Veli Paloheimo
Veli Paloheimo (born 13 December 1967 in Tampere) is a former tennis player from Finland. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 1 October 1990, when he became World number 48. His best performance at a Grand Slam came at the 1990 Australian Open, where he made it to 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.
The name of the Finnish band Brother Firetribe was inspired by that of Paloheimo, which translates to English as "Brother Firetribe".
[edit] Challengers titles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 1988 |  Helsinki | Carpet |  Nicklas Kulti | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | 1989 |  Cherbourg | Hard (i) |  Martin Laurendeau | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. | 1989 | Brest | Hard (i) | Olivier Delaître | 6–2, 6–2 |
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