H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Emilio Sanchez vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 2-0 (incl. walkovers)

Emilio Sanchez vs Veli Paloheimo: 1–0 excluding walkovers; 2–0 including 1 walkover. Across 2 main-draw results including walkovers, Emilio Sanchez leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Emilio Sanchez won the 1990 Moscow round of 16 2-6 7-5 6-2.

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Emilio Sanchez

ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H including walkovers

2 – 0

2 main-draw results

Veli Paloheimo

FIN Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Emilio Sanchez #8	2-6 7-5 6-2	Veli Paloheimo #66	Match data	Nov 9, 1990*	R16	Moscow	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Carpet
Emilio Sanchez #10	(w/o)	Veli Paloheimo #75	Match data	Apr 13, 1990*	R16	Barcelona Open	ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500	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
Emilio Sanchez	#1,301	#7	1,634	2,037	406	274	59.7%	0	1	0	1	13	15
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	Emilio Sanchez							Veli Paloheimo
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
19	1984	9–12	42.9%	#111	1,546	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1985	16–14	53.3%	#64	1,669	0	0	1988	0–1	0.0%	#117	1,495	0	0
21	1986	52–23	69.3%	#16	1,840	0	3	1989	6–8	42.9%	#109	1,530	0	0
22	1987	56–23	70.9%	#17	1,870	0	7	1990	20–18	52.6%	#69	1,686	0	0
23	1988	40–20	66.7%	#17	1,887	0	8	1991	12–20	37.5%	#98	1,625	0	0
24	1989	37–16	69.8%	#19	1,877	0	9	1992	2–5	28.6%	#327	1,575	0	0
25	1990	48–24	66.7%	#8	1,814	0	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1991	40–22	64.5%	#14	1,849	0	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1992	43–26	62.3%	#21	1,795	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1993	28–26	51.9%	#41	1,688	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1994	17–26	39.5%	#74	1,630	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1995	13–22	37.1%	#108	1,588	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1996	7–16	30.4%	#173	1,505	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1997	0–4	0.0%	#1056	1,467	0	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	Emilio Sanchez																	Veli Paloheimo
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
19	1984	0	1	1	0.0%	9	8	17	52.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1985	1	3	4	25.0%	15	11	26	57.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1988	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	1986	4	4	8	50.0%	43	12	55	78.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	1989	4	4	8	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
22	1987	8	9	17	47.1%	41	9	50	82.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	1990	12	8	20	60.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
23	1988	14	7	21	66.7%	25	10	35	71.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1991	1	6	7	14.3%	7	7	14	50.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
24	1989	16	6	22	72.7%	21	9	30	70.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1992	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1990	15	4	19	78.9%	28	12	40	70.0%	—	—	—	—	5	8	13	38.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1991	15	10	25	60.0%	23	8	31	74.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1992	19	7	26	73.1%	22	13	35	62.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1993	5	9	14	35.7%	23	16	39	59.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1994	4	7	11	36.4%	13	18	31	41.9%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1995	1	3	4	25.0%	12	18	30	40.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1996	2	4	6	33.3%	5	11	16	31.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1997	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	104	74	178	58.4%	280	159	439	63.8%	4	8	12	33.3%	18	33	51	35.3%	—	18	21	39	46.2%	14	17	31	45.2%	5	7	12	41.7%	3	7	10	30.0%

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	Emilio Sanchez																Veli Paloheimo
Age	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
19	1984	1546	126.4	—	—	—	—	—	+91	—	48.1%	-0.09	2–4 (33%)	4–5 (44%)	97.9	+1.49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	1985	1669	143.3	—	—	—	—	-164	+69	—	53.3%	+0.61	5–5 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	101.5	+0.05	1988	1496	105.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.23
21	1986	1841	151.3	—	—	—	—	-231	+97	—	64.0%	+0.89	16–10 (62%)	12–6 (67%)	106.7	-0.99	1989	1530	123.0	—	—	—	—	+39	-17	—	42.5%	-0.35	2–3 (40%)	1–2 (33%)	99.1	-0.01
22	1987	1870	151.7	—	—	—	—	-232	+179	-269	64.9%	+1.14	15–5 (75%)	12–12 (50%)	107.0	+0.87	1990	1686	135.8	—	—	—	—	+19	-113	-113	53.6%	+0.07	6–6 (50%)	8–1 (89%)	109.7	-0.90
23	1988	1888	152.5	—	—	—	—	-85	+107	—	62.4%	+1.00	12–6 (67%)	8–12 (40%)	98.8	-0.75	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	1989	1877	153.9	—	—	—	—	-20	+114	—	66.9%	+1.16	7–7 (50%)	8–7 (53%)	93.2	-1.74	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	1990	1814	155.5	—	—	—	—	+57	+66	—	60.3%	+0.79	18–8 (69%)	12–11 (52%)	103.2	+0.85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1991	1850	150.0	—	—	—	—	-33	+123	—	62.3%	+0.79	8–5 (62%)	14–12 (54%)	98.9	-0.75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1992	1796	147.4	—	—	—	—	+6	+100	—	58.7%	+0.63	14–8 (64%)	19–19 (50%)	96.5	-0.45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1993	1689	134.0	—	—	—	—	-26	+79	—	50.7%	-0.16	11–12 (48%)	12–12 (50%)	96.3	+0.43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1994	1630	135.6	—	—	—	—	-26	+71	—	39.4%	-0.54	4–8 (33%)	6–10 (38%)	94.1	-1.30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1995	1588	125.5	—	—	—	—	-13	+45	—	39.8%	-0.48	4–4 (50%)	6–13 (32%)	97.2	+0.36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1996	1506	114.4	—	—	—	—	+43	+56	—	31.4%	-1.29	1–2 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	99.9	+0.87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1997	1467	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	+59	—	11.1%	-3.22	0–1	—	—	-0.14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2038	151.2	—	—	—	—	-56	+97	-269	57.2%	+0.54	117–85 (58%)	120–127 (49%)	97.8	-0.18	—	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.

Emilio Sanchez's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Javier Sanchez	10	2	12	Oct 5, 1995	H2H
Martin Jaite	9	3	12	Sep 27, 1991	H2H
Sergio Casal	4	5	9	Sep 15, 1989	H2H
Mats Wilander	2	7	9	Sep 9, 1988	H2H
Thomas Muster	5	3	8	Jul 25, 1996	H2H

Veli Paloheimo's most-played ATP rivals
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