Boris Becker’s US Open Trophy Earns Record Auction Price

By Erik Gudris | Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Photo credit: The Tennis Auction

Boris Becker earned tennis records on the biggest stages of tennis.

Now he’s earned one in a very different arena.

Becker’s 1989 US Open men’s singles championship trophy has scored a new kind of victory: it was auctioned for a record $357,456 on Sunday night. According to The Tennis Auction, the auction house that made the sale, this price set a new benchmark.

The Tennis Auction, which deals with tennis memorabilia, said it was the only known US Open men’s trophy from the Open Era to ever hit the market.

Boris Becker’s 1989 US Open trophy just sold at auction for $357,546.

That’s more than the prize money he won at the time for winning the tournament. ($300,000) pic.twitter.com/R2c69l1VPu
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) April 13, 2026

“It’s hard to imagine that (another trophy hits the market) for a while just because these players never want to part with their trophies,” Matt Cashin, founder of Prestige Memorabilia and The Tennis Auction, said to The Athletic. “It’s like the grails of their career. And so it was definitely an unusual circumstance with Becker having to part with it. So definitely a really rare opportunity we had.”

Becker won the trophy when he defeated Ivan Lendl in the 1989 US Open final.

According to The Athletic, Becker originally loaned the trophy to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Following Becker’s 2019 bankruptcy proceedings, the trophy became available to the public.

Becker, the former World No. 1 and six-time major champion, who was found guilty of four charges related to his case, was originally sentenced to 30 months in prison in April 2022 but ultimately served only eight months.

Part of his charges was failing to hand over assets and trophies to help repay his debts.

Becker’s U.S. Open trophy was first auctioned off in 2019, fetching around $190,000 as part of the bankruptcy case. Recently, the trophy was put up for sale again, with expectations for a higher price.

The biggest-ever tennis memorabilia sale took place late January, when a racquet used by Novak Djokovic in the 2012 Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal sold for $540,000.