His sentencing hearing has been set for April 29.

He faces seven years in prison for each of the four offences.

Declared personal bankruptcy in June 2017 in London, the six-time winner of Grand Slam tournaments, aged 54, is accused of not having respected his obligations to disclose information, in particular banking.

Of the 24 charges against him, a jury at Southwark Crown Court in London found him guilty on Friday of seizing property, two counts of non-disclosure of property and concealment of debt.

He was found guilty, among other things, of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from a business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wives, of not declaring property in Germany and of hiding a loan of 825,000 euros and shares in a company.

Missing Trophies

Boris Becker, who contested the entirety of the charges, was acquitted of the rest of the charges, including those relating to the non-handover of his trophies.

He had assured the hearing that he did not know where they were otherwise he would hand them over.

Among the nine accolades creditors would have liked to get their hands on are two of his three Wimbledon cups, two Australian Open trophies and his gold medal at the 1992 Olympics.

One of the Wimbledon trophies won by Boris Becker, exhibited by photographer Wyles Hardy, June 21, 2019 in London - WYLES HARDY/AFP/Archives

The former world number 1, who has lived in the UK since 2012, said during the trial which began on March 21 that he still has "many" of the awards and memories he collected in 15 years on the circuit, but some have disappeared .

He had already sold part of his awards at auction for 700,000 pounds (840,000 euros) in order to pay off part of his debts.

50 million debt

At the time of his bankruptcy, the player's debts were estimated at up to 50 million pounds.

Boris Becker became a superstar in his country, becoming the first German to win a Grand Slam tournament on the grass of Wimbledon in 1985, aged just 17.

Former German tennis player Boris Becker kugé in court in London on April 6, 2022 Ben Stansall AFP

Despite an addiction to sleeping pills to fight against stress, he became world number one six years later, winning the first of his two titles at the Australian Open, beating Ivan Lendl in the final.

A few weeks later, at only 23 years old, he nevertheless made the decision to announce his retirement after the 1991 Wimbledon final, in the event of victory only, because he was "fed up with an existence in which everything '(he) was doing was kicking a ball'.

But he loses against his compatriot Michael Stich.

From 1993, he had trouble with the German tax authorities, and two years later lost his last final at Wimbledon against Pete Sampras in 1995.

He won his last Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 1996 before ending his career three years later, crowned with a rich record of 49 titles, but below his potential.

Still in the tennis world, he became a television commentator and coached Novak Djokovic from 2013 to 2016, helping the Serb win against the domination of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Accused by British justice, he tried in 2018 a final gamble, claiming to have been appointed by the President of the Central African Republic "attached" to the European Union for the cultural, sporting and humanitarian affairs of this country.

Boris Becker coach of Novak Djokovic follows his match against Britain's James Ward at Wimbledon, June 27, 2016 ADRIAN DENNIS AFP/Archives

His lawyer had argued that his role granted him diplomatic immunity preventing him from being sued for the payment of other debts, before renouncing this claim.

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