| Country (sports) |  United States, Germany |
|---|---|
| Residence | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Born | (1967-06-03)June 3, 1967 (age 58) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $749,587 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 167 (July 22, 1991) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1993) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1991,1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 157–205 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (October 2, 1995) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1992, 1996) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1993, 1994, 1996) |
| US Open | 3R (1994, 1996) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1996) |
Mark Keil (born June 3, 1967) is a former professionaltennis player from the United States who won fiveATP Tour doubles tournaments and was runner up at eight more.
Prior to college, Keil was raised in Albuquerque, NM and in 1985 he was the New Mexico high school state singles champion. Keil turned pro in the middle of his junior year (1987) from theUniversity of South Florida when he was ranked #291 ATP singles and got a sponsor.
One of Keil's major career wins came in the second round of the1991 Queen's Club Championships in London when he defeatedPete Sampras, then ranked 8th in the world, in straight sets. Keil went on to qualify in singles and play in the main draw atWimbledon in 1991 and 1993 and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of no. 167. He qualified and won a round in singles at the 1993 Australian Open.[1]
Keil later carved a career for himself on the doubles tour, reaching a career-high ranking of no. 32 in 1995. He has doubles wins overStefan Edberg, Yevgeny Kafelnikov,Boris Becker,Todd Martin,Tommy Haas,Andre Agassi,Gustavo Kuerten andMark Philippoussis. He won five ATP Tour doubles titles in his career.
He also directed and produced with Geoff Grant a film documenting life behind the scenes for a tour professional.The Journeymen follows Keil and his sometimes doubles partner Geoff Grant, at the end of their careers, as they try to make a living on the doubles tour.[2]
His father,Klaus Keil, was Emeritus Professor and a research scientist at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa. Asteroid5054 Keil, and the mineralkeilite are named after Klaus. He has a former touring tennis pro sister,Kathrin Keil. He has a German passport, due to his parents lineage.
Keil was married from 1999–2001 to Dr. Camilla Hildebrand.
Source: ATP[3]
