Question 1

True or false: Becker once played a tennis match while wearing a tuxedo.

Accepted Answer

False. This is a myth; though known for flashy style, he never competed in a tuxedo.

Question 2

True or false: Becker never won a Grand Slam on clay courts during his career.

Accepted Answer

False. He won the French Open in 1991, though it was his only clay major.

Question 3

True or false: Becker was declared bankrupt in the UK despite earning over $50 million in prize money.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2017, a UK court declared him bankrupt due to unpaid debts and legal costs.

Question 4

True or false: Becker is the only man to win Wimbledon as both a player and a coach.

Accepted Answer

True. He coached Novak Djokovic to multiple Wimbledon titles, adding to his own three as a player.

Question 5

True or false: Boris Becker won his first Wimbledon title at age 17 as an unseeded player.

Accepted Answer

True. He became the youngest male Wimbledon champion in 1985, ranked outside the top 20 and unseeded.

Question 6

True or false: Becker was coached by his father for the majority of his professional career.

Accepted Answer

False. His father was not his coach; Becker worked with Ion Țiriac and later others, but never his father.

Question 7

True or false: Becker defeated John McEnroe in all three of their Grand Slam finals.

Accepted Answer

False. They met in only one Grand Slam final, the 1989 US Open, which Becker won.

Question 8

True or false: Becker was once arrested for hiding tennis trophies in a diplomatic bag.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2013, German authorities investigated him for concealing trophies in a diplomatic pouch to avoid debt seizure.

Boris Becker Trivia Questions