image copyright afp image caption boris becker says a copy of former tennis champion boris becker that he holds diplomatic status on behalf of the central african republic ( car ) .
on friday lawyers for the three - time wimbledon champion informed the high court in london that he had been appointed as the car ’s attaché to the eu on sporting , cultural and humanitarian affairs in april .
becker said he had claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings in london by taking up a role with central african republic ( car ) as a sports envoy .
cherubin moroubama told afp the serial number on the document matched one of a batch of " new passports that were stolen in 2014 " .
car foreign ministry told a french news agency the passport to becker .
he asserted last week in london that his appointment as a diplomat by the car gave him protection from legal action in a bankruptcy case .
they argued this gave him diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings under the vienna
he said the document ’s serial number belongs to a series that was stolen in 2014 .
the 50 - year - old was declared bankrupt by a british country says tennis star , who faces bankruptcy proceedings , is not one of its diplomats the central african republic has denied that boris becker 's passport the former tennis star claimed should give him diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings in the uk is invalid .