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The 54-year-old former world number one tennis player was declared bankrupt in June 2017, owing creditors almost £50million over an unpaid loan of more than £3million on his estate in Mallorca.
Christian Schommers, who wrote a biography on tennis legend Boris Becker, said: 'Will he survive mentally, being in prison for a year and three months? It's really, really bad!'
Six-time grand slam champion Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail on Friday for flouting the terms of his bankruptcy in 2017, according to the UK's Insolvency Service.
Boris Becker has been found guilty of four offences relating to his bankruptcy, including failing to disclose, concealing and removing significant assets.
Becker, 54, was declared bankrupt on June 21, 2017, and is on trial accused of concealing assets in the midst of his bankruptcy proceedings, including two Wimbledon men's singles trophies.