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  Boris Becker – Wikipedia
Becker trat 1973 in den Tennisclub Blau-Weiß in Leimen ein und wurde 1974 in die Trainingsgruppe von Boris Breskvar aufgenommen.
In den Medien bleibt Becker auch nach der Beendigung seiner Tenniskarriere nicht nur aufgrund seines für weite Teile der Öffentlichkeit interessanten Privatlebens, sondern auch wegen diverser medialer Tätigkeiten weiterhin präsent.
Zugleich hob Becker hervor, dass er in München keine klassische Wohnung, sondern ein spartanisch eingerichtetes Zimmer gelegentlich bewohnt habe.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boris_Becker   (1449 words)

  
 Boris Becker - MSN Encarta
Boris Franz Becker (born November 22, 1967) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany.
Boris Becker, born in 1967, German tennis player, born in Leimen, West Germany (now part of the united Federal Republic of Germany).
Becker began training as a tennis player at the age of three and began competing in tournaments at the age of nine.
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761558336   (286 words)

  
 Boris Becker@Everything2.com
German tennis champion Boris Becker is known and revered for a number of things: being the youngest player to ever win Wimbledon, his fantastic ego, his outspokeness on a number of worthy causes, and his 7-year marriage to a woman of African descent.
In early December, Becker was revealed to have been engaged in a relationship with German rap star Sabrina Setlur, after it was reported that he took her to the Black Forest Hotel-- the same hotel in which he'd spent his honeymoon with Barbara.
Becker is still commited to his strong desire to improve the world, and is a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a European foundation devoted to achieving social change through sports.
www.everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=1104843&lastnode_id=0   (1847 words)

  
 Boris Becker - German Famous Tennis Star
Boris Franz Becker, born on November 22, 1967 in Leimen, Germany, is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany and a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17.
Boris Becker began playing tennis at a very young age on a court built by his father.
Becker's game was based on a huge serve that earned him the nicknames "Boom Boom" and "Baron von Slam." His penchant for throwing himself at every shot with diving volleys endeared him to the crowds.
www.germanculture.com.ua /library/weekly/boris-becker.htm   (632 words)

  
 Boris Becker - FREE Boris Becker Biography | Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
As a child, Becker was taught by Gonther Bosch, the German national coach, who later wrote that what made Boris different from the others was the way he cried.
Boris Becker: still a most singular man; Notoriety on and off the court has given the boy from Leimen a unique status, writes Brian Viner.(News)
Boris, me and that broom cupboard; EXCLUSIVE: The mother of Boris Becker's lovechild reveals how he left his pregnant wife in hospital for their one-night stand...
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-BeckerBor.html   (889 words)

  
 Boris Becker rackets Puma Estusa - 80s-tennis.com
Becker`s personal Boris Becker Winner racquets were customised versions made with 50% graphite, whereas the serial production model as sold on the market contained merely 30% graphite.
The Boris Becker Super with 50% graphite, introduced in 1986, was nothing else than a paintjob of the customised Becker Winner that Boris had played right from the beginning.
However, Becker continued playing the Boris Becker Super, with the Estusa logo sprayed onto the strings, because he was not satisfied with the first version of the Estusa Boris Becker B ProVantech PB.
80s-tennis.com /pages/boris-becker.html   (824 words)

  
 Boris Becker | The Love of Sports
Boris Becker was the first unseeded man to win a Wimbledon title and youngest ever to win a Grand Slam in 1985.
Becker was unphased by the aura of center court at the most prestigious tournament in tennis, exuding a brash arrogance as the match began.
Becker defeated Curren in four sets, becoming the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon and the youngest male to win a Grand Slam tournament at 17 years and seven months (a record eclipsed by Michael Chang when he won the 1989 French open at 17 years and three months).
theloveofsports.com /index.php/site/comments/boris_becker   (1169 words)

  
 Boris Becker
Becker is the only son of an architect who built the tennis center where Becker and another German tennis great, Steffi Graf, played against each other as children.
Becker's game was based on an all-action style and a huge serve that earned him the nickname "Boom Boom".
In 1986, Becker successfully defended his Wimbledon title, defeating Ivan Lendl (who was ranked World No. 1 at the time) in straight sets in the final.
www.basictennis.com /boris-becker.html   (749 words)

