Issam Jellali

{{Short description|Tunisian tennis player (born 1981)}}

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| native_name = {{Script|Arabic|عصام جلالي}}

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| residence = Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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| birth_place = Tunisia

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| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

| careerprizemoney = $7,749

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 1111 (31 March 2003)

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 801 (1 March 2004)

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Issam Jellali ({{langx|ar|عصام جلالي|link=no}};{{Lrm}} born 22 March 1981){{Cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/issam-jellali/800202378/tun/mt/d/overview/ |title=Issam Jellali |publisher=International Tennis Federation (ITF) |access-date=2 January 2021}} is a Tunisian tennis coach and a former player.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gptcatennis.org/issam-jellali |title=Issam Jellali |publisher=The Global Professional Tennis Coach Association (GPTCA) |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909143026/https://www.gptcatennis.org/issam-jellali |archive-date=9 September 2022}} Currently, he coaches compatriot Ons Jabeur.{{Cite web |title=Ons Jabeur |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/players/316847/ons-jabeur |publisher=Women's Tennis Association (WTA) |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909143038/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316847/ons-jabeur |archive-date=9 September 2022}} Jellali represented Tunisia in the Davis Cup three times in 1998, 2002 and 2003, with a record of four wins (all doubles) for six defeats.

He played around 50 professional tournaments from 1997 to 2009, notably participating in the qualifications for Dubai Tennis Championships in 2001 and the Tunis Challenger in 2002. In doubles, he won a Futures tournament in Bressuire with Malek Jaziri in 2004. Owner and director of a tennis academy in Dubai, he is the coach of Malek Jaziri and Damir Džumhur. In February 2020, he became full-time coach of his compatriot Ons Jabeur.