Yehoshua Shalem (Hebrew: יהושע שלם; born 1 August 1944) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.
[1] Often referred to by his childhood nickname "Shuka", Shalem was raised in the Jerusalem neighbourhood Rehavia.
His father, an immigrant from Thessaloniki, had been a tennis player good enough to win the Palestinian championship.
[2] Shalem was the Israeli national singles champion nine successive times between 1967 and 1975.
In addition he won the Israel International Championship in 1974, becoming the first local to win in 12 years.