Veli Paloheimo (born 13 December 1967) is a former professional
tennis player
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from Finland.
Career
The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the
ATP Tour
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on 1 October 1990, reaching World number 48. His best performance at a
Grand Slam
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* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
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came at the
1990 Australian Open, where he made the fourth round.
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.
He decided to finish his sports career early in order to become a
Jehovah's Witness
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His father is Finnish and his mother is German. He was born in Finland.
Challenger finals
Singles (3-0)
See also
*List of Finland Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Finland Davis Cup team
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1967 births
Converts to Jehovah's Witnesses
Finnish Jehovah's Witnesses
Finnish male tennis players
Living people
Sportspeople from Tampere