H2H data updated: 2026-09-09 00:00 UTC

Brett Steven vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 1-0

Brett Steven holds a 1–0 lead over Veli Paloheimo in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Brett Steven leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brett Steven won the 1990 ASB Classic round of 32 6-3 6-0.

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Brett Steven
NZL Age 57 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Veli Paloheimo
FIN Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brett Steven #596 6-3 6-0 Veli Paloheimo #123 Match data Jan 11, 1990* R32 ASB Classic ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Brett Steven #1,173 #32 964 1,854 157 153 50.6% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veli Paloheimo #1,194 #48 580 1,707 40 52 43.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Brett Steven Veli Paloheimo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1986 0–1 0.0% #870 1,488 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1987 1–1 50.0% #556 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1988 0–2 0.0% #357 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1989 1–1 50.0% #497 1,473 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #117 1,495 0 0
21 1990 1–3 25.0% #213 1,457 0 0 1989 6–8 42.9% #109 1,530 0 0
22 1991 1–5 16.7% #226 1,442 0 0 1990 20–18 52.6% #69 1,686 0 0
23 1992 10–8 55.6% #73 1,596 0 0 1991 12–20 37.5% #98 1,625 0 0
24 1993 30–28 51.7% #43 1,734 0 0 1992 2–5 28.6% #327 1,575 0 0
25 1994 21–24 46.7% #87 1,732 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1995 32–24 57.1% #42 1,764 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1996 15–13 53.6% #100 1,727 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1997 24–17 58.5% #50 1,719 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1998 17–20 45.9% #92 1,688 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1999 4–6 40.0% #206 1,637 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Brett Steven Veli Paloheimo
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1989 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1990 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1991 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1990 12 8 20 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1992 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1991 1 6 7 14.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1993 21 16 37 56.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1994 12 13 25 48.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1995 14 10 24 58.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1996 9 8 17 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1997 12 9 21 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1999 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 88 88 176 50.0% 11 16 27 40.7% 30 20 50 60.0% 28 29 57 49.1% — 18 21 39 46.2% 14 17 31 45.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 3 7 10 30.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 262/299 of Brett Steven's and 37/39 of Veli Paloheimo's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Brett Steven Veli Paloheimo
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
22 1991 4/6 1.8 3.0 59.8% 65.0% 43.8% 44.4% 39.8% 56.1% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 16/18 1.9 3.1 65.4% 70.7% 52.3% 50.1% 49.6% 64.4% 42.8% 1991 31/32 1.7 2.5 65.2% 60.5% 45.7% 50.7% 39.2% 54.8% 40.9%
24 1993 52/58 3.8 3.3 64.4% 68.9% 49.0% 60.9% 41.8% 61.8% 38.8% 1992 6/7 1.8 2.0 69.0% 58.0% 42.8% 35.6% 55.9% 53.4% 47.8%
25 1994 41/45 3.0 3.4 62.6% 67.6% 49.9% 58.8% 40.2% 60.8% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1995 49/56 4.0 2.6 66.2% 69.6% 53.5% 58.9% 43.0% 64.1% 37.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1996 26/28 3.9 2.6 68.7% 67.8% 53.8% 61.9% 47.5% 63.1% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1997 33/41 4.6 3.0 65.5% 72.0% 55.2% 66.6% 41.8% 66.2% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1998 32/37 3.4 2.8 64.9% 67.7% 52.4% 63.7% 43.4% 62.3% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1999 9/10 3.3 3.9 64.2% 64.4% 50.7% 61.4% 72.9% 59.4% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 262/310 3.6 3.0 65.1% 68.8% 51.8% 60.5% 44.0% 62.8% 38.6% — 37/92 1.8 2.4 65.8% 60.1% 45.2% 48.3% 41.9% 54.6% 42.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Brett Steven Veli Paloheimo
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 1986 1488 99.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 1487 99.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — 1–1 — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 1460 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1989 1474 104.3 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — 1–0 — +0.06 1988 1496 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.23
21 1990 1458 104.2 — — — — +38 — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 1–0 — +0.47 1989 1530 123.0 — — — — +39 -17 — 42.5% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.01
22 1991 1442 103.6 -1.69 -2.29 0.793 45.1% +37 — — 31.3% -1.63 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.04 1990 1686 135.8 — — — — +19 -113 -113 53.6% +0.07 6–6 (50%) 8–1 (89%) 109.7 -0.90
23 1992 1596 127.1 +0.80 +3.89 1.203 53.5% +20 — — 48.6% +0.03 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +0.24 1991 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
24 1993 1734 143.3 +0.41 +1.32 1.018 50.3% -3 -208 -138 50.0% +0.11 12–9 (57%) 9–15 (38%) 101.9 -0.68 1992 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
25 1994 1733 135.9 -0.82 +1.05 0.995 49.9% -3 — -106 44.1% -0.28 9–7 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 101.1 -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1995 1765 142.8 +1.87 +0.43 1.057 51.0% -18 -144 -43 53.5% +0.36 7–8 (47%) 14–6 (70%) 106.0 -1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1996 1727 126.3 +0.60 +0.72 1.025 50.4% -23 — +37 54.7% +0.45 4–3 (57%) 6–7 (46%) 100.2 +1.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1997 1719 135.5 +2.69 +1.28 1.163 52.6% -27 — +136 58.1% +0.77 6–6 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 98.6 +2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1998 1688 138.7 +0.69 +0.62 1.003 50.3% -20 -67 +140 46.6% +0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–8 (38%) 99.1 -0.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1999 1637 116.4 -1.73 -0.98 0.878 48.7% -16 — — 40.9% -0.27 0–1 0–1 — +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1855 141.0 +0.75 +0.98 1.038 50.7% -9 -125 +21 49.6% +0.13 47–46 (51%) 55–59 (48%) 100.6 +0.38 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.