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Boris Becker Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Boris Becker? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Becker never won a Grand Slam on clay courts during his career.

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✗ FALSE

He won the French Open in 1991, though it was his only clay major.

2.

Becker once played a tennis match while wearing a tuxedo.

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✗ FALSE

This is a myth; though known for flashy style, he never competed in a tuxedo.

3.

Boris Becker won his first Wimbledon title at age 17 as an unseeded player.

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He became the youngest male Wimbledon champion in 1985, ranked outside the top 20 and unseeded.

4.

Boris Becker was declared bankrupt in the UK in 2017 despite earning over $25 million in prize money.

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Boris Becker, the former tennis champion, was declared bankrupt by a UK court in June 2017 due to unpaid debts. His career ATP prize money totals over $25 million, highlighting the contrast between his on-court earnings and financial troubles.

5.

Becker is the only man to win Wimbledon as both a player and a coach.

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He coached Novak Djokovic to multiple Wimbledon titles, adding to his own three as a player.

6.

Boris Becker was coached by his father for the majority of his professional career.

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His father, Karl-Heinz Becker, was an architect, not a tennis coach. Becker trained with Günther Bosch, then worked with Ion Țiriac and other professional coaches.

7.

Boris Becker was sentenced to prison in 2022 for concealing assets during his bankruptcy.

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In April 2022, a UK court convicted Becker of four insolvency offences, including removing property, and sentenced him to 30 months' imprisonment.

8.

Becker defeated John McEnroe in all three of their Grand Slam finals.

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Boris Becker and John McEnroe never met in a Grand Slam final. The statement is false regardless of the number, as they faced each other in earlier rounds but never in a major title match.

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