Boris Becker no longer bankrupt after judge discharges order

Giving written reasons for his decision, external, Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Nicholas Briggs said said it would be “perverse” not to lift the suspension now.

He said: “On the spectrum of bankrupts who range from ‘difficult as possible and doing everything to frustrate the trustee’s inquiries’ to ‘co-operative, providing information and delivering up assets’, Mr Becker clearly falls on the right side of the line.”

The judge said an “unresolved matter” was the location of some of Becker’s trophies.

He noted Becker has said he has no further information relating to their whereabouts but has confirmed he would have no objection to some of his trophies being minted or monetised.

The judge said: “As the joint trustees are concerned to realise and distribute assets this offer provides a commercial outcome.”

Louis Doyle KC for Becker told the court the settlement agreement” affects a compromise of all outstanding matters in the bankruptcy although that is predicated on Mr Becker making payment which will have the effect of providing a substantial sum into the bankruptcy estate”.

He said the resolution with the trustees includes the “outstanding trophies” and that Becker “can’t do more than he has done to bring us to this point”.

Becker was jailed for two-and-a-half years in April 2022 at Southwark Crown Court after being found guilty of four offences.

He was acquitted of 25 other charges, including nine counts of failing to hand over trophies and medals from his tennis career.