Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison on Friday for failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes.
Boris Becker is in London on Friday. Frank Augstein.
Becker was found guilty on four counts of violating the U.K. insolvency act.
Becker concealed his ownership of 75,000 shares of a tech firm and hid an $871,000 loan from the court.
Becker was found not guilty on 20 other charges, including the claim that he purposely failed to turn over two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic gold medal as part of the bankruptcy.
$50 million. The number is reported for Becker's career earnings. The tennis great, who was known off the court for a lavish, playboy lifestyle, argued at his trial that his money was eaten up by expensive lifestyle commitments and a costly divorce.
One of the top players of his generation, Becker was a dominant force in tennis during the 1980s and 1990s. He won the Australian Open twice and the U.S. Open once. After retiring in 1999, he became a broadcaster and also served as Novak Djokovic's coach. Becker was found guilty of tax evasion by a German court in 2002 after he admitted he had lied about where he lived in the early 1990s.
Becker's romantic relationships have caused a lot of headlines. He admits in his book that he had sex with a waitress at London's Nobu restaurant hours after his first wife went to the hospital. Becker's third child was born after the tryst.
Boris Becker may face prison time for concealing assets after the bankruptcy.
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