Boris Becker Donated His Wedding Ring To Settle His Debts, According To The Court

The 54-year-old tennis player is on trial at Southwark Crown Court, where he denies all counts.

Boris Becker, a six-time Grand Slam tennis champion, reportedly offered his wedding band to pay off his debts.

Mr Becker also sought to sell his Mallorca property in order to avoid bankruptcy, according to the jury.

After borrowing more than £3 million from a bank, the 54-year-old German national was declared bankrupt in June 2017.

He is facing charges of 24 insolvency-related offenses at Southwark Crown Court. He denies all allegations.

The former men's world number one is accused of concealing or failing to hand up assets from his tennis career, including nine trophies and medals.

Among the goods he is accused of concealing are his Wimbledon men's singles titles from 1985 and 1989, his Australian Open trophies from 1991 and 1996, and his 1992 Olympic gold medal.

On the third day of his trial, the court heard that Mr Becker was examined by Michael Bint of the Insolvency Service at his London residence in July 2017.

On behalf of the business secretary, the Insolvency Service is pursuing the case.

Mr Bint agreed with Mr Becker's attorney, Jonathan Laidlaw QC, in court that the tennis player was "co-operative" during the hour-long conversation, which took place under time constraints due to Mr Becker's employment for the BBC at a nearby tennis tournament.

Mr Laidlaw added, "He offered to let you wander through the house in Wimbledon to see what was there, and he volunteered a costly wedding ring to you."

Mr Becker's "overriding concern was to seek an annulment of the bankruptcy," according to the attorney.

Prosecutors, on the other hand, accuse the former tennis champion of failing to hand over a number of high-value objects.

The tennis player was allegedly interrupted approximately 20 times by his adviser, who allegedly spoke about "work in progress".