Boris Becker

The three-time Wimbledon champion, 54, told a jury his 50 million US dollar (about €46 million) career earnings were swallowed up by an expensive divorce from ...

He said bad publicity had damaged “brand Becker”, meaning he struggled to make enough money to pay off his debts, while his QC Jonathan Laidlaw said at the time of his bankruptcy Becker was too “trusting and reliant” on his advisers. He said he was involved in an “expensive divorce” from Barbara Becker in 2001 which involved high maintenance payments to their two sons, and had to support Ms Ermakova and her mother in a deal which included the Chelsea flat. Giving evidence, Becker said he earned a “vast amount” during his career, paying cash for a family home in Munich, a property in Miami, Florida, and the estate in Mallorca, which was worth about €50 million at the height of the property market. He was found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker, the mother of his fourth child. The court was told the BBC commentator received €1.13 million from the sale of a Mercedes car dealership he owned in Germany, which was paid into a business account used as his “piggy bank” for personal expenses. Former world number one Becker said he was “shocked” and “embarrassed” when he was declared bankrupt on June 21st 2017 over an unpaid loan of more than £3 million on his estate in Mallorca.

Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank account after he was ...

“(It is) very difficult to make a lot of money with my name.” But he said bad publicity had damaged “brand Becker,” making it hard for him to earn enough to pay off his debts. Tennis great Boris Becker could face a jail sentence after being found guilty of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank account after he was declared bankrupt

The six-time grand slam champion was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets.

Becker, who was supported throughout the trial by his partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, was found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act by a jury at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, including removal of property, two counts of failing to disclose estate and concealing debt. The three-time Wimbledon winner, who was acquitted of a further 20 counts, was bailed ahead of sentencing at the same court on April 29. BORIS BECKER HAS been found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act relating to his 2017 bankruptcy.

The three-time Wimbledon champion was declared bankrupt in 2017 over an unpaid loan of more than £3m.

You will be found out and prosecuted." His barrister, Jonathan Laidlaw QC, said at the time of Becker's bankruptcy he was too "trusting and reliant" on his advisers. He was found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account after his bankruptcy, failing to declare a property in Germany, and concealing €825,000 of debt.

Boris Becker has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of four charges under the Insolvency Act and acquitted of a further 20 counts relating to his ...

He said bad publicity had damaged "brand Becker", meaning he struggled to make enough money to pay off his debts, while his QC Jonathan Laidlaw said at the time of his bankruptcy Becker was too "trusting and reliant" on his advisers. Giving evidence, Becker said he earned a "vast amount" during his career, paying cash for a family home in Munich, a property in Miami and the estate in Mallorca, which was worth about €50m at the height of the property market. He was found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely 'Lilly' Becker, the mother of his fourth child. Becker said he was "shocked" and "embarrassed" when he was declared bankrupt. Boris Becker has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of four charges under the Insolvency Act and acquitted of a further 20 counts relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. Boris Becker was found guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court of four charges; he was acquitted of a further 20 counts relating to his 2017 bankruptcy; the six-time Grand Slam champion will return for sentencing on April 29

Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker was convicted of four charges under the Insolvency Act, including removal of property, concealing debt and two ...

But he said bad publicity had damaged "brand Becker," making it hard for him to earn enough to pay off his debts. "[It is] very difficult to make a lot of money with my name." During the trial Becker, 54, said his $50 million career earnings had been swallowed up by payments for an "expensive divorce" and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement.