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Date of Birth
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22-November-1967
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Place of Birth
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Leimen
(Germany, Baden-Württemberg)
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Nationality
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Germany, West Germany
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Also know as
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Boris Franz Becker, boris_becker
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Profession
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Tennis player, Businessperson
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Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist in doubles, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17.
Becker also won five major indoor championship titles including three ATP Masters World Tour Finals and one WCT Finals and one Grand Slam Cup. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles and eight Championship Series titles. Tennis Magazine put Becker in 18th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players from 1965 to 2005.
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