Name the German that won the Wimbledon men's singles title before Boris Becker ?

mk2norwich

Would I be right in guessing that one of the pre-Becker winners was a German citizen by birth, but not when he won the title? Jul 31 03, 8:22 PM

sequoianoir

I understand he still held German citizenship at the time (and does even today because of his birth) although he didn't play for Germany Jul 31 03, 8:29 PM

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Surely you cannot be serious. John McEnroe who was born in Wiesbaden in 1959 Aug 01 03, 3:27 AM

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