Former tennis star Boris Becker is selling off an array of trophies and mementos from his glittering career.
The sale is being conducted after the 50-year-old German was declared bankrupt last June and his assets were seized by creditors, with Becker being rumoured to have debts of £54million.
Among the marquee lots are a Renshaw Cup trophy which Becker was given after becoming the youngest male winner of Wimbledon aged just 17 in 1985. It has a starting price of £8,000 but is expected to achieve far more.
A full-size replica 1989 US Open winner’s trophy which was previously on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island in the US also features in the sale, due to take place on June 28.
In addition, collectors can bid on his 1988 Davis Cup winner’s trophy with West Germany and his Wimbledon 1990 runners-up medal following his epic five set loss to his great rival Stefan Edberg.
Other notable items up for grabs are a Puma racket Becker used at the 1988 WCT Finals in Dallas, his trademark Lotto kit and a pair of Babolat trainers he wore at the 1996 Australian Open, the last of his six grand slam titles.
Auction house Wyles Hardy & Co, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, has been estimating the value of his trophies and memorabilia which cannot be removed from his or his mother’s homes.
Former tennis star Boris Becker is selling off an array of trophies and mementos at an auction in Hemel Hempstead
Becker is pictured with the Wimbledon men’s singles trophy after beating Kevin Curren in the final in London in July 1985
A full-size replica 1989 US Open winner’s trophy which was previously on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island in the US features in the sale. It was awarded to Boris Becker for his men’s singles victory over Ivan Lendl – his only US Open title
Becker is pictured lifting the 1989 US Open trophy at the USTA National Tennis Center in in Flushing Meadows, New York
Becker’s trademark Lotto shirts and shorts are among the items up for auction. The Italian sportswear manufacturer sponsored Becker at the height of his fame, along with other tennis stars such as Martina Navratilova and Thomas Muster
A Becker XXL Lotto sleeveless sweater, two wristbands and a pair of socks also feature among the lots going up for auction
A Seiko watch which belonged to tennis star Novak Djokovic, who Becker coached for three years before they parted ways in 2016, is one of four timepieces in the sale by British auction house Wyles Hardy & Co, which is due to take place on June 28
A Puma Super tennis racket used by Becker in the 1988 World Championship Tennis finals. The final that year played on an indoor carpet court at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, saw Becker defeat Sweden’s Stefan Edberg 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2
Becker used the Puma tennis racket at the WCT Finals in April 1988, which was part of the Nabisco Grand Prix
Collectors can also bid on Becker’s 1988 Davis Cup winner’s trophy with West Germany, who beat Sweden 4-1 in the final
A pair of trainers that Becker wore at the 1996 Australian Open, the last of his six grand slam titles, in which he beat American Michael Chang in January of that year. The victory also marked Becker’s second Australian Open title
Becker wore the tennis shoes (left and right) in the 1996 Australian Open Final. The sale is being conducted after the 50-year-old German sportsman was declared bankrupt last June and his assets were seized by creditors
A Renshaw Cup trophy Becker was presented after becoming the youngest male winner of Wimbledon aged just 17 in 1985 (left), and a ewer presented to mark West Germany’s Davis Cup semi-final win over Czechoslovakia in the same year (right)
Hertfordshire-based auction house Wyles Hardy & Co has been tasked with estimating the value of Becker’s trophies and memorabilia which can not be removed from his or his mother’s homes
Becker’s Wimbledon 1990 runners-up medal following his epic five set loss to his great rival Stefan Edberg of Sweden
Former tennis star Boris Becker (pictured last December) is selling off an array of trophies and mementos from his career