Karim Hossam

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Karim Hossam
Country (sports)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Residence Cairo, Egypt
Born (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30)
Giza, Egypt
Retired3 July 2018 (banned)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$46,668
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 337 (9 December 2013)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 592 (22 September 2014)
Last updated on: 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. 1 2 "Egyptian tennis player Karim Hossam banned for life and fined for match-fixing offences". Tennis Integrity Unit. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Youssef Hossam receives lifetime ban for match-fixing," Reuters.
  3. ↑ "Egyptian pro Youssef Hossam joins brother with lifetime fixing ban," ESPN.
  4. ↑ "Youssef Hossam receives lifetime ban for match-fixing". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  5. ↑ Egypt's Karim Hossam banned from tennis for life for multiple match-fixing offences, BBC Sport
  6. ↑ "Tennis match-fixing: Egyptian Youssef Hossam banned for match-fixing". BBC. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  7. ↑ "Lifetime match-fixing ban for Youssef Hossam, 21". Open Court. Retrieved 2020-05-05.


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