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7 Jul, 1985

Wimbledon champion

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33030706Becker becomes the youngest ever Wimbledon champion, at 17.  The West German teenager was the unseeded outsider before the tournament began. He takes just three hours and 18 minutes to overpower eighth-seeded Kevin Curren, a South-African-born American. Becker beat Curren – 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4