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

Gilad Bloom vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 2-1

Gilad Bloom holds a 2–1 lead over Veli Paloheimo in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Gilad Bloom leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Veli Paloheimo leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Gilad Bloom won the 1992 Miami Open round of 128 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4.

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Gilad Bloom
ISR Age 59 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Veli Paloheimo
FIN Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Gilad Bloom #127 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-4 Veli Paloheimo #93 Match data Mar 14, 1992* R128 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Veli Paloheimo #72 6-7(2) 6-4 7-5 Gilad Bloom #71 Match data Jun 21, 1991* R16 Eastbourne Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Grass
Gilad Bloom #122 6-4 4-6 6-4 Veli Paloheimo #105 Match data Jan 5, 1990* R16 Wellington 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
Gilad Bloom #1,295 #61 524 1,749 83 105 44.1% 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 Gilad Bloom Veli Paloheimo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1984 1–1 50.0% #385 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1985 1–1 50.0% #452 1,505 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1986 2–1 66.7% #152 1,538 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1987 10–16 38.5% #139 1,546 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #117 1,495 0 0
21 1988 6–12 33.3% #210 1,550 0 0 1989 6–8 42.9% #109 1,530 0 0
22 1989 5–6 45.5% #105 1,569 0 0 1990 20–18 52.6% #69 1,686 0 0
23 1990 25–21 54.3% #66 1,736 0 0 1991 12–20 37.5% #98 1,625 0 0
24 1991 15–24 38.5% #125 1,635 0 0 1992 2–5 28.6% #327 1,575 0 0
25 1992 14–15 48.3% #137 1,662 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1993 2–4 33.3% #167 1,634 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1994 2–3 40.0% #217 1,623 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1995 0–1 0.0% #407 1,612 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 Gilad Bloom 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 1984 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1985 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1987 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1989 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1990 12 8 20 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1990 17 14 31 54.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1991 1 6 7 14.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1991 14 16 30 46.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1992 6 8 14 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1993 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 55 60 115 47.8% 9 21 30 30.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 9 12 21 42.9% — 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 68/80 of Gilad Bloom'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 Gilad Bloom 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 31/32 1.7 2.5 65.2% 60.5% 45.7% 50.7% 39.2% 54.8% 40.9%
24 1991 34/39 2.1 2.3 62.5% 66.8% 48.2% 55.3% 43.3% 59.7% 38.2% 1992 6/7 1.8 2.0 69.0% 58.0% 42.8% 35.6% 55.9% 53.4% 47.8%
25 1992 24/29 2.3 3.0 64.5% 64.6% 49.2% 56.2% 42.2% 59.1% 38.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1993 5/6 2.0 3.4 66.2% 67.9% 46.4% 57.3% 53.1% 60.5% 39.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1994 4/5 3.0 1.5 60.9% 62.6% 47.4% 46.3% 43.1% 56.5% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1995 1/1 0.0 1.0 46.3% 60.0% 34.5% 50.0% 40.0% 46.3% 40.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 68/188 2.2 2.5 63.1% 65.8% 48.2% 55.1% 43.6% 59.1% 38.5% — 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 Gilad Bloom 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 1984 1504 101.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1985 1506 101.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.34 1–1 1–0 — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1986 1539 115.3 — — — — +41 — — 62.5% +1.25 1–1 — — +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1987 1546 112.7 — — — — +44 -44 0 40.5% -0.92 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) 104.6 +2.10 1988 1496 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.23
21 1988 1550 124.8 — — — — +10 -16 — 41.2% -0.45 2–5 (29%) 2–5 (29%) 96.1 -0.23 1989 1530 123.0 — — — — +39 -17 — 42.5% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.01
22 1989 1570 117.7 — — — — +29 — — 40.7% -0.41 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — +0.89 1990 1686 135.8 — — — — +19 -113 -113 53.6% +0.07 6–6 (50%) 8–1 (89%) 109.7 -0.90
23 1990 1736 132.7 — — — — +3 -224 -113 50.0% -0.05 9–4 (69%) 6–5 (55%) 106.2 -0.07 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 1991 1635 129.6 -1.33 -0.10 0.947 48.9% +36 -169 -26 43.3% -0.34 3–11 (21%) 3–8 (27%) 89.1 -1.07 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 1992 1662 122.5 -2.20 -0.46 0.933 48.8% +11 -173 -51 48.7% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 6–5 (55%) 103.8 +0.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1993 1635 107.0 +0.30 +0.70 0.994 50.2% +14 — — 40.0% -0.47 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1994 1623 114.8 +0.78 +0.24 0.963 48.9% — -113 — 36.4% -0.36 1–0 0–1 — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1995 1613 102.1 +0.57 -1.46 0.745 43.3% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1749 130.0 -1.37 -0.17 0.942 48.9% +21 -113 -54 45.0% -0.33 31–36 (46%) 23–32 (42%) 99.0 +1.87 — 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.