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#1 ·
Not sure how many of you know of him, but Becker had a very good career at Baylor University (that's in Texas). He now is trying the Challenger Circuit, lost a close match earlier this week to Jeff Morrison (who has beena pro for quite a while). I have E-Mailed with Benjamin a few times, seems like a good guy. Hope he can move up and eventually play some ATP.
 
#62 ·
Benji is standing on the Alternates-List from Basel. I think this is the next tournament he play`s.
 
#69 ·
Tatra Banka Open
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
November 6-12, 2006
Hard Indoor - $100,000 +H

Singles
Seeds: (cut: Paolo Lorenzi - 166)
1. Benjamin Becker
2. Janko Tipsarevic
3. Simon Greul
4. Stefan Koubek
5. Juan Martin Del Potro
6. Raemon Sluiter
7. Potito Starace
8. Evgueni Korolev

First Round
(1)Benjamin Becker (GER) vs Ivo Minar (CZE)
Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) vs Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) vs Federico Luzzi (ITA)
(8)Evgueni Korolev (RUS) vs (WC)Jiri Kosler (CZE)
(4)Stefan Koubek (AUT) vs (q)
Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) vs (q)
Robin Vik (CZE) vs Lukasz Kubot (POL)
(5)Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs(WC)Lukas Lacko (CZE)
(7)Potito Starace (ITA) vs (q)
Sergey Stakhovsky (UKR) vs (q)
Tomas Zib (CZE) vs Irakli Labadze (GEO)
(3)Simon Greul (GER) vs Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE)
(6)Raemon Sluiter (NED) vs Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs Konstantinos Economidis (GRE)
(WC)Michal Mertinak (SVK) vs (WC)Martin Klizan (SVK)
(2)Janko Tipsarevic (GER) vs Michael Zverev (GER)
 
#70 · (Edited)
Schedule of play on 07/11/2006

Center court - start at 11:00
1 (7) Potito Starace (ITA) vs. (Q) Jonathan Marray (GBR) 11:00
2 (1) Benjamin Becker (GER) vs. Ivo Minar (CZE) followed by 3 Mischa Zverev (GER) vs. (2) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) followed by
4 (6) Raemon Sluiter (NED) vs. Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) followed by
5 Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. (Q) Pavol Cervenak (SVK) not before 17:00
6 (4) Michal Mertinak/Robin Vik (SVK/CZE) vs. Benjamin Becker/Lukasz Kubot (GER/POL) followed by

Court 3 - start at 11:00
1 Jordan Kerr/Jamie Murray (AUS/GBR) vs. (2) Petr Pala/David Skoch (CZE/CZE) 11:00
2 Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) not before 12:30
3 Tomas Zib (CZE) vs. Irakli Labadze (GEO) followed by
4 Federico Luzzi (ITA) vs. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) followed by
5 (1) Lukas Dlouhy/Pavel Vizner (CZE/CZE) vs. Jonathan Marray/Lovro Zovko (GBR/CRO) followed by
6 Tomasz Bednarek/Mischa Zverev (POL/GER) vs. Bohdan Ulihrach/Tomas Zib (CZE/CZE) followed by
 
#76 · (Edited)
PrivatBank Open in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
This is last Benni's tournament this year.
Good luck Benni !! :D :D

Official Web Site
http://www.privatbankopen.com/eng/index.php

Main Draw
(1)Dmitry Tursunov (RUS, WC) vs Ivo Minar (CZE)
Lukasz Kubot (POL) vs Tomas Cakl (CZE)
Evgeny Korolev (RUS) vs Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)
(8)Raemon Sluiter (NED) vs Alex Bogdanovic (GBR)

(4)Daniele Bracciali (ITA) vs Sergei Bubka (UKR, WC)
Pavol Cervenak (SVK) vs Q
Alexander Waske (GER) vs Q
(7)Potito Starace (ITA) vs Federico Luzzi (ITA)

(5)Thomas Johansson (SWE) vs Q
Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) vs Q
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)
(3)Benjamin Becker (GER) vs Younes El Ayanoui (MAR)

(6)Stefan Koubek (AUT) vs Konstantinos Economidis (GRE)
Kenneth Carlsen (DEN) vs Greg Rusedski (GBR)
Bohdan Ulihrach (CZE) vs Oleksandr Dolgopolov (UKR, WC)
(2)Filippo Volandri (ITA, WC) vs Irakli Labadze (GEO)
 
#77 ·
Unfortunately Benni seems to be a little bit tired at the end of a great year with some more losses in the last tournaments. But nevertheless: He really climbs up the rankings from about 420 at the beginning of the year to 61 right now :eek:

Thats really terrific and i guess Benni should be one of the faves for the election of the "best rookie" on the tour in 2006:)
 
#78 · (Edited)
I think of the same thing, too.
Many players will go all out to defeat him who are tough.
He is becoming such a big player.
Now,he needs nice vacation and get energy after tour.
I am looking forward to seeing his big activities next year.

His result of yesterday, PRIVATBANK OPEN
Benjamin × Younes El Aynaoui,(MAR) 64 36 63 :D :D
Good job !!
He has 2th round match today.
Benjamin × lukas Dlouhy(CZE)
Good luck!! :yeah:
 
#80 ·
result,
Benjamin × victor troicki(SRB) 3:6, 7:5, 6:4 :lol: :lol:
It was many broke games eath other.

