Benjamin Becker

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Benjamin Becker is a retired German professional tennis player best known for defeating Andre Agassi in Agassi’s final professional match at the 2006 US Open.

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instanceOf German tennis player
human
tennis player
achievedRanking world No. 35 in singles
ATPFinalsReachedSingles 4
ATPTitleDoubles 0
ATPTitleSingles 1
backhand two-handed backhand
collegeAttended Baylor University NERFINISHED
countryForCollegeTennis United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1981-06-16
dateOfHighestDoublesRanking 2014-02-03
dateOfHighestSinglesRanking 2007-10-05
dateOfRetirement 2017
defeated Andre Agassi NERFINISHED
defeatedSeededPlayer defeated No. 22 seed Fernando Verdasco at 2006 US Open
education studied business at Baylor University
era 21st-century tennis player
grandSlamBestResultAustralianOpenSingles third round
grandSlamBestResultFrenchOpenSingles second round
grandSlamBestResultUSOpenSingles fourth round
grandSlamBestResultWimbledonSingles third round
handedness right-handed
hasSibling Christian Becker NERFINISHED
height 1.78 m
highestDoublesRanking 58
highestSinglesRanking 35
knownFor aggressive baseline game
strong serve
languageSpoken English
German
memberOfSportsTeam Baylor Bears men's tennis team NERFINISHED
nationality German
NCAAChampion 2004 NCAA singles champion
notableFor defeating Andre Agassi in Agassi’s final professional match
occupation tennis player
placeOfBirth Merzig, Saarland, Germany NERFINISHED
playedQualifiers qualified for 2006 US Open main draw
playsStyle baseline player
residence Orlando, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
round third round of the 2006 US Open
sexOrGender male
sport tennis
tournament 2006 US Open NERFINISHED
turnedPro 2005
weight around 78 kg

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Becker hasNotableBearer Benjamin Becker