Boris Becker :—Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money
LONDON — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large…
LONDON — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
Judge Deborah Taylor announced the sentence after hearing arguments from both the prosecutor and Becker’s attorney.
The 54-year-old German was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds (dollars) after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker.
Becker in 2019
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| Full name | Boris Franz Becker |
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| Country (sports) |  West Germany (1984–1990) Germany (1990–1999) |
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | 22 November 1967 Leimen, West Germany |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
| Turned pro | 1984 (amateur tour from 1983) |
| Retired | 25 June 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Ion Țiriac Günther Bosch Bob Brett Mike Depalmer Jr. Günter Bresnik Nick Bollettieri |
| Prize money | US$25,080,956
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| Int. Tennis HoF | 2003 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 713–214 (76.9%) |
| Career titles | 49 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (28 January 1991) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1991, 1996) |
| French Open | SF (1987, 1989, 1991) |
| Wimbledon | W (1985, 1986, 1989) |
| US Open | W (1989) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1988, 1992, 1995) |
| Grand Slam Cup | W (1996) |
| WCT Finals | W (1988) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 254–136 (65.1%) |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (22 September 1986) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1985) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |  (1992) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1988, 1989) |
| Hopman Cup | W (1995 with Anke Huber) |
| Coaching career (2013–2016) | |
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| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee singles titles total | 25 |
| List of notable tournaments (with champion) Career Grand Slam (Djokovic) |
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Becker was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding an 825,000 euro ($871,000) bank loan and shares in a tech firm.
The jury at Southwark Crown Court in London acquitted him on 20 other counts, including charges that he failed to hand over his many awards, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic gold medal.
Becker, wearing a striped tie in Wimbledon’s purple and green colors, walked into the courthouse hand in hand with girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro.’
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