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Benjamin Becker
1981Jun, 16

Benjamin Becker

Benjamin Becker, German tennis player
Benjamin Becker (born 16 June 1981) is a German retired professional tennis player who is known for defeating former world No. 1 Andre Agassi in the third round at the 2006 US Open in what was Agassi's last match as a professional player.

Becker has reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 35 in singles on October 27, 2014, and No. 58 in doubles on July 5, 2010.

Becker has no relation to Boris Becker, another German tennis player who was ranked as high as world No. 1 and won Wimbledon three times.

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Events on 1981

  • 20Jan

    Iran hostage crisis

    Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
  • 27Apr

    Computer mouse

    Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
  • 27Jun

    Mao Zedong

    The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
  • 7Jul

    Sandra Day O'Connor

    U.S. President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • 15Sep

    Sandra Day O'Connor

    The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States