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*2009: Head Women's and Men's Tennis Coach Post University, Waterbury, Connecticut, and assistant teaching pro Country Club of Waterbury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Post NamesFormer Tennis Pro Mark Keil as Head Coach|url=http://caccathletics.org/sports/mten/2008-09/News/Post.coach.3-10-09|publisher=CACC|accessdate=October 8, 2012|date=March 10, 2009}}</ref> |
*2009: Head Women's and Men's Tennis Coach Post University, Waterbury, Connecticut, and assistant teaching pro Country Club of Waterbury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Post NamesFormer Tennis Pro Mark Keil as Head Coach|url=http://caccathletics.org/sports/mten/2008-09/News/Post.coach.3-10-09|publisher=CACC|accessdate=October 8, 2012|date=March 10, 2009}}</ref> |
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*2010–present: Coach of Hangloose Tennis, Honolulu, HI. |
*2010–present: Coach of Hangloose Tennis, Honolulu, HI. |
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*Summer 2011: Tennis |
*Summer 2011: Tennis Directo |
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*Summer 2012: Head Tennis Coach, Maksat Tennis Academy, Almaty, KAZ. |
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*Fall 2011-spring 2013: Assistant tennis teacher ZS Tennis, Zhong Shan, PRC. |
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*Summer 2013: Coach for ITF/ATP player Peter Heller (GER). |
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Revision as of 18:56, 18 December 2013
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Poipu Beach, HI (USA) |
| Born | June 3, 1967 Mountain View, California |
| 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 | 167 (July 22, 1991) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1993) |
| French Open | - |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1991, 1993) |
| US Open | - |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 157–205 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 32 (October 2, 1995) |
| Last updated on: April 15, 2007. | |
Mark Keil (born June 3, 1967, in Mountain View, California) is a former professional tennis player from the United States and now tennis coach who won 5 ATP World Tour doubles tournaments and was runner up at 8 more.
Early life and college
Prior to college, Keil was raised in Albuquerque and in 1985 he was the NM 4-A HS state singles champion. He played in the USTA Boy's 16's & 18's Nat. Chps. in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1983–1985 and the Orange Bowl ITF junior event in 1985. Keil turned pro in the middle of his junior year (1987) from the University of South Florida.
Professional career
One of Keil's greatest moments came in a 6–2, 7–6 defeat of Pete Sampras, then ranked 8th in the world at the Aegon ATP World Tour Event, London, in 1991. Keil went on to play in the main draw at Wimbledon in 1991 and 1993 and reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of # 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 # 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 World Tour doubles titles in his career.
He also directed, produced, and wrote along 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
His father, Klaus Keil was an award winning 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.
Playing history
- 1985: NM (USA) Class 4-A HS state singles champion.[3]
- 1985-1987: Played #1 singles and doubles for USF.
- 1988-2001: ATP/ITF touring tennis player. Won five ATP World Tour doubles titles, one Challenger singles (Djakarta, INA) and Futures title (Tyler, Texas). Has a German passport and played for Iphitos Munchen, Mannheim, Weiden, Ravensburg, Neu-Ulm, and Bad Cannstatt, in Germany.
- 1998: Team member of SALK Tennishallen, which won the Swedish indoor tennis championships.
- HKTA Men's Premier League Champion's Winter League 2005 and Summer League 2006 for SCAA club, Hong Kong.
- 2009: #1 Men's 35 Singles, #8 Men's Open Singles, and #3 Mixed Open Doubles w/Bryne USTA New England.
- 2010: #9 Men's Open Singles USTA Hawaii/Pacific.
Coaching history
- 2001-2002: Assistant tennis teaching pro La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. Has three coaching credentials: USPTA Certified 2004, PTR Certified 2006, USTA High Performance Coaching Program Graduate Cincinnati, Ohio 2004.
- 2002-2003: Coach for ITF/ATP player Jeff Salzenstein (USA).
- 2003-2004: Coach with Ed Ward for ITF/WTA/ Ireland Fed Cup member Anne Mall.
- 2004-2005: National Coach Hong Kong Tennis Association.
- 2005-2006: Volunteer Men's Assistant Tennis Coach UCLA.[3]
- 2006-2008: Tennis teaching pro Bosse Sports, Sudbury, Massachusetts.
- 2008: Senior tennis coach Westboro Swim and Tennis, Westboro, Massachusetts.
- 2009: Head Women's and Men's Tennis Coach Post University, Waterbury, Connecticut, and assistant teaching pro Country Club of Waterbury.[4]
- 2010–present: Coach of Hangloose Tennis, Honolulu, HI.
- Summer 2011: Tennis Directo
ATP Tour titles (5)
Doubles (5)
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| March 2, 1992 | Scottsdale, U.S. | Hard | Dave Randall
|
Kent Kinnear & Sven Salumaa
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4–6 6–1 6–2 |
| March 1, 1993 | Scottsdale, USA | Hard | Dave Randall
|
Luke Jensen &  Sandon Stolle
|
7–5, 6–4 |
| April 4, 1993 | Osaka, Japan | Hard |  Christo van Rensburg
|
 Glenn Michibata & David Pate
|
7–6 6–3 |
| March 12, 1995 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet |  Peter Nyborg
|
 Guillaume Raoux &  Greg Rusedski
|
6–7 6–4 7–6 |
| March 12, 1995 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Jeff Tarango
|
