In 1982, he won the doubles at the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships.īecker turned professional in 1984, under the guidance of Romanian-born coach Günther Bosch and Romanian manager Ion Ţiriac, and won his first professional doubles title that year in Munich. In 1981, he was included in the Federation's first men's team. According to Schönborn, the funding for Becker's training was put up by the German Tennis Federation at an expense of over 1.3 million DM. In 1978, he was chosen for the German Tennis Federation's top junior team by Richard Schönborn. He went on to win the South German championship and the first German Youth Tennis Tournament. By 1977, he was a member of the junior team of the Baden Tennis Association. In 1974, Becker joined TC Blau-Weiß Leimen tennis club and began training under Boris Breskvar.
Since his playing career ended, he has engaged in numerous ventures, including coaching Novak Djokovic for three years, playing poker professionally and working for an online poker company. He is the first male player to appear in seven Wimbledon finals, tied with Pete Sampras and Novak Djokovic, behind Roger Federer (12).Īt times Becker struggled with his early success and fame, and his personal life has been turbulent. In 1989, he was voted the Player of the Year by both the ATP and the ITF.
He also won three year-end championships, 13 Masters Series titles and an Olympic gold medal in doubles. His Grand Slam singles titles comprise three Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens and one US Open. He was successful from the start of his career, winning the first of his six Grand Slam singles titles at age 17.
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