Mark Keil (born June 3, 1967) is a former professional

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player from the United States who won five ATP Tour doubles tournaments and was runner up at eight more.

Early life and college

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 the

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when he was ranked #291 ATP singles and got a sponsor.

Professional career

One of Keil's major career wins came in the second round of the 1991 Queen's Club Championships in London when he defeated

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, then ranked 8th in the world, in straight sets. Keil went on to qualify in singles and play in the main draw at

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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. 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

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and

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. 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, at the end of their careers, as they try to make a living on the doubles tour.

Family

His father, Klaus Keil, was Emeritus Professor and a research scientist at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the

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. Asteroid 5054 Keil, and the mineral keilite are named after Klaus. He has a former touring tennis pro sister,

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

ATP career finals

Doubles (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Source: ATP

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