  
 Boris Becker - German Famous Tennis Star
Boris Franz Becker, born on November 22, 1967 in Leimen, Germany, is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany and a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17.
Boris Becker began playing tennis at a very young age on a court built by his father.
Boris Becker held fast in the top ten until 1993, after eight years at the top of the ATP.
germanculture.com.ua /library/weekly/boris-becker.htm   (632 words)

  
 Boris Becker News - The New York Times
Boris Becker, the German who won six Grand Slam singles championships between 1985 and 1996, was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Boris Becker, the scandal-scarred German tennis star, was sentenced on Thursday to two years' probation and fined nearly $300,000 after being found guilty of income tax evasion.
Boris Becker, the onetime tennis wunderkind, could face three and a half years in jail on charges of tax evasion.
topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/people/b/boris_becker/index.html?inline=nyt-per   (410 words)

  
 Boris Becker Texte Fakes (engl.)
Boris Becker belongs to a younger generation of artists whose approach towards photography as a medium within contemporary art have been influenced by the formal language of straight and documentary photography like it was taught at the "Becher class" by Bernd Becher at the Dusseldorf Art Academy.
With their pictorial settings Boris Becker exaggerates the well known patterns of advertising photographs and while using this language to present objects of decadent desire he presents at the same time the critical side of how and which longings and valuations are generated by advertising.
As a consequence, the monochrome striking background of the Fakes functions as the aesthetic foil in front of which the object as being derived from its proper meaning obtain (beside the criminal aspect) a further life in the realm of art; to be considered independently in its pictorial qualities.
www.boris-becker.com /texte/fakes_en.html   (572 words)

  
 becker betul.htm
It was a blisteringly hot Sunday afternoon and Boris Becker was about to launch himself into the limelight by winning his first Wimbledon title.
And through it all boris appeared such a nice young man,he was polite and and modest.
Boris announced his comeback by winning the Vienna indoor title in October and continued to thrill his fans by winning the Stuttgart indoor title by beating Sampras in a majestic five set final.
members.tripod.com /borisbecker_2/becker.htm   (980 words)

  
 CNN.com - Becker heads for Swiss tax oasis - Sep. 25, 2003
Former tennis star Boris Becker, who is serving a suspended two-year jail term for tax evasion, is leaving Germany to set up home in a Swiss tax oasis.
Becker, 35, is to move his home and business to the tiny canton of Zug, which has one of the lowest rates of tax in the world.
Becker had claimed residence in the tax haven of Monaco while actually staying in Munich between 1991 and 1993.
cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/09/25/becker.tax/index.html   (388 words)

  
 Boris Becker | Blog
Boris is a founder of the Laureus Charity and promotes it where ever he can.Since Tennis was the focus in Stuttgart this week, Boris took this opportunity to introduce his new brand Boris Becker Tennis.
Boris himself was playing with his new racquet, the Becker 11 and also wearing his new apparel collection.
Boris Becker personally took the opportunity to introduce his newest racquet: the Becker 11 along with his new apparel line.
www.borisbecker.com /en/news/blog/category/11/?cHash=e18983ccff   (729 words)

  
 Boris Becker at 1995 U.S. Open, Tennis; September 4, 1995; ASAPSports FastScripts; Sports Interviews, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: )
BORIS BECKER: Well, he didn't want to play anymore at 40-Love, so I served underhand and I thought I won the game, but then Marc didn't react nor the umpire, so I had to serve all over again; of course, I made a doublefault.
Boris, last year was the upset Open; most of the top seeds didn't make it to the quarterfinals; whereas, this year, it's seems to be staying much more true to form.
BORIS BECKER: I should think before I am thinking since 1990 I haven't been into the quarterfinal of the Open, so a few years, I was a bit unlucky in the round of 16.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/1995usopen/090495BB.html   (1350 words)

  
 Biographie: Boris Becker, geb. 1967
Becker verlässt nach frühen Erfolgen bei Schülertennisturnieren das Heidelberger Helmholtz-Gymnasium nach der Mittleren Reife.
Januar: In Birmingham besiegt Becker Stefan Edberg (geb.
Juni: In Wimbledon scheidet Becker bereits in der zweiten Runde aus.
www.dhm.de /lemo/html/biografien/BeckerBoris   (796 words)

