Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker’s bankruptcy has officially ended, after a UK judge found he had done “all that he reasonably could do” to fulfil his financial obligations.
The German tennis player was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors almost £50m.
The High Court was told he still owed about £42m – but lawyers for Becker said the 56-year-old had reached a settlement agreement with the trustees appointed to oversee his finances.
They said Becker, who was jailed in 2022 for hiding £2.5m in assets to avoid paying debts, will provide a “substantial sum” into the bankruptcy estate.
Becker was catapulted to stardom, aged 17, in 1985 when he became the youngest singles male player to win the Wimbledon Championships.
He went…
