The two-part series will use exclusive interviews with those who know Becker the best, including other tennis champions. 

Never before seen personal and family archives will help build a picture of who Becker is and how he went from three-time Wimbledon champion, and one of the world’s greatest sporting stars, to sitting in Wandsworth prison guilty of hiding assets to avoid paying back debts.

The highly publicised bankruptcy trial found Becker guilty of concealing £2.5m worth of assets, which led to his prison sentence of two and a half years. 

The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker tells a story of greed, narcissism, arrogance and sexual infidelity, with the destructive power of fame at the heart of it all. 

The German tennis prodigy was just 17 when he became the youngest singles male player to win the Wimbledon title. 

Thrust into a world of hedonism, intense media exposure and big money, Becker rose to fame during a golden era for tennis.

The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker will premiere on ITVX in 2023.