Former tennis star Boris Becker has been handed a two and a half years prison sentence after he was found guilty under the Insolvency Act on four charges earlier this month.
The 54-year-old was convicted of hiding a number of assets, including almost £700,000, some of his most valued tennis titles - including two Wimbledon trophies - and 75,000 shares in a tech company.
After the six-time Grand Slam winner filed for bankruptcy 2017, he was legally obligated to declare all of his assets, according to the Mirror.
He handed over his wedding ring, but hid his ownership of a £1.3 million mansion in his native Germany, concealed a £692,000 loan he requested from a Liechtenstein bank and failed to declare his shares in an artificial intelligence firm.
Prosecuting, Rebecca Chalkley told jurors that Becker had given bankruptcy officials 'the runaround'. She added: "The obligations and duties were with him."
Becker, who wore his Wimbledon tie as he was accompanied to Southwark Crown Court by his partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, has a previous conviction for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion in Germany in 2002, and Judge Deborah Taylor was implored to take that into account when deciding on a sentence for the 54-year-old in this case.
Becker earned nearly £40million during his illustrious playing career, but said he ran into financial difficulties after retiring through costly divorces, childcare costs, and his lavish lifestyle.
Becker made history in 1985, becoming the youngest-ever winner of a Grand Slam men's singles title when he won Wimbledon aged just 17.
He would go on to defend his title at SW19 the following year, before winning the tournament for a third and final time in 1989.
Becker also won the Australian Open twice, in 1991 and 1996, as well as the 1989 US Open. Becker also won a gold medal in the men's doubles at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
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