Veli Paloheimo

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Veli Paloheimo
Country (sports) Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Born (1967-12-13) 13 December 1967 (age 55)
Tampere, Finland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$353,661
Singles
Career record46–60
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (1 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1990)
French Open 2R (1991)
Wimbledon 1R (1989, 1990, 1991)
US Open 2R (1990)
Doubles
Career record3–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 219 (24 July 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1989)

Veli Paloheimo (born 13 December 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Finland.

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Career

The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 1 October 1990, reaching World number 48. His best performance at a Grand Slam came at the 1990 Australian Open, where he made the fourth round. [1]

Paloheimo participated in 12 Davis Cup ties for Finland from 1986–1992, posting an 11–11 record in singles and a 4–5 record in doubles. [2]

He decided to finish his sports career early in order to become a Jehovah's Witness. [3]

His father is Finnish and his mother is German. [4] He was born in Finland.

Challenger finals

Singles (3-0)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1988 Helsinki Carpet Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2.1989 Cherbourg Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martin Laurendeau 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
3.1989 Brest Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître 6–2, 6–2

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References

  1. ↑ "Veli Paloheimo | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. ↑ The Best Prize of My Life jw.org [2018-09-10]
  4. ↑ Kaskinen, Miikka (29 August 2020). "Boris Becker muistelee Iltalehdelle suomalaista tennislegendaa: "Hänellä oli hassu tyyli pelata" – Veli Paloheimolta loistava vastaus!". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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