Today semi fainal !!
Benjamin × Oleksandr Dolgopolov (UKR, WC) 
He is still 18yeas old. He climbs up the rankings from 1491 at the beginning of the year to 333 right now. It parallels benni's achievement.
Go Go Benni !! :yeah:
 
#82 · (Edited)
Hello,tennislady,Nice to meet you.:wavey: Your avatar is beautiful. Is it on your country?
Good News!
Benni has reached the finals! :bounce:
result of yesterday SF
Benjamin × Oleksandr Dolgopolov (UKR, WC) 26 64 60

He will face to Dimtry Tursunov who is 22 rankig. head to head 0-1(Tursunov lead)
Benni has faced to Tursunov at ATP Indianapolis this summer,Tursunov won 63 57 21 RET. Unluckiy, Benni retired,but it seemd to close match.
Expecting a nice match and be happy result!!
Come on Benni!! :yeah:
 
#87 · (Edited)
He is selected sportsmen of the year in Saarland that his hometown.:yeah:
This news is from CarstenL01. Thank you.:worship:

I found a newspaper article and his interview.
http://www.sr-online.de/sport/52/574175.html

He said that he hopes to join German Davis Cup team. It is his dream.
Now, he has plan of vacation, but he needs to prepare to Australian Open.
He doesn’t have many time to go back to Saarland .but he loves his beautiful hometown.

I used translate web site, so there are some mistakes, I am sorry.
Please translate Germany native fans.

This is his interview video. Scroll to bottom of the page. He is so cute! :hearts:

http://av.sr-online.de/index.php?c=1027&archivsubmit=>
 
#88 ·
He said that he hopes to join German Davis Cup team. It is his dream.
Now, he has plan of vacation, but he needs to prepare to Australian Open.
He doesn’t have many time to go back to Saarland .but he loves his beautiful hometown.

I used translate web site, so there are some mistakes, I am sorry.
Please translate Germany native fans.
That translation website did a good job. The only thing is: Saarland isn't his hometown, it's his home state. But it's a very tiny state, one of the smallest in Germany, so you can indeed call it a town. :lol:

I'll translate the complete interview if you want...
 
#89 ·
This is the complete interview from sr website (SR ist Saarland radio)

Tennis professional Benjamin Becker from Orscholz has recently climbed up to 58 in the world ranking. Now he hopes to join German Davis Cup team and to enter the top 50.

SR: Herr Becker, this morning you came back from Ukraine. How were things going down there?

Benjamin Becker: I was in Dnepropetrobsk and lost the final. I didn't really expect to reach the final so I am quite satisfied though. But of course you are a little bit disappointed if you play a final and lose it. You want to win the last match, too.

SR: Yesterday you played another final. And you won that one. How did you get the news that you are Saarland's sportsman of the year?

Becker: I got a short message on my cellphone. I was sitting in my hotel room and suddenly I received several SMS at one time from my friends who congratulated me.

SR: You are not living in Saarland for some years now. But you surely still are a Saarlander?

Becker: Yes, of course. I lived here 20 years and I always come back.
I studied in the US but I come home as often as possible. It is a great honour for me to be elected as sportsman of the year.

SR: The tournament is over. Are you planning vacations now?

Becker: Yes, that's the first thing on my list now. I will recover one week, but I won't have more time for that. I have to prepare for the next year, especially for the Australian Open which are beginning in january.

SR: Have you made a exact plan for the complete year?

Becker: Yes, I decided which tournament I'll play some weeks ago together with my coach. Now I now which events I'm probably going to play. Of course it's always possible that I will have to make some changes - for example if I can't play a tournament due to an injury.

SR: What's the latest news concerning Davis Cup? People have been talking about you joining the team. In february Germany is playing against Croatia. What about that?

Becker: Of course I dream of being part of the Davis Cup team. I am frequently in contact with German team captain Patrik Kühnen. He just sent me a short message congratulating me for the Dnepropetrovsk final. But now I'll concentrate on my next tournaments. I know that if I can keep my level of playing or even improve in the first weeks of the next year I'll surely be one of the players who have a chance to be in the team.

SR: You are a professional player for nearly one year now. In that first year you already played that extraordinary match against Agassi. At that time you looked relatively calm. What's your view on that event now?

Becker: I am surprised that I was that calm. Acting on the court was really difficult - to stay cool in that atmosphere and with the media and so on... I think I did quite well in that situation. But all that things happened that quickly that I didn't have time to realise what was going on. Looking back from now it was a great experience and the highlight of the year.

SR: You thought a long time about the question wether you should become a tennis professional or not. After one year: Was it a good decision?

Becker: Absolutely! It was a very good decision. It was my coach in the US who persuaded me. He said: Just try it for one or two years. Otherwise you might regret it one day that you didn't even try. Now it went very well and I'll try hard to go forward.

SR: This week you're ranked 58 in the wordl. What ranking do you want to achieve in future? Top 20 or top 10?

Becker: I am always setting short time goals for myself. For the next year it's top 50.

SR: What would have happened if you hadn't become a tennis professional?

Becker: That's a good question. I had one year left to study. I had planned to think about my future after my decision not to become a tennis professional. I considered moving to Dallas because I like that city very much. I would have looked for a job there either in the tennis branch or in economics what I studied.

SR: Did you finish your studies?

Becker: I have one term left. In the beginning of last year I did one semester in correspondence courses. But to finish I have to be present at the university. But I hope I'll have to wait some years to that because that would mean I have some more successful years in tennis. But I'll surely finish my studies.

SR: When you started studying you must have had special career plans?

Becker: I studied finances and international economics and always have been very interested in the stock markets. That's why I wanted to have a brief look at this, acquire a lot of knowledge and try out what's possible there.

SR: After your tennis career, will you work in the US or come back to Saarland?

Becker: I don't yet know. The longer I stayed in the US the better I felt there. But of course it's always the most beautiful thing to come home... At the moment I think I want to come back to my home region.
 
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