How Boris Becker Wasted his $170 Million Fortune

From Wimbledon Champion to... Jail Time?

Boris Becker wasn’t just any player, but a worldwide sporting icon, having bursted onto the international tennis scene as the youngest ever male player to win Wimbledon.


As one of the richest athletes in the world at the height of his success, how exactly did Boris Becker squander his vast $170 million fortune so badly that he now sits in jail because of it?


As you can imagine, the problems began way earlier than most realize.