BENJAMIN BECKER

'Benjamin Becker' (born June 16, 1981 in Merzig, Saarland, Germany) is a professional tennis player.
Becker is not related to former ''World No. 1'' Boris Becker. He won the 2004 NCAA singles title while helping Baylor University to the team title.
In June 2006, he qualified for Wimbledon and defeated Juan Ignacio Chela before losing in the second round to Fernando Verdasco.
At the 2006 U.S. Open, he defeated Filippo Volandri and #30 seed Sébastien Grosjean to reach the third round. Then, he became the last opponent the legendary Andre Agassi would face, winning in 4 sets, as Agassi had announced he would make the U.S. Open his last stop before retirement. Agassi then received an 8-minute standing ovation from the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, and Becker's own U.S. Open bid was ended by American star Andy Roddick the day after his win over Agassi.
The 2006 U.S. Open sparked Benjamin to become a household name on the ATP Tour. Not only did he defeat Agassi, the statesman of American tennis, on his way to a fourth-round performance, but he began his tear up the rankings. At the start of 2006, Becker was ranked #421. One year later he has moved all the way to #38 and continues his rise with every tournament.
The 2007 season has been quite a year so far for Benjamin. In reaching his first semi-final appearance in the ATP event held in Delray Beach International Tennis Championships he lost to world #8 James Blake. This match could not have been tighter as it was Blake who won 79 total points to Benjamin's 78 total points. The other semi-final appearance in 2007 was in San Jose at the SAP Open where Becker lost to the tallest man on the ATP Tour (6'10") Ivo Karlovic.
At the end of 2006 Benjamin was awarded Sportsman of the Year in his part of the country. Germany has treated Benjamin with great respect and believes he is part of a new generation of rising stars for German Tennis. Becker's proudest moment this year would have to be representing Germany in the 3-2 victory of a Davis Cup tie against the 2005 Davis Cup Champions Croatia. This tie was very important for Benjamin as it was his unveiling of the Boris Becker tennis clothing line. Boris has been a long time hero of Benjamin as he watched him become an icon not only in Germany but throughout the tennis world. Germany's next tie will be against Belgium on April 6-8, 2007 at the Sleuyter Arena in Ostend, Belgium.
'2006 Newcomer of the Year'
The 2006 ATP Awards were handed out on March 26, 2007. The Newcomer of the Year was awarded to Benjamin Becker. After completing his first season on the ATP Tour, Benjamin made the fastest rise of any player into the top 50. Climbing 419 positions from the following year solidified this Newcomer of the Year to be the next standout player.
Becker has also played a match against Jiří Novák in Tokyo that finished at 3:24 a.m., making it the latest finish to a match in ATP history.
Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit in the 140's (mph).

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Highlights

★ Semifinalist at the ATP San Jose Event

★ Semifinalist at the ATP Delray Beach Event

★ Semifinalist at the ATP Tokyo Event

★ Won the Salinas Challenger Tournament

★ Winner of Two Canadian Futures Events

★ Winner of the Singles & Doubles Waco, TX Futures Event

★ Winner of Laguna Niguel Futures Event

★ Winner of the Toronto Doubles Futures Event

Titles

'7 Career'

External links

★ Official website

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★ Becker Recent Match Results

★ Becker World Ranking History

★ Baylor University Profile