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Veli Paloheimo
Veli Paloheimo represented Finland on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 48. In TennisDB's records, Veli Paloheimo finished with a career record of 40–52 and no singles titles.
Peak singles rank
48 (Oct 1, 1990)
Elo peak
1708 (54th percentile)
Singles record
40–52 (43.5%)
Singles titles
0
Prize money
$353,661
Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.
ATP Matches full match log →
| Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Yunis | 6-3 6-7(6) 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Jun 12, 1992* | R16 | Florence | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Jordi Mas | 7-5 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data | Jun 11, 1992* | R32 | Florence | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Thomas Muster | 6-1 4-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 8, 1992* | R64 | Barcelona Open | ATP 500 | Clay |
| Horacio de la Pena | 3-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Apr 2, 1992* | R32 | Estoril Open | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Gilad Bloom | 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data | Mar 14, 1992* | R128 | Miami Open | Masters 1000 | Hard |
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| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilad Bloom | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mar 14, 1992 | H2H |
| Jonas Svensson | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 27, 1991 | H2H |
| Thomas Muster | 1 | 1 | 2 | Apr 8, 1992 | H2H |
| Horacio de la Pena | 0 | 2 | 2 | Apr 2, 1992 | H2H |
| Jeff Tarango | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jan 3, 1992 | H2H |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1988 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% |
| 1990 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 60.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 20 | 18 | 38 | 52.6% |
| 1991 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 12 | 20 | 32 | 37.5% |
| 1992 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| Career | — | 18 | 21 | 39 | 46.2% | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45.2% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 40 | 52 | 92 | 43.5% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1988 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 20 | 18 | 38 | 52.6% |
| 1991 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 12 | 20 | 32 | 37.5% |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| Career | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 22 | 24 | 46 | 47.8% | 10 | 14 | 24 | 41.7% | 37 | 51 | 88 | 42.0% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 88/92 (95.7%) of Veli Paloheimo's ATP main draw matches.
Performance Stats
| Season | Age | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Sv Pts% | 2nd Sv Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 | 31/32 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 65.2% | 60.5% | 45.7% | 50.7% | 39.2% | 54.8% | 40.9% |
| 1992 | 24 | 6/7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 69.0% | 58.0% | 42.8% | 35.6% | 55.9% | 53.4% | 47.8% |
| Career | 37/92 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 65.8% | 60.1% | 45.2% | 48.3% | 41.9% | 54.6% | 42.0% |
Detailed serve and return statistics available for 37/92 (40.2%) of Veli Paloheimo's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20 | 1496 | 105.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | -0.23 |
| 1989 | 21 | 1530 | 123.0 | — | — | — | — | +39 | -17 | — | 42.5% | -0.35 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–2 (33%) | 99.1 | -0.01 |
| 1990 | 22 | 1686 | 135.8 | — | — | — | — | +19 | -113 | -113 | 53.6% | +0.07 | 6–6 (50%) | 8–1 (89%) | 109.7 | -0.90 |
| 1991 | 23 | 1626 | 132.5 | -4.52 | +1.20 | 0.905 | 47.8% | -42 | +30 | -12 | 41.7% | -0.63 | 6–8 (43%) | 2–4 (33%) | 98.8 | -0.93 |
| 1992 | 24 | 1576 | 111.4 | -2.52 | +2.28 | 1.025 | 50.7% | -3 | +46 | — | 41.2% | -0.47 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–2 (33%) | 95.3 | +0.46 |
| Career | 1708 | 134.5 | -4.20 | +1.38 | 0.925 | 48.3% | +7 | -19 | -58 | 46.3% | -0.30 | 14–20 (41%) | 12–9 (57%) | 103.3 | -1.77 |
Tournament Results by Category
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 | R64 | R128 | R128 | — | 1–3 (25%) |
| 1990 | 22 | R16 | R128 | R128 | R64 | 4–4 (50%) |
| 1991 | 23 | — | R64 | R128 | R128 | 1–3 (25%) |
| W-L | 4–2 (67%) | 1–3 (25%) | 0–3 (0%) | 1–2 (33%) |
6–10 (38%) |
Masters 1000
| Season | Age | IW | MC | MIA | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 | R64 | R16 | R64 | 3–3 (50%) |
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | R128 | 0–1 (0%) |
| W-L | 0–1 (0%) | 2–1 (67%) | 1–2 (33%) |
3–4 (43%) |
ATP 500
| Season | Age | BAR | MIA | MEM | PHI | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 | — | R128 | — | — | 0–1 (0%) |
| 1990 | 22 | R16 | — | — | — | 2–1 (67%) |
| 1991 | 23 | QF | — | R64 | R64 | 3–3 (50%) |
| 1992 | 24 | R64 | — | — | — | 0–1 (0%) |
| W-L | 5–3 (62%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) |
5–6 (45%) |
ATP 250
