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

Jan Apell vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 0-1

Veli Paloheimo holds a 1–0 lead over Jan Apell 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 32 6-1 6-1.

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Jan Apell
SWE Age 56 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
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 6-1 6-1 Jan Apell #244 Match data Jul 12, 1990* R32 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
Jan Apell #835 #62 670 1,770 44 67 39.6% 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 Jan Apell Veli Paloheimo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1989 0–2 0.0% #656 1,461 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1990 0–2 0.0% #200 1,441 0 0 1988 0–1 0.0% #117 1,495 0 0
21 1991 1–3 25.0% #171 1,439 0 0 1989 6–8 42.9% #109 1,530 0 0
22 1992 3–6 33.3% #152 1,474 0 0 1990 20–18 52.6% #69 1,686 0 0
23 1993 1–8 11.1% #152 1,442 0 0 1991 12–20 37.5% #98 1,625 0 0
24 1994 17–16 51.5% #95 1,641 0 0 1992 2–5 28.6% #327 1,575 0 0
25 1995 17–15 53.1% #86 1,737 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1996 3–9 25.0% #298 1,613 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1997 1–2 33.3% #245 1,610 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1998 1–3 25.0% #251 1,600 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1999 0–1 0.0% #766 1,588 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 Jan Apell 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 %
19 1989 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1990 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1991 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 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1990 12 8 20 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1993 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 1994 9 9 18 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1995 10 8 18 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1996 0 4 4 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1997 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1998 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1999 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 22 33 55 40.0% 10 18 28 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 11 17 35.3% — 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 96/107 of Jan Apell'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 Jan Apell 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%
21 1991 4/4 3.5 1.8 64.1% 69.8% 54.5% 63.6% 33.1% 63.8% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1992 9/9 2.9 1.9 61.9% 69.7% 49.9% 38.3% 31.6% 62.4% 36.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1993 8/9 2.5 2.6 61.7% 65.1% 52.0% 43.4% 23.4% 59.9% 33.5% 1991 31/32 1.7 2.5 65.2% 60.5% 45.7% 50.7% 39.2% 54.8% 40.9%
24 1994 30/33 5.4 3.0 59.6% 71.2% 51.1% 61.0% 42.2% 62.9% 38.5% 1992 6/7 1.8 2.0 69.0% 58.0% 42.8% 35.6% 55.9% 53.4% 47.8%
25 1995 29/32 4.7 2.7 63.2% 72.5% 53.6% 62.7% 44.6% 65.4% 36.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1996 8/12 4.6 3.1 66.8% 63.2% 42.4% 55.5% 51.9% 56.3% 33.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1997 3/3 4.0 4.0 58.3% 66.3% 47.6% 70.6% 43.1% 58.2% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1998 4/4 7.0 3.3 57.2% 72.0% 44.9% 47.1% 44.5% 60.3% 33.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1999 1/1 5.0 6.0 50.0% 68.8% 47.9% 50.0% 40.0% 58.3% 30.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 96/111 4.6 2.8 61.6% 70.1% 50.8% 57.2% 40.9% 62.5% 36.8% — 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 Jan Apell 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
19 1989 1462 99.2 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.37 0–2 — — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1990 1441 88.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.75 — — — +0.19 1988 1496 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.23
21 1991 1440 111.4 +0.23 +2.79 1.267 54.1% +49 — — 40.0% +0.30 0–2 0–2 — +0.10 1989 1530 123.0 — — — — +39 -17 — 42.5% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.01
22 1992 1475 120.9 +0.35 -0.91 0.977 49.3% +52 +16 — 38.1% -0.57 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.43 1990 1686 135.8 — — — — +19 -113 -113 53.6% +0.07 6–6 (50%) 8–1 (89%) 109.7 -0.90
23 1993 1442 114.0 -0.09 -1.62 0.836 46.5% +21 — — 18.2% -1.68 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.18 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 1994 1641 137.4 +0.49 +0.80 1.039 50.5% -60 -105 +29 51.8% +0.07 6–7 (46%) 9–8 (53%) 104.4 -1.00 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 1995 1737 145.1 +2.92 -0.99 1.039 50.6% -59 -101 -70 50.0% +0.07 7–4 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 104.4 -1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1996 1614 107.9 -2.41 -1.13 0.768 45.1% -4 -29 — 30.0% -1.13 2–3 (40%) 0–2 — +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1997 1611 108.5 -0.91 +1.59 0.946 49.0% — — — 42.9% -0.57 0–1 — — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1998 1600 107.2 -0.34 -1.84 0.830 47.2% — — — 41.7% -1.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1999 1588 104.2 +0.12 -0.77 0.736 46.2% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1770 135.4 +0.83 -0.28 0.982 49.6% -28 -68 -16 43.0% -0.38 17–24 (41%) 18–25 (42%) 98.8 -2.16 — 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.