassador for the German AIDS Foundation and a member of the board of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Boris Becker is known all over the world. Not only because he reached number 1, but also because he won six Grand Slams and played at the highest level until his retirement in 1999. Boris' story is described in his latest autobiography "Boris Becker's Wimbledon", published by Blink Publishing in 2015.

In addition to sport, Boris Becker is known as an entrepreneur as well as for his motivation, leadership and team-building skills. Two decades into his memorable career, Becker continues to wow audiences as an impressive speaker or panelist. With his engaging and sociable manner, he entertains his audience and talks about his experiences as a top international tennis player and his experiences in dealing with the media, among other things.