Issam Haitham Taweel (born 10 July 1989) is an Egyptian
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player. Haitham Taweel began playing tennis at the age of 13. He has trained in Syria, Spain, United States and Egypt.
In August 2019, Taweel was suspended for five years for
match-fixing
In organized sports, match fixing is the act of playing or officiating a match with the intention of achieving a pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, ...
and other corruption offences, after being investigated by the
Tennis Integrity Unit
The Tennis Integrity Unit was the organisation responsible for investigating match fixing in tennis since 2008 until 2020. It was replaced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. It had the ability to impose fines and sanctions, and ban pl ...
and found guilty of all charges under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
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Match fixing in tennis
The issue of match fixing in tennis is an ongoing problem. First reported on by The Sunday Telegraph in 2003, an organisation called the Tennis Integrity Unit was set up in 2008 following an investigation into the problem. In 2011, Daniel Köllerer ...
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Syria Davis Cup team
The Syria Davis Cup team represents Syria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Syrian Arab Tennis Federation. Syria currently competes in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV.
History
Syria made their Davis Cup debut in 1986. T ...
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1989 births
Living people
Egyptian male tennis players
Syrian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Aleppo
Match fixers
Tennis controversies
Match fixing in tennis