Munich - Boris Becker and his girlfriend have split up after being engaged for three months, the former tennis star told the online edition of the mass-circulation Bild newspaper Tuesday.

"We split up over the weekend," Bild. de quoted the 40-year-old as saying.

Becker became engaged to designer Alessandra Meyer-Woelden, 25, in a ceremony on August 10 at Porto Cervo on the Italian island of Sardinia.

Meyer-Woelden is the daughter of the late Axel Meyer-Woelden, Becker's former manager.

She was close to another tennis professional, Thomas Haas, for several years until 2003.

Becker was married for eight years to Barbara Becker, formerly Feltus, with whom he has sons Noah Gabriel, 14, and Elias Balthasar, 8. He also has a daughter Anna, 8, with Angela Ermakova.

The former champion, who became the youngest-ever winner of the Wimbledon's men's singles title at the age of 17 in 1985, won six Grand Slam singles titles before retiring. (dpa)