H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

David Engel vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 0-1

Veli Paloheimo holds a 1–0 lead over David Engel in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Veli Paloheimo leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Veli Paloheimo won the 1990 Swedish Open round of 16 6-2 7-5.

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David Engel
SWE Age 58 Right-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 #80 6-2 7-5 David Engel #122 Match data Jul 13, 1990* R16 Swedish Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

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
David Engel #854 #114 312 1,597 24 48 33.3% 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 David Engel Veli Paloheimo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1985 0–1 0.0% #596 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1987 0–2 0.0% #313 1,460 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1988 1–4 20.0% #274 1,436 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #117 1,495 0 0
21 1989 1–5 16.7% #177 1,423 0 0 1989 6–8 42.9% #109 1,530 0 0
22 1990 10–13 43.5% #117 1,519 0 0 1990 20–18 52.6% #69 1,686 0 0
23 1991 6–11 35.3% #149 1,551 0 0 1991 12–20 37.5% #98 1,625 0 0
24 1992 4–6 40.0% #211 1,573 0 0 1992 2–5 28.6% #327 1,575 0 0
25 1993 1–2 33.3% #151 1,580 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1994 1–3 25.0% #234 1,554 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1995 0–1 0.0% #844 1,538 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 David Engel 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 1985 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1990 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 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 1991 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1991 1 6 7 14.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1992 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1993 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 9 20 29 31.0% 8 18 26 30.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% — 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 29/35 of David Engel'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 David Engel 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 14/17 3.0 2.5 67.3% 64.2% 49.9% 53.9% 38.2% 58.6% 38.9% 1991 31/32 1.7 2.5 65.2% 60.5% 45.7% 50.7% 39.2% 54.8% 40.9%
24 1992 8/10 3.1 1.1 65.4% 65.3% 47.2% 59.9% 52.0% 58.7% 36.5% 1992 6/7 1.8 2.0 69.0% 58.0% 42.8% 35.6% 55.9% 53.4% 47.8%
25 1993 3/3 4.0 2.0 64.4% 62.5% 45.0% 63.6% 74.6% 56.3% 35.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 3/4 2.7 3.0 60.3% 74.9% 56.7% 73.9% 41.7% 68.1% 31.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 1/1 3.0 2.0 55.4% 61.0% 51.5% 50.0% 71.4% 56.8% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 29/72 3.1 2.1 65.3% 65.3% 49.4% 58.5% 47.3% 59.3% 37.2% — 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 David Engel 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 1985 1483 99.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% 0.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 1461 99.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 1437 99.7 — — — — — — — 30.8% -1.31 0–1 1–0 — +0.24 1988 1496 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.23
21 1989 1423 112.0 — — — — — +37 — 23.1% -1.46 0–1 — — +0.06 1989 1530 123.0 — — — — +39 -17 — 42.5% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.01
22 1990 1520 119.5 — — — — -13 -13 +96 45.3% -0.21 1–5 (17%) 3–2 (60%) 97.4 +0.97 1990 1686 135.8 — — — — +19 -113 -113 53.6% +0.07 6–6 (50%) 8–1 (89%) 109.7 -0.90
23 1991 1551 129.5 -0.99 +0.60 0.939 48.8% -30 -10 — 39.6% -0.42 4–5 (44%) 3–3 (50%) 101.6 -0.06 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 1573 122.2 -0.98 -0.95 0.884 48.1% -22 -34 — 37.5% -0.46 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 103.1 -0.13 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 1581 115.0 -0.51 -0.41 0.815 47.1% -28 — — 33.3% -0.67 — — — -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 1555 104.1 -1.33 -0.10 0.986 50.0% — — — 33.3% -0.78 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 1539 101.2 -0.98 -6.88 0.988 48.8% — — — 33.3% 0.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1598 125.3 -0.97 -0.26 0.916 48.5% -22 -6 +96 37.5% -0.56 8–16 (33%) 9–13 (41%) 95.7 +2.00 — 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.