Karim Hossam Explained

Karim Hossam
Residence:Cairo, Egypt
Birth Date:1994 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Giza, Egypt
Retired:3 July 2018 (banned)
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$46,668
Singlesrecord:0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
0 Challengers, 4 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 337 (9 December 2013)
Doublesrecord:0–0
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 592 (22 September 2014)
Updated:5 February 2019

Karim Hossam (born 8 April 1994) is an Egyptian banned former professional tennis player. Hossam had a career-high ATP singles ranking of 337 achieved in September 2013.[1] Hossam won 4 ITF events on the Futures circuit. He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2014 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, losing to the 5th seed Richard Gasquet 5–7, 1–6 in the first round. Hossam was banned from tennis for life and was fined $15,000 on 3 July 2018 for multiple match-fixing offences, after being found guilty on 16 corruption charges relating to offenses from 2013 to 2017 at ITF Futures tournaments.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] His younger brother Youssef Hossam was likewise banned from tennis for life, two years later, after he similarly was found guilty of 21 match-fixing and other corruption offences.[6] [7]

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  1. Web site: Egyptian tennis player Karim Hossam banned for life and fined for match-fixing offences . Tennis Integrity Unit . 2020-05-06.
  2. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-tennis-hossam-ban/youssef-hossam-receives-lifetime-ban-for-match-fixing-idUSKBN22H07U "Youssef Hossam receives lifetime ban for match-fixing,"
  3. https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/29133240/egyptian-pro-youssef-hossam-joins-brother-life-fixing-ban "Egyptian pro Youssef Hossam joins brother with lifetime fixing ban,"
  4. Web site: Youssef Hossam receives lifetime ban for match-fixing . The Guardian . 2020-05-05.
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/44703071 Egypt's Karim Hossam banned from tennis for life for multiple match-fixing offences
  6. Web site: Tennis match-fixing: Egyptian Youssef Hossam banned for match-fixing. BBC. 2020-05-05.
  7. Web site: Lifetime match-fixing ban for Youssef Hossam, 21 . Open Court . 2020-05-05.