Issam Haitham Taweel (born 10 July 1989) is an Egyptian tennis player. Haitham Taweel began playing tennis at the age of 13. He has trained in Syria, Spain, United States and Egypt.[1][2]
In August 2019, Taweel was suspended for five years for match-fixing and other corruption offences, after being investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit and found guilty of all charges under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.[3][4][5][6][7]
See also
References
- ↑"Davis Cup Player profile". Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ↑"ITF tennis player profile". Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ↑"Issam Taweel suspended and fined for tennis match-fixing offences". www.sportsintegrityinitiative.com. 2 August 2019.
- ↑"Issam Taweel Found Guilty Of Match-Fixing Offences By Independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer". Tennis TourTalk. 2019-05-04. Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ↑"Egypt's Issam Taweel found guilty of match-fixing,"Tennis World.
- ↑"Egyptian tennis player Taweel found guilty of match-fixing," AP News.
- ↑"Issam Taweel found guilty of match-fixing offences by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer". Tennis Integrity Unit. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
External links
- Issam Haitham Taweel at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Issam Haitham Taweel at the International Tennis Federation
- Issam Haitham Taweel at the Davis Cup (archived)
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Egyptian male tennis players
- Syrian male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Aleppo
- Match fixers
- Tennis controversies
- Match fixing in tennis
- 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
- Egyptian sportspeople stubs
- African tennis biography stubs