H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Carl Uwe Steeb vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 0-1

Veli Paloheimo holds a 1–0 lead over Carl Uwe Steeb in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Veli Paloheimo leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Veli Paloheimo won the 1990 Australian Open round of 128 5-7 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-2.

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Carl Uwe Steeb
GER Age 59 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Veli Paloheimo
FIN Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Veli Paloheimo #120 5-7 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-2 Carl Uwe Steeb #14 Match data Jan 17, 1990* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Carl Uwe Steeb #1,355 #14 1,095 1,930 194 192 50.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Carl Uwe Steeb Veli Paloheimo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1986 2–4 33.3% #150 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1987 10–8 55.6% #41 1,632 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1988 22–19 53.7% #73 1,726 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #117 1,495 0 0
21 1989 34–15 69.4% #15 1,864 0 1 1989 6–8 42.9% #109 1,530 0 0
22 1990 21–21 50.0% #46 1,714 0 1 1990 20–18 52.6% #69 1,686 0 0
23 1991 27–27 50.0% #38 1,744 0 2 1991 12–20 37.5% #98 1,625 0 0
24 1992 33–25 56.9% #29 1,791 0 2 1992 2–5 28.6% #327 1,575 0 0
25 1993 18–20 47.4% #94 1,719 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1994 8–18 30.8% #89 1,608 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 1995 12–16 42.9% #67 1,661 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1996 7–19 26.9% #179 1,540 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Carl Uwe Steeb 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 %
18 1986 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 12 7 19 63.2% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 10 5 15 66.7% 17 5 22 77.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1989 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1990 10 8 18 55.6% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 1990 12 8 20 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1991 5 6 11 45.5% 12 11 23 52.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 1991 1 6 7 14.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1992 12 9 21 57.1% 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1993 10 9 19 52.6% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 2 2 4 50.0% 1 11 12 8.3% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 3 3 6 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 1 8 9 11.1% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 65 59 124 52.4% 76 79 155 49.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 51 47 98 52.0% — 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 209/230 of Carl Uwe Steeb'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 Carl Uwe Steeb 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%
23 1991 51/54 2.7 1.2 61.2% 67.6% 49.6% 48.1% 45.2% 60.5% 40.5% 1991 31/32 1.7 2.5 65.2% 60.5% 45.7% 50.7% 39.2% 54.8% 40.9%
24 1992 55/58 3.2 1.9 58.9% 67.9% 53.4% 64.4% 43.7% 61.9% 39.3% 1992 6/7 1.8 2.0 69.0% 58.0% 42.8% 35.6% 55.9% 53.4% 47.8%
25 1993 34/38 2.5 1.6 57.8% 66.3% 51.1% 55.0% 47.7% 59.7% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 23/26 2.7 1.8 56.9% 65.4% 49.3% 60.7% 43.5% 58.5% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 23/28 2.3 2.5 59.8% 65.0% 47.9% 52.5% 33.5% 57.9% 34.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 23/26 2.7 1.9 59.2% 64.9% 49.9% 49.5% 47.6% 58.7% 33.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 209/386 2.8 1.7 59.2% 66.6% 50.7% 55.5% 44.0% 60.1% 37.6% — 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 Carl Uwe Steeb 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
18 1986 1500 106.6 — — — — — +53 — 38.5% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 1632 137.8 — — — — — +51 — 56.8% +0.68 3–3 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 101.5 -0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 1727 139.0 — — — — +24 -102 — 50.9% -0.13 9–7 (56%) 5–5 (50%) 104.4 -1.36 1988 1496 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.23
21 1989 1864 154.0 — — — — -24 -14 — 64.5% +0.98 10–6 (63%) 5–4 (56%) 104.0 -3.00 1989 1530 123.0 — — — — +39 -17 — 42.5% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.01
22 1990 1714 147.4 — — — — +45 +75 — 50.5% 0.00 9–12 (43%) 5–4 (56%) 96.2 -1.11 1990 1686 135.8 — — — — +19 -113 -113 53.6% +0.07 6–6 (50%) 8–1 (89%) 109.7 -0.90
23 1991 1745 142.9 -0.05 +1.22 1.026 50.4% -8 +21 — 51.1% +0.12 9–10 (47%) 8–8 (50%) 98.5 -0.15 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 1992 1792 145.3 +1.00 +1.59 1.033 50.7% -24 0 — 56.7% +0.47 11–8 (58%) 12–14 (46%) 100.5 -1.66 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 1993 1720 139.0 -0.63 -0.51 0.908 48.4% -7 +55 -191 48.3% -0.10 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 99.5 -1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 1608 124.8 -1.75 -2.12 0.882 47.6% +102 -18 — 34.5% -0.81 3–6 (33%) 2–6 (25%) 92.8 -0.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 1661 130.9 -2.93 -2.02 0.819 46.2% +75 -78 — 41.2% -0.78 6–3 (67%) 8–5 (62%) 105.2 -0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 1541 120.5 -2.41 -2.73 0.804 46.4% +38 +14 — 34.9% -1.25 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 96.3 -0.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1931 147.2 -0.63 -0.12 0.942 48.9% +17 +3 -191 50.9% +0.04 68–66 (51%) 57–60 (49%) 99.0 -2.71 — 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.