Mark Keil (born June 3, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won five ATP Tour doubles tournaments and was runner up at eight more.

Mark Keil
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceHonolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Born (1967-06-03) June 3, 1967 (age 57)
Mountain View, California, U.S.
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$749,587
Singles
Career record4–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (July 22, 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1993)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1993)
Doubles
Career record157–205
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 32 (October 2, 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1992, 1996)
Wimbledon2R (1993, 1994, 1996)
US Open3R (1994, 1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
Wimbledon3R (1996)

Early life and college

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Prior to college, Keil was raised in Albuquerque and in 1985 he was the NM 4-A HS state singles champion. Keil turned pro in the middle of his junior year (1987) from the University of South Florida.

Professional career

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One of Keil's major career wins came in the second round of the 1991 Queen's Club Championships in London when he defeated Pete Sampras, then ranked 8th in the world, in straight sets. Keil went on to play in the main draw at Wimbledon 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 over Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Todd Martin, Tommy Haas, Andre Agassi, Gustavo Kuerten and Mark 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 doubles partner Geoff Grant as they try to make a living on the doubles tour.[2]

Family

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His father, Klaus Keil, was an emeritus professor and was a research scientist at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Asteroid 5054 Keil, and the mineral keilite are named after Klaus. He has a former touring tennis pro sister, Kathrin Keil.

Keil was married from 1999–2001 to Dr. Camilla Hildebrand.

ATP career finals

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Doubles (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1991 Atlanta, U.S. Clay   Dave Randall   Steve DeVries
  David Macpherson
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Mar 1992 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard   Dave Randall   Kent Kinnear
  Sven Salumaa
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Nov 1992 Búzios, Brazil Hard   Tom Mercer   Maurice Ruah
  Mario Tabares
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Mar 1993 Scottsdale, USA Hard   Dave Randall   Luke Jensen
  Sandon Stolle
7–5, 6–4
Win 3–2 Apr 1993 Osaka, Japan Hard   Christo van Rensburg   Glenn Michibata
  David Pate
7–6, 6–3
Win 4–2 Mar 1995 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet   Peter Nyborg   Guillaume Raoux
  Greg Rusedski
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win 5–2 Mar 1995 Bucharest, Romania Clay   Jeff Tarango   Cyril Suk
  Daniel Vacek
6–4, 7–6
Loss 5–3 Oct 1995 Basel, Switzerland Hard   Peter Nyborg   Cyril Suk
  Daniel Vacek
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–4 Feb 1997 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet   Brent Haygarth   Saša Hiršzon
  Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–5 Aug 1997 Long Island, U.S. Hard   T. J. Middleton   Marcos Ondruska
  David Prinosil
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–6 Feb 1998 Marseilles, France Hard   T. J. Middleton   Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 5–7 May 1999 Prague, Czech Republic Clay   Nicolás Lapentti   Martin Damm
  Radek Štěpánek
0–6, 2–6
Loss 5–8 Sep 1999 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard   Lorenzo Manta   Oleg Ogorodov
  Marc Rosset
6–7(4–7), 6–7(1–7)

Source: ATP[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lendl and Sampras Mowed Down in Tune-Up". The New York Times. June 13, 1991. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "Keil's camera looks beyond baseline". The Independent. August 28, 2000. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Mark Keil - Tennis - ATP Tour". Association of Tennis Professional (ATP). Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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