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Boris Becker beat Ivan Lendl 7-5, 6-7(2), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final, 1989 on grass Becker would go onto beat Stefan Edberg in the final for his third Wimbledon title. It was the third time in 4 years Becker had bested Lendl at the event (also '86 final and '88 semi) and...

Boris Becker beat Stefan Edberg 6-0, 7-6(1), 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 1989 on grass It was Becker's third and as it would turn out, last Wimbledon title. He would go onto win the US Open later in the year as well as play a leading role in West Germany's Davis Cup victory (including...

Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 6-4, 7-6(4) in the Indian Wells semi-final, 1995 on hard court Agassi, who had recently won the Australian Open, would go onto lose the final to Pete Sampras. Becker was ranked third in the world Agassi won 73 points, Becker 68 Becker...

Boris Becker beat Goran Prpic 6-3, 6-3 in the Monte Carlo semi-final, 1991 on clay Becker would go onto lose in the final to Sergi Bruguera. It was the second of his 3 trips to the final of the event. Prpic would reach the semis of Hamburg and Rome shortly after as well Becker won 56...

Boris Becker beat Stefan Edberg 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in Basel quarter-final, 1995 on indoor hard court Becker would withdraw before his semi-final match. He would win the Year End Championship shortly afterwards Becker won 81 points, Edberg 79 Becker serve-volleyed of...

Boris Becker beat John McEnroe 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Atlanta Invitational final, 1986 on carpet The Invitational event featured identical format to the Masters and was played just a week before it. Becker had also beaten McEnroe in the round robin stage Becker would go onto the lose...

Boris Becker beat John McEnroe 6-4, 6-2 in the Indianapolis final, 1988 on hard court Becker won 69 points, McEnroe 57 Becker serve-volleyed most of the time off first serves and minority of the time off seconds. McEnroe serve-volleyed off all but 3 first serves and about half the time...

Ivan Lendl beat Boris Becker 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open fourth round, 1992 on hard court It was Lendl's only win over Becker at a Slam, having lost the previous 5 (including in the US Open final '89). He would go onto lose to eventual champion Stefan Edberg in the...

Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the French Open semi-final, 1991 on clay Agassi would go onto lose the final to Jim Courier. The result saw him reach the final of a Slam event for the third time in a row - previously having reached French and US Open finals in 1990...

Andre Agassi beat Boris Becker 6-2, 6-4 in the Year End Championship semi-final, 1990 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany Agassi would go onto win the event, beating world number 1 Stefan Edberg in the final. Becker was ranked number 2 at the time Agassi won 62 points, Becker 41 Becker...

John McEnroe beat Boris Becker 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the Australian Open third round, 1992 on hard court McEnroe was unseeded and this was his second and last win over Becker in official matches, the first having come in 1985 before Becker's first Wimbledon title. Becker as the defending...

Pete Sampras beat Boris Becker 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 6-7(11), 6-4 the Year End Championship (World Tour Finals) final, 1996 on carpet in Hanover, Germany This was Sampras' third of 5 titles at the event and he had last won in '94 beating Becker in the final. Becker was the...

tremendous recap; would like to go re-watch this one on You Tube. I recall Connors playing pretty aggressively...and having his chances. Boris seemed a bit off, but as you say, Connors was clobbering the returns. It was a lot of fun to watch and a reminder of what Connors could do...Boris was...

Becker d Connors 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4 my stats Becker served at 54%(54 of 105) Connors served at 77%(74 of 96) Becker won 41 of 54 points on 1st serve(76%) He won 20 of 51 on 2nd(39%) Connors won 40 of 74 points on 1st serve(54%) He won 12 of 22 on 2nd(54%) Becker had 28 non...

Boris Becker beat Goran Ivanisevic 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the Grand Slam Cup final, 1996 on carpet in Munich, Germany It was Becker's only title at the event. Ivanisevic had been the defending champion Becker won 83 points, Ivanisevic 63 Becker serve-volleyed off all first serves and rarely...

