Boris Becker shocked the world by winning the first of his three Wimbledon singles trophies as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985.
The 54-year-old former tennis star still surprises.
Becker was declared bankrupt by the government in 2017. I am able to tell you that he could make the most unusual comeback. His company, BB Private Office, has finally started making money again to help clear his debts, returning a £461,000 pre-tax profit for the year to March. This compares with a £136,000 loss the previous year.
Tennis legend Boris Becker, pictured with Lilian de Carvalho, left, made more than £400,000 over the past year, after being declared bankrupt in 2017
Becker, the youngest man to win Wimbledon for men, had financial difficulties.
The German BBC commentator is required to reside at his £5 million Battersea penthouse, and inform the Insolvency Service before travelling abroad. He was also forced to auction off his prized trophies and memorabilia, which raised a total of £680,000
A television series about his life, which I mentioned in my column earlier in the year could boost his funds even further.
Although Becker was made hugely wealthy after becoming the youngest Wimbledon men’s singles champion, he blew through tens of millions of pounds and has since had his life restricted as he pays off his debts.
The German BBC commentator is required to reside at his £5 million Battersea penthouse, and inform the Insolvency Service before travelling abroad. He was also forced to auction off his prized trophies and memorabilia, which raised a total of £680,000.
He is still in good spirits and was seen enjoying a few drinks on a Dubai beach this week with Lilian De Carvalho Monteiro (his younger girlfriend).
Becker’s private company was set up in 2012 and has been controlled by Mark Ford, one of his trustees in bankruptcy, since October 2017.
After rancorous divorces, bankruptcy and a child conceived with a Russian waitress on the stairs of a Mayfair restaurant, it seems that Boris Becker’s personal affairs are finally starting to settle down.