By Daily Sports on June 22, 2017
Three-time Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a London bankruptcy court.
The 49-year-old owed a firm of private bankers a large sum and the court registrar said there was not enough credible evidence that he could pay.
Mr Becker's lawyers asked for a final chance to pay with the funds from remortgaging a property in Majorca.
Mr Becker, now a coach and TV pundit for the BBC and other media, was not at the hearing in London.
Registrar Miss Christine Derrett said it was "with regret" that she came to the conclusion that he could not pay.
"I remember watching him play on Centre Court, which probably shows my age," she added.
The bankruptcy application was made by Arbuthnot Latham in connection with a debt owed to them for nearly two years.
In a statement, Mr Becker said he was "surprised and disappointed" that Arbuthnot Latham had chosen to bring the proceedings against him.
"This order relates to one disputed loan which I was due to repay in full in one month's time," he said.
"It is disappointing that my request for today's hearing to be postponed until this time was refused. My earnings are well publicised and it is clear that I have the means to repay this debt.
"The value of the asset in question far exceeds the debt owed to Arbuthnot Latham."
Becker was coaching Novak Djokovic until December 2016
In his playing days, he won Wimbledon men's singles champion in 1985, 1986 and 1989 and Australian Open champion in 1991 and 1996.
Since retiring from the game, Becker has worked in business and the media and he also coached former world number one Novak Djokovic for three years from 2013.
*Photo shows Boris Becker.
Source Daily Sports
Posted June 22, 2017
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