Boris Becker 'acted dishonestly' when failing to hand over trophies jury told

Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker "acted dishonestly" when he failed to hand over nine trophies and medals, including two Wimbledon titles, from his tennis career to pay his debts, a court has heard.

The 54-year-old commentator was declared bankrupt in June 2017 after borrowing around £3.5m from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Mallorca, Spain, known as the Finca, a jury heard. German national Becker is accused of hiding or failing to hand over assets before and after his bankruptcy and is on trial at Southwark Crown Court charged with 24 counts under the Insolvency Act relating to the period between May and October 2017.

Prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley said the assets include trophies such as the 1985 and 1989 Wimbledon men's singles title, his Australian Open trophies from 1991 and 1996 and his 1992 Olympic gold medal. The former world No 1 is accused of concealing 1.13 million euros (around £950,000) from the sale of a Mercedes car dealership he owned in Germany.

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Becker is alleged to have then transferred the funds into other bank accounts, including those of ex-wife Barbara Becker and estranged wife Sharlely "Lilly" Becker. He also allegedly failed to declare two German properties, as well as his interest in a flat in Chelsea, west London, and hid a 825,000 euro (almost £700,000) bank loan.

Becker, who is on bail, denies all 24 charges, which include nine counts of failing to deliver up trophies and other awards, seven counts of concealing property, five counts of failing to disclose estate, two of removal of property and one of concealing debt. The prosecutor told jurors the case is about bankruptcy and that their "hearts may have sunk" when they were read the indictment.