__Playing style__Becker's game was based on a huge serve that earned him the nicknames "Boom Boom" and "Baron von Slam." His penchant to throw himself at every shot with diving volleys endeared him to the crowds. His heavy forehand and powerful return of serve were also very significant factors in his game. For much of his career, Becker was the crown prince of the singles world rankings, spending long periods ranked as World No. 2, mostly behind Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg. He was ranked No. 1 for a total of 12 weeks.Becker was notorious for his frequent emotional outbursts on court. Whenever he played badly, he would loudly swear at himself, and sometimes even smashed his rackets on court. However, in contrast to John McEnroe, he rarely showed aggression toward his opponents. His raw displays of emotions made him a crowd favourite. Becker's highly dramatic play spawned a plethora of new expressions, such as the Becker Blocker (his trademark early return shot), the Becker Hecht (his flying lunge), the Becker Faust ("Becker Fist"), the Becker Shuffle (the dance he sometimes performed after making important points) and Becker Säge ("Becker Saw" – referring to the way in which he famously pumped his fists in a sawing motion).Becker's high-power tennis made him one of the most dangerous lawn and hard court players, but he was notoriously ineffective on clay. He never won a top-level singles title on clay. Becker and Stich, however, won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 1992 on clay.Becker played most of his career with racquets from German company, Puma. After production of this racquet was discontinued, he bought the molds and had them continued to be produced by the American company, Estusa__Career Review:__Singles Record: 713 - 214__
Singles Titles: 49__
Doubles Record: 254 - 136__
Doubles Titles: 15__
Prize Money: $25,080,956____SINGLES CAREER TITLES (49):__ 1985--Cincinnati, London / Queen's Club, Wimbledon; 1986--Chicago, Montreal / Toronto, Paris Indoor, Sydney Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wimbledon; 1987--Indian Wells, London / Queen's Club, Milan; 1988--Dallas WCT, Indian Wells, Indianapolis, London / Queen's Club, Masters, Stockholm, Tokyo Indoor; 1989--Milan, Paris Indoor, Philadelphia, US Open, Wimbledon; 1990--Brussels, Indianapolis, Stockholm, Stuttgart Indoor, Sydney Indoor; 1991--Australian Open, Stockholm; 1992--Basel, Brussels, Paris Indoor, Rotterdam, Singles Championship; 1993--Doha, Milan; 1994--Los Angeles, Milan, New Haven, Stockholm; 1995--Marseille, Singles Championship; 1996--Australian Open, Grand Slam Cup, London / Queen's Club, Stuttgart Indoor, Vienna__FINALIST (28):__ 1985--Masters, Wembley; 1986--Dallas, Masters, Stratton Mountain; 1987--Cincinnati; 1988--Wimbledon; 1989--Masters, Monte Carlo; 1990--Hamburg, London / Queen's Club, Paris Indoor, Tokyo Indoor, Wimbledon; 1991--Indianapolis, Monte Carlo, Wimbledon; 1993--Indianapolis; 1994--Rome, Singles Championship, Sydney Indoor; 1995--Milan, Monte Carlo, Paris Indoor, Wimbledon; 1996--Singles Championship; 1998--Gstaad; 1999--Hong Kong__DOUBLES CAREER TITLES (15):__ 1995--Milan; 1993--Doha; 1992--Brussels, Barcelona Olympics, Monte Carlo; 1990--Indian Wells; 1989--Indian Wells; 1988--Indian Wells, Milan; 1987--Frankfurt, Brussels, Milan; 1986--Sydney Indoor, Brussels; 1984--Munich
__FINALIST (12):__ 1999--Key Biscayne; 1994--Munich; 1991--Barcelona; 1990--Key Biscayne; 1989--Hamburg; 1988--Tokyo Indoor; 1987--Indian Wells, Sydney Indoor; 1986--Hamburg, Forest Hills, Montreal / Toronto; 1985--Wembley
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