  
 Boris Becker Speaker Booking Agent — Hire Boris Becker for a Celebrity Appearance
Boris Becker is the only son of an architect who built the center where he learned the game.
Becker turned professional in 1984, and won his first professional doubles title that year in Munich.
Becker reached the Wimbledon final for the seventh time in 1995, where he lost in four sets to Pete Sampras.
www.nopactalent.com /speakers/Boris-Becker/4119   (936 words)

  
 Boris Becker, Eurocard Open, Tennis, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: )
BORIS BECKER: Oh, yes, it was a big part of my life and I enjoyed very much to come back and be part of such a tournament and that is the part I definitely miss by not playing that much anymore, sure.
BORIS BECKER: I always said that if he puts it down and gets dirty a little bit, he is one of the best of all time.
BORIS BECKER: I hope so and I am convinced that we have a young group of players who are going to make their mark, but we have to give them time a little bit.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/1998ecard/102998BB.html   (1126 words)

  
 Health: Could Boris Becker have a love child? | Health and wellbeing | Life and Health
Boris Becker having sex with a Russian woman in a broom cupboard in a Japanese restaurant is an unlikely story to begin with.
Becker is telling the media he didn't have sex with Angela at all.
Becker's lawyers may argue that Ermakowa stole his sperm to fertilise herself, which could put a whole new spin on the act of ejaculation.
lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk /health/story/0,,1610581,00.html   (948 words)

  
 Boris Becker Tennis Racquets - Holabirdsports.com
The Becker 11 Mid is a professional racquet meeting tournament standards.
The Becker 11 from Volkl is a professional racquet for the most sophisticated tournament standards.
The Becker Pro is designed for today's power tennis and is destined for players who are looking to transfer more spin and pace on the ball.
www.holabirdsports.com /m/Tennis/Tennis-Racquets/Boris-Becker/p1.htm   (172 words)

  
 Boris Becker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Becker was back in the Wimbledon final in 1988, where he lost in four sets to Stefan Edberg in a match that marked the start of one of Wimbledon's great rivalries.
Becker was most comfortable playing on fast-playing surfaces, particularly indoor carpet (on which he won 26 titles) and grass courts.
Becker's high-power tennis made him one of the most dangerous lawn and hard court players, but he was notoriously ineffective on clay.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boris_Becker   (1939 words)

  
 Boris Becker Bio - Boris Becker Biography - Boris Becker Stories
Boris is a fan of football club Bayern Munich and he serves on its advisory board.
Boris turned a professional tennis player in 1984 and retired in 1999 after a 15-year career.
Boris: An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without coming too close to other people's privacy.
www.tv.com /boris-becker/person/138928/biography.html   (324 words)

  
 RTE News - Boris Becker gets 2 year suspended sentence
A German court has found Boris Becker guilty of tax evasion, but spared him jail by imposing a two-year suspended sentence and a fine.
State prosecutors had demanded Becker be jailed for three and a half years for dodging German taxes and lying about where he lived, claiming residence in the tax haven of Monaco while actually staying in Munich between 1991 and 1993.
Becker's lawyers had said his crimes did not warrant jail.
www.rte.ie /news/2002/1024/becker.html   (175 words)

  
 BBC ON THIS DAY | 7 | 1985: Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17
Boris Becker, a 17-year-old unseeded outsider before the tournament began, raised the coveted silver trophy above his head to rapturous applause on centre court.
Becker is also the first German ever to win the title, and the first unseeded player.
Boris Becker won the Wimbledon men's singles championship again the following year, and for a third time in 1989.
news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/7/newsid_4493000/4493643.stm   (548 words)

  
 Pro Tennis Fan: Boris Becker
Becker had asked the regional court in Munich for almost €2.4 million in compensation for the use of his picture, his lawyer Georg Stock said yesterday.
Today Boris Becker announces that he has split with his girlfriend of three years, ballet dancer Carloline Rocher, and I never even knew they were an item.
Boris Becker was jubilant at the launch of his own fashion line in Munich event yesterday.
www.protennisfan.com /boris_becker/index.html   (1339 words)

  
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Becker was ranked in the year-end Top 10 eleven times between 1985 and 1996.
Becker played in the Davis Cup for Germany from 1985-1999, leading his country to victory in 1988 and 1989.
www.imgspeakers.com /speaker/Bio.aspx?SpeakerID=256   (425 words)

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