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Boris Franz Becker (German pronunciation: [ˈboːʁɪs ˈbɛkɐ] ⓘ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker is the youngest-ever winner of the gentleman's singles Wimbledon Championships title, a feat he accomplished aged 17 in 1985.
1968 Wimbledon: 9 August 1938: 6 July 1968: 1st of 5 25 years, 60 days Arthur Ashe: 1968 US Open: 10 July 1943: 8 September 1968: 1st of 3 24 years, 98 days Jan Kodeš: 1970 French Open: 1 March 1946: 7 June 1970: 1st of 3 26 years, 42 days John Newcombe * 1970 Wimbledon: 23 May 1944: 4 July 1970: 1st of 5 24 years, 241 days Stan Smith: 1971 US ...
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He became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, as well as the youngest ever male major singles champion at 17 years, 7 months and 15 days of age (this latter record would eventually be broken by Michael Chang at the 1989 French Open).
William Renshaw was the first man to win seven championships. Reginald Doherty won Wimbledon four times and his brother Laurence won it five times. Fred Perry won three consecutive championships and was the last British man to win Wimbledon (1936) until Andy Murray's win 77 years later in 2013.
The 1985 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the 99th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 1985.
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