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

Javier Sanchez vs Veli Paloheimo H2H: 0-1

Veli Paloheimo holds a 1–0 lead over Javier Sanchez 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 32 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1.

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Javier Sanchez
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
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 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-1 Javier Sanchez #45 Match data Jan 21, 1990* R32 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
Javier Sanchez #957 #23 1,256 1,847 323 329 49.5% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Javier Sanchez Veli Paloheimo
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1985 0–1 0.0% #373 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1986 2–1 66.7% #225 1,529 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1987 16–19 45.7% #110 1,597 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1988 18–16 52.9% #55 1,709 0 1 1988 0–1 0.0% #117 1,495 0 0
21 1989 25–17 59.5% #51 1,760 0 2 1989 6–8 42.9% #109 1,530 0 0
22 1990 22–23 48.9% #70 1,691 0 2 1990 20–18 52.6% #69 1,686 0 0
23 1991 36–28 56.2% #32 1,733 0 2 1991 12–20 37.5% #98 1,625 0 0
24 1992 33–32 50.8% #41 1,701 0 2 1992 2–5 28.6% #327 1,575 0 0
25 1993 39–31 55.7% #34 1,766 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1994 25–33 43.1% #42 1,587 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1995 33–32 50.8% #36 1,647 0 3 — — — — — — —
28 1996 30–33 47.6% #37 1,719 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 1997 35–33 51.5% #54 1,721 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1998 8–26 23.5% #168 1,506 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1999 1–3 25.0% #281 1,491 0 4 — — — — — — —
32 2000 0–1 0.0% #957 1,481 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Javier Sanchez 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 5 8 13 38.5% 11 10 21 52.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 8 6 14 57.1% 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1989 2 4 6 33.3% 19 12 31 61.3% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 1989 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 1990 5 6 11 45.5% 17 15 32 53.1% — — — — 0 2 2 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 12 11 23 52.2% 18 14 32 56.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1991 1 6 7 14.3% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1992 6 9 15 40.0% 23 17 40 57.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1993 11 10 21 52.4% 27 16 43 62.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 2 11 13 15.4% 23 17 40 57.5% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 10 9 19 52.6% 23 21 44 52.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 15 8 23 65.2% 14 19 33 42.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 11 12 23 47.8% 18 16 34 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 2 11 13 15.4% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 90 108 198 45.5% 211 181 392 53.8% 3 8 11 27.3% 19 32 51 37.3% — 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 445/492 of Javier Sanchez'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 Javier Sanchez 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 56/64 2.1 1.4 67.2% 66.5% 51.8% 61.6% 50.0% 61.6% 39.1% 1991 31/32 1.7 2.5 65.2% 60.5% 45.7% 50.7% 39.2% 54.8% 40.9%
24 1992 60/65 2.5 2.1 63.4% 67.4% 50.7% 56.3% 42.5% 61.1% 39.1% 1992 6/7 1.8 2.0 69.0% 58.0% 42.8% 35.6% 55.9% 53.4% 47.8%
25 1993 67/70 2.3 2.2 67.0% 67.0% 49.1% 56.7% 41.4% 61.3% 40.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 53/58 1.8 2.0 67.2% 66.1% 50.9% 54.1% 44.0% 60.9% 37.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 59/65 2.0 2.3 67.4% 65.2% 49.2% 57.9% 43.2% 59.9% 40.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 58/63 3.3 3.6 61.9% 68.2% 48.0% 56.4% 40.7% 60.3% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 59/68 3.5 3.4 64.5% 67.8% 45.5% 56.2% 47.5% 60.0% 37.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 28/34 2.7 2.7 66.3% 63.2% 44.4% 48.1% 42.7% 56.8% 35.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 4/4 2.8 3.8 66.7% 65.8% 58.6% 68.1% 32.5% 63.0% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 1/1 0.0 0.0 66.7% 62.5% 50.0% 50.0% — 58.3% 28.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 445/652 2.5 2.5 65.6% 66.7% 49.1% 56.5% 43.8% 60.5% 38.6% — 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 Javier Sanchez 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 1497 103.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1529 113.1 — — — — — +34 — 62.5% +0.88 1–1 0–2 — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 1597 132.5 — — — — -41 +44 — 48.3% -0.01 2–6 (25%) 6–6 (50%) 98.4 +0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1988 1709 130.4 — — — — -96 +8 — 52.8% +0.21 7–4 (64%) 8–5 (62%) 106.5 +0.34 1988 1496 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.23
21 1989 1761 145.8 — — — — -108 +35 — 55.9% +0.49 8–6 (57%) 13–7 (65%) 105.7 -0.51 1989 1530 123.0 — — — — +39 -17 — 42.5% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 99.1 -0.01
22 1990 1692 143.1 — — — — -33 +71 — 50.4% +0.41 7–8 (47%) 10–13 (43%) 96.0 +0.21 1990 1686 135.8 — — — — +19 -113 -113 53.6% +0.07 6–6 (50%) 8–1 (89%) 109.7 -0.90
23 1991 1734 133.1 +0.90 -0.14 1.019 50.5% -24 -3 — 51.9% +0.16 13–10 (57%) 14–9 (61%) 103.2 +2.68 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 1701 141.0 +0.06 +0.33 1.005 50.0% -24 +61 — 48.2% -0.09 15–13 (54%) 15–15 (50%) 103.2 -1.45 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 1767 146.2 +1.07 +1.71 1.057 50.8% -82 +89 — 52.0% +0.30 18–10 (64%) 9–16 (36%) 103.0 -0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1994 1587 131.9 -0.04 -1.76 0.951 49.1% -72 +143 — 43.9% -0.34 9–9 (50%) 9–14 (39%) 93.6 +0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1995 1648 138.8 -0.74 +1.39 1.006 50.1% -51 +35 — 49.1% +0.06 14–13 (52%) 9–14 (39%) 98.1 +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1996 1720 136.2 -0.84 -0.53 0.950 49.0% +41 -92 — 47.4% -0.30 10–8 (56%) 17–9 (65%) 106.9 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1997 1721 138.7 -0.89 -0.19 0.945 49.0% -19 +37 — 48.5% -0.23 15–9 (63%) 9–9 (50%) 104.5 -1.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 1506 121.5 -3.40 -2.39 0.809 45.7% +72 +101 — 32.6% -1.41 2–10 (17%) 6–4 (60%) 91.7 -0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1492 110.7 +0.11 -0.81 0.941 49.1% +81 — — 30.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2000 1481 100.7 -0.13 -0.95 0.675 44.1% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1848 142.5 -0.26 0.00 0.978 49.5% -30 +46 — 48.5% -0.05 121–107 (53%) 125–127 (50%) 101.6 +0.07 — 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.