| Season | Age | ADE | ASB | SWE | BAS | EST | FLR | GEN | MTP | QUE | STO | BER | CHI | EAS | MEM | MOS | NIC | ORL | PHI | PRA | SAN | TOU | WEL | W-L Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 (0%) |
| 1989 | 21 | SF | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | 5–4 (56%) |
| 1990 | 22 | — | R32 | QF | SF | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R32 | — | R32 | QF | R16 | R32 | R32 | — | R16 | — | R16 | R16 | 14–13 (52%) |
| 1991 | 23 | R32 | R32 | R32 | — | R32 | — | R16 | R32 | R64 | — | — | R16 | SF | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | 5–11 (31%) |
| 1992 | 24 | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | 2–3 (40%) |
| W-L | 3–2 (60%) | 0–3 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 3–1 (75%) | 0–2 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 3–2 (60%) | 3–1 (75%) | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 (0%) | 1–1 (50%) | 2–2 (50%) |
26–32 (45%) |
Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
48
Career-high date
Oct 1, 1990
First Top 100
Feb 13, 1989
First Top 50
Oct 1, 1990
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—
Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 744 | 742 | 692 | 678 | 603 | 592 | 609 |
| 1985 | 17 | 604 | 619 | 630 | 628 | 638 | 632 | 709 | 745 | 742 | 796 | 805 | 798 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 759 | 761 | 398 | 412 | 412 | 414 | 411 | 418 |
| 1987 | 19 | 416 | 387 | 378 | 387 | 390 | 412 | 500 | 512 | 505 | 509 | 493 | 515 |
| 1988 | 20 | 517 | 581 | 592 | 590 | 594 | 605 | 285 | 257 | 192 | 179 | 102 | 117 |
| 1989 | 21 | 104 | 97 | 102 | 108 | 116 | 131 | 151 | 154 | 173 | 116 | 118 | 109 |
| 1990 | 22 | 81 | 87 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
| 1991 | 23 | 88 | 90 | 92 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 84 | 91 | 97 | 98 |
| 1992 | 24 | 90 | 87 | 99 | 162 | 159 | 214 | 270 | 272 | 314 | 323 | 326 | 327 |
| 1993 | 25 | 371 | 379 | 390 | 423 | 430 | 531 | 512 | 531 | 529 | 540 | 540 | 547 |
| 1994 | 26 | 544 | 536 | 544 | 589 | 595 | 597 | 1194 | — | — | — | — | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Matuszewski | USA | 49 | 1,693 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 54 | 80 | 40.3% | 1985–1995 | Match log |
| Glenn Layendecker | USA | 48 | 1,733 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 77 | 104 | 42.5% | 1984–1992 | Match log |
| Andrew Sznajder | CAN | 46 | 1,726 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 44 | 64 | 40.7% | 1986–1995 | Match log |
| Jamie Morgan | AUS | 52 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 60 | 80 | 42.9% | 1988–1996 | Match log |
| Nicklas Kroon | SWE | 46 | 1,777 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 48 | 65 | 42.5% | 1986–1993 | Match log |
| Glenn Michibata | CAN | 48 | 1,676 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 70 | 112 | 38.5% | 1979–1992 | Match log |
| Cassio Motta | BRA | 48 | 1,739 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 105 | 164 | 39.0% | 1979–1993 | Match log |
| Bruno Oresar | CRO | 46 | 1,713 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 52 | 68 | 43.3% | 1985–1991 | Match log |
| Jens Woehrmann | GER | 54 | 1,670 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 42.6% | 1989–1991 | Match log |
| Martin Strelba | CZE | 53 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 42 | 68 | 38.2% | 1987–1993 | Match log |
| Shahar Perkiss | ISR | 53 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 46 | 53 | 46.5% | 1980–1992 | Match log |
| Mark Kratzmann | AUS | 50 | 1,751 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 60 | 96 | 38.5% | 1982–1992 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Veli Paloheimo?
- Veli Paloheimo is 58 years old, born on December 13, 1967.
- Which country does Veli Paloheimo represent?
- Veli Paloheimo represents Finland in TennisDB's ATP records.
- How tall is Veli Paloheimo?
- Veli Paloheimo is 183 cm / 6'0".
- Is Veli Paloheimo left-handed or right-handed?
- Veli Paloheimo plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slam singles titles has Veli Paloheimo won?
- Veli Paloheimo has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has Veli Paloheimo won?
- TennisDB does not group any of Veli Paloheimo's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
- What is Veli Paloheimo's highest ATP ranking?
- Veli Paloheimo's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 48, first achieved on October 1, 1990.
- What is Veli Paloheimo's career win-loss record?
- Veli Paloheimo has a career ATP singles record of 40 wins and 52 losses (43.5%).
- How much career prize money has Veli Paloheimo earned?
- Veli Paloheimo has earned at least $353,661 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- Which seasons of Veli Paloheimo's career appear in TennisDB?
- Veli Paloheimo appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1988 through 1992.
- On which surface does Veli Paloheimo have the highest recorded win rate?
- Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Veli Paloheimo's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on hard: 46.2% (18–21).
- Who has Veli Paloheimo faced most often?
- Veli Paloheimo's most frequent opponent is Gilad Bloom, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.