| Youssef Hossam يوسف حسام | |
| Residence: | 6th of October City, Egypt |
| Birth Date: | 1998 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Giza, Egypt |
| Turnedpro: | 2013 |
| Retired: | 2020 (banned) |
| Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $56,915 |
| Singlesrecord: | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 291 (11 December 2017) |
| Australianopenjuniorresult: | 3R (2016) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | 1R (2016) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 1R (2016) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | 3R (2016) |
| Doublesrecord: | 3–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 562 (27 November 2017) |
| Australianopendoublesjuniorresult: | 2R (2016) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2016) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2016) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2015) |
| Team: | yes |
| Daviscupresult: | 9–2 |
| Updated: | 18 November 2019 |
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]
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.
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]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challengers (0–0) | |
| ITF Futures (9–3) |
| Titles by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (5–1) | |
| Clay (4–2) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 |  Cairo Egypt F36 | Futures | Clay |  Jay Clarke | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F18 | Futures | Hard |  Thomas Bréchemier | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F19 | Futures | Hard |  Marat Deviatiarov | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Cairo Egypt F22 | Futures | Clay | Mazen Osama | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Cairo Egypt F24 | Futures | Clay |  Fabrizio Ornago | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–2 | Cairo Egypt F25 | Futures | Clay | Johan Tatlot | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F27 | Futures | Hard |  David Pérez Sanz | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F31 | Futures | Hard | Pablo Vivero González | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Sintra Portugal F15 | Futures | Hard | Frederico Ferreira Silva | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Cairo Egypt F29 | Futures | Clay | Matthieu Perchicot | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 8–3 | Cairo Egypt F31 | Futures | Clay | Matthieu Perchicot | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 9–3 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Andrés Artuñedo | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challengers (0–0) | |
| Futures / ITF World Tennis Tour (2–4) |
| Titles by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (2–3) | |
| Clay (0–1) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Cairo Egypt F36 | Futures | Clay | Mohamed Abdel-Aziz |  Chandril Sood Lakshit Sood | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F14 | Futures | Hard | Issam Haitham Taweel | Lennert van der Linden George von Massow | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F18 | Futures | Hard |  Junior Alexander Ore | Marat Deviatiarov Issam Haitham Taweel | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F28 | Futures | Hard | Mazen Osama |  Anis Ghorbel David Pérez Sanz | 3–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F30 | Futures | Hard | Anis Ghorbel |  Adrian Andrzejczuk José Francisco Vidal Azorín | 6–4, 4–2 ret. | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Sharm El Sheikh Egypt F31 | Futures | Hard | Antonio Massara | David Jordà Sanchis João Menezes | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |