Issam Haitham Taweel

{{short description|Egyptian tennis player}}

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| name = Issam Haitham Taweel
عصام هيثم طويل

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| country = {{EGY}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|07|10}}

| birth_place = Aleppo, Syria

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| plays = Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)

| careerprizemoney = $55,698

| singlesrecord = 2–5

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 635 (16 June 2014)

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| doublesrecord = 0–2

| doublestitles = 5 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 393 (10 August 2015)

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| updated = 28 August 2017

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100062248 |title=Davis Cup Player profile |access-date=December 13, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100062248 |title=ITF tennis player profile |access-date=December 13, 2011}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsintegrityinitiative.com/issam-taweel-suspended-and-fined-for-tennis-match-fixing-offences/|title=Issam Taweel suspended and fined for tennis match-fixing offences|website=www.sportsintegrityinitiative.com|date=2 August 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/43404/issam-taweel-found-guilty-of-match-fixing-offences-by-independent-anti-corruption-hearing-officer |title=Issam Taweel Found Guilty Of Match-Fixing Offences By Independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer |publisher=Tennis TourTalk |date=2019-05-04 |access-date=2020-05-06 |archive-date=2022-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702020358/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/43404/issam-taweel-found-guilty-of-match-fixing-offences-by-independent-anti-corruption-hearing-officer |url-status=dead }}[https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/70109/egypt-s-issam-taweel-found-guilty-of-matchfixing/ "Egypt's Issam Taweel found guilty of match-fixing,"] Tennis World.[https://apnews.com/08c2a491abf04b148d425a7c688583d2 "Egyptian tennis player Taweel found guilty of match-fixing,"] AP News.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennisintegrityunit.com/media-releases/issam-taweel-found-guilty-match-fixing-offences-independent-anti-corruption-hearing-officer |title=Issam Taweel found guilty of match-fixing offences by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer |publisher=Tennis Integrity Unit |access-date=2020-05-06}}