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He is the only son of an architect who built the center where Becker and Steffi Graf played against each other as children. On July 1, 1985, he became the first unseeded player, the first German, and the youngest man (17 years, 7 months) to win Wimbledon. Becker won 49 singles overall - including 2 more Wimbledons (1986, 1989), the Australian Open (1991, 1996) and the U.S. Open (1989) - 15 doubles, and 2 Davis Cups. He also won the 1992 Olympic Men's tennis doubles title with Michael Stich. His career prize earnings totalled $25,080,956.

On December 17, 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic., he married Barbara Feltus, the daughter of an African-American serviceman and a white German woman. Before the marriage, they shocked the country by posing nude for the cover of SternStern ( English "Star") is a weekly news magazine published in Germany. It was founded in 1948 by Henry Nannen, and is currently published by Gruner und Jahr, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG. In February 2004, its print run was 1. 07 million copies. Intern (which was taken by her father). After the shock of their coupling faded, Boris and Barbara became the model for a New Germany. Becker gained the respect of his countrymen for his stance against racism and intolerance.

However, all that changed when he asked Barbara for a separation. Becker claims he merely wanted some time out. But, she flew to Miami, FloridaThis article is about the city in Florida. for other meanings, see Miami (disambiguation . Miami is a city located in southeast Florida in Miami-Dade County on the Miami River, between the Florida Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean, in the United States. with their sons, Noah and Elias, and filed a petition in Miami-Dade County Court, sidestepping their prenupA prenuptial agreement commonly abbreviated to prenup is a contract entered into by two people prior to marriage or civil union. The content of a prenuptial agreement can vary widely, but commonly includes provisions for the division of property should th, which had entitled her to a single $2.5 million payoff. The January 2001 pretrial hearing was broadcast live to Germany. Germans sided with "Babs" as her lawyer made Becker out to be a cad. He was granted a divorce on January 15January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 350 days remaining (351 in leap years). Events 1559 Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. 1582 Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland. 1759 The British Museu, 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap; she got a $14.4 million settlement, their Florida condo, and custody of Noah and Elias.

His after-tennis life has been plagued by scandal. On February 8, 2001, DNA results forced him to admit paternity of a daughter, Anna (b. March 22, 2000), by Russian-African model Angela Ermakova. The child was conceived in the cupboard of a London restaurant after a drunken Becker fought with Barbara, who then left; Ermakova was a waitress there. He at first denied paternity, and his lawyers suggested that Ermakova was part of a blackmail plot devised by the Russian Mafia. In July 2001, he agreed to pay her $5 million.

He was convicted of tax evasion on October 24, 2002 when he admitted he lived in Germany from 1991-93 while claiming to reside in the tax haven of Monte Carlo. He was given two years' probation, fined $500,000, and ordered to pay all court costs.

He plays on the Senior ATP Tour. His tell-all autobiography was published in November 2003. Becker is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.