Egyptian tennis player
Youssef Hossam (Arabic: يوسف حسام; born 3 June 1998) is an Egyptian former professional tennis player who was banned from tennis for life, after he was found guilty of 21 match-fixing and other corruption offences.[1] He was banned in a decision made official 4 May, after a hearing held 9-11 March 2020.[2]
Tennis career
Hossam was born in Giza, Egypt, and lives in Egypt.[3] He had a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 291, achieved on 11 December 2017. He also had a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 562, achieved on 27 November 2017. Hossam had a career-high ranking of no. 8 on the ITF Junior Circuit, achieved on 4 April 2016.
Hossam represented Egypt at the Davis Cup, where he had a W/L record of 9–2.
Tennis lifetime ban
Hossam was found to have effected 21 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption program from 2015 to 2019: eight cases of match-fixing, six cases of facilitating gambling, two cases of soliciting other players not to use best efforts, three failures to report corrupt approaches and two failures to co-operate with a Tennis Integrity Unit investigation.[4] It also ruled he had conspired with others to carry out betting-related corruption at the lower levels of tennis.[1]
The TIU stated: "As a result of his conviction, Mr Hossam is now permanently excluded from competing in or attending any sanctioned tennis event organised or recognised by the governing bodies of the sport."[1]
The news came less than two years after his older brother Karim Hossam also was banned for life and was fined $15,000 in 2018, after being found guilty on 16 corruption charges relating to offenses from 2013 to 2017.[2][5][6][7]
Future and Challenger finals
Singles: 12 (9-3)
| Legend
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| ATP Challengers (0–0)
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| ITF Futures (9–3)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (5–1)
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| Clay (4–2)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Dec 2016
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 Cairo Egypt F36
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Futures
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Clay
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 Jay Clarke
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4–6, 4–6
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| Win
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1–1
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Jul 2017
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Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F18
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Futures
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Hard
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 Thomas Bréchemier
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6–1, 7–6(7–4)
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| Win
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2–1
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Jul 2017
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Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F19
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Futures
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Hard
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 Marat Deviatiarov
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6–3, 6–2
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| Win
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3–1
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Jul 2017
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Cairo Egypt F22
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Futures
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Clay
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Mazen Osama
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7–6(7–5), 6–1
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| Win
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4–1
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Sep 2017
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Cairo Egypt F24
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Futures
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Clay
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 Fabrizio Ornago
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6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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4–2
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Sep 2017
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Cairo Egypt F25
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Futures
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Clay
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Johan Tatlot
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4–6, 4–6
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| Win
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5–2
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Oct 2017
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Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F27
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Futures
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Hard
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 David Pérez Sanz
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6–3, 6–4
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| Loss
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5–3
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Oct 2017
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Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F31
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Futures
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Hard
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Pablo Vivero González
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4–6, 6–3, 2–6
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| Win
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6–3
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Aug 2018
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 Sintra Portugal F15
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Futures
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Hard
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Frederico Ferreira Silva
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
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| Win
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7–3
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Dec 2018
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Cairo Egypt F29
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Futures
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Clay
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Matthieu Perchicot
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3
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| Win
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8–3
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Dec 2018
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Cairo Egypt F31
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Futures
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Clay
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Matthieu Perchicot
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6–3, 2–6, 6–0
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| Win
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9–3
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Mar 2019
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M15 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Andrés Artuñedo
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7–5, 6–3
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Doubles: 6 (2-4)
| Legend
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| ATP Challengers (0–0)
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| Futures / ITF World Tennis Tour (2–4)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (2–3)
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| Clay (0–1)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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See also
References
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