Boris Becker beat Pat Cash 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in Wimbledon quarter-final, 1988 on grass Becker would go onto lose in the final to Stefan Edberg. Cash was the defending champion Becker won 87 points, Cash 74 Both players serve-volleyed off all serves (Note: I'm missing 1 Cash service point...

Boris Becker beat John McEnroe 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3 in the Paris Indoor semi-final, 1989 on carpet Becker would go onto beat Stefan Edberg in final to win the event Becker won 94 points, McEnroe 95 Becker serve-volleyed of all but 5 first serves. McEnroe serve-volleyed off all but 2 first serves...

Boris Becker beat Stefan Edberg 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in Brussels Indoor semi-final, 1992 on carpet Becker would go onto beat Jim Courier in the final to win the event. Edberg and Courier were the two top ranked players at the time. Edberg would go onto win defend his US Open title later in the year...

Boris Becker (West Germany) beat Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 8-6 in a Davis Cup final rubber, 1985 on carpet in Munich, West Germany Sweden would nonetheless go onto win the match. The rubber evened the match at 1-1, Becker would partner Andreas Maurer to lose the doubles before...

Boris Becker (West Germany) beat Stefan Edberg (Sweden) 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in a Davis Cup final rubber, 1988 on indoor clay in Gothenburg, Sweden West Germany would go onto win the event, with Becker partnering Eric Jelen to beat Edberg partnering Anders Jarryd in the doubles rubber to seal the...

Boris Becker beat Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-4 in the Stockholm Indoor semi-final, 1990 on carpet Becker would go on to beat Stefan Edberg in the final. Sampras had recently won his first Slam at the US Open. It was the pairs first match Becker won 62 points, Sampras 53 Becker serve-volleyed off all...

Ivan Lendl beat Boris Becker 6-7(6), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Wembley Indoors final, 1985 on carpet Lendl had recently won the US Open and would go onto win the Masters, beating Becker again in the final. Becker had won his first Wimbledon earlier in the year Lendl won 164 points, Becker 144...

Boris Becker beat Derrick Rostagno 1-6, 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-6(6), 6-3 in the US Open second round, 1989 on hard court Becker, the reigning Wimbledon champion, would go onto win the event for the only time, beating Ivan Lendl in the final Becker won 174 points, Rostagno 166 Rostagno serve-volleyed...

Ivan Lendl beat Boris Becker 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 in the Indianapolis semi-final, 1985 on green clay Lendl would go onto beat Andres Gomez in the final to lift the title. It was the first meeting between the two players and the first tournament for both after Wimbledon, where Becker had won his maiden...

John McEnroe beat Boris Becker 6-3, 6-4 in the Antwerp Indoors Invitational semi-final, 1985 on hard court It was the second meeting between the two players and the first since Becker became a Wimbledon champion. McEnroe would go on to lose the final to Ivan Lendl McEnroe won 63 points, Becker...

Boris Becker beat Michael Chang 7-6(3), 6-0, 7-6(5) in the Year End Championship final, 1995 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany It was Becker's third and last title at the event. He would also beat Chang at the next Australian Open final for his last Slam title Becker won 112 points, Chang 87...

Pete Sampras beat Boris Becker 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 the Year End Championship (World Tour Finals) final, 1994 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany This was Sampras' second title at the event, capping a year in which he won a career best 10 tournaments, including Australian Open and Wimbledon. Becker...

Boris Becker beat John McEnroe 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(8) in the Stratton Mountain semi-final, 1986 on hard court Becker had recently won his second Wimbledon title and would go onto lose the final to Ivan Lendl. McEnroe, the defending champion, was playing his first tournament of the season after a...

Pete Sampras beat Boris Becker 7-6(5), 7-6(3) in a Year End Championship (World Tour Finals) round robin match, 1992 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany Sampras was the defending champion and would win 3/3 in the round robins but lose in the semis to Jim Courier, his final opponent the previous...

Boris Becker beat Jim Courier 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the Year End Championship final, 1992 on carpet in Frankfurt, Germany It was Becker's second title at the event and he would go on to add a third in 1995. Courier had lost in the final the previous year also Becker won 101 points, Courier 90...