Becker Appeals For Help To Find Trophies

Boris Becker has lost five of his six Grand Slam trophies and is appealing for the public's help to locate them. The German, 50, wants to sell the trophies to pay off his debts after he was declared bankrupt in June 2017. Two Australian Open trophies and three from Wimbledon are missing. He also is missing an Olympic gold medal.

"Mr Becker is unable to recollect where they are located," said a joint statement from Becker and his London-based bankruptcy trustees. The All England Tennis Club, the German Tennis Federation, the US Tennis Association, Tennis Australia and the International Tennis Hall of Fame have said they do not have the trophies. A London bankruptcy court ruled in June that Becker owed a firm of private bankers a large sum and there was was not enough credible evidence that he could pay. "We are currently trying to locate and recover Mr Becker's missing Australian Open and Wimbledon trophies, settling an income payments agreement for the next three years as well as continuing our investigations into other possible recoveries, including property, in the UK and overseas," said Mark Ford from Smith & Williamson LLP.

Former world number one Becker first shot to prominence by winning Wimbledon as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985. During a 15-year professional career he won 64 ATP Tour titles, including three Wimbledon singles crowns, two Australian Open titles and the US Open. He also won two Davis Cups and an Olympic gold medal in men's doubles. Since retiring from the game, Becker has worked in business and the media and also coached former world number one Novak Djokovic for three years from 2013.

The missing trophies
Becker is missing 14 trophies, among the key items are:

  • 1992 Olympic gold medal in men's doubles
  • 1985, 1986 and 1989 Wimbledon trophies
  • 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies
  • 1989 Davis Cup
 

Inanimate_object

Hall of Fame
Quite sad to see, but not surprising. I'm actually surprised that the big tennis stars in the 80s-90s all seemed to be financially responsible by professional athlete standards. The only other case I can think of is Borg, but he rebounded very nicely from bankruptcy.
 
They’re “missing” because he probably pawned them off when he was drunk and/or high at some point.

Also, the obligatory

tennis-homeless-sleeping.jpg
 
He was soooo organized when he was a player. I feel for him now. Have him give me a call. I will pay him 15k usd a month to coach me. Forever.
 

Gazelle

G.O.A.T.
How did he lose all these trophies? Probably sold them already when he was drunk and forgot about it, now he wants to sell them again.
 

jimmy0slams

Semi-Pro
He may be bankrupt, but surely he has potential value ? I mean he will get another coaching job - and punditry for the BBC ....
 

BGod

G.O.A.T.
Very sad. I watched the documentary about him and he seemed to be very high on his privacy and pain tolerance with ankle.
 

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
Boris Becker has lost five of his six Grand Slam trophies and is appealing for the public's help to locate them. The German, 50, wants to sell the trophies to pay off his debts after he was declared bankrupt in June 2017. Two Australian Open trophies and three from Wimbledon are missing. He also is missing an Olympic gold medal.

"Mr Becker is unable to recollect where they are located," said a joint statement from Becker and his London-based bankruptcy trustees. The All England Tennis Club, the German Tennis Federation, the US Tennis Association, Tennis Australia and the International Tennis Hall of Fame have said they do not have the trophies. A London bankruptcy court ruled in June that Becker owed a firm of private bankers a large sum and there was was not enough credible evidence that he could pay. "We are currently trying to locate and recover Mr Becker's missing Australian Open and Wimbledon trophies, settling an income payments agreement for the next three years as well as continuing our investigations into other possible recoveries, including property, in the UK and overseas," said Mark Ford from Smith & Williamson LLP.

Former world number one Becker first shot to prominence by winning Wimbledon as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985. During a 15-year professional career he won 64 ATP Tour titles, including three Wimbledon singles crowns, two Australian Open titles and the US Open. He also won two Davis Cups and an Olympic gold medal in men's doubles. Since retiring from the game, Becker has worked in business and the media and also coached former world number one Novak Djokovic for three years from 2013.

The missing trophies
Becker is missing 14 trophies, among the key items are:

  • 1992 Olympic gold medal in men's doubles
  • 1985, 1986 and 1989 Wimbledon trophies
  • 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies
  • 1989 Davis Cup
Any indication of where he could’ve left them? Night club? Poker table?
 
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nikdom

Guest
Djokovic should adopt Becker. Then he will have two sons - Stefan and Boris.
 
Djokovic had offered to help him when this was in the news last time. Becker back then said he was ok and the news didn't show the correct picture.

But Becker still does commentary, must know a lot of people who could help him, and still have big earnings potential as a former top athlete and celebrity. He must be quite deep in to not be able to repay and them having to look at his assets.
 
Djokovic had offered to help him when this was in the news last time. Becker back then said he was ok and the news didn't show the correct picture.

But Becker still does commentary, must know a lot of people who could help him, and still have big earnings potential as a former top athlete and celebrity. He must be quite deep in to not be able to repay and them having to look at his assets.

He still lives the playboy lifestyle-that is the problem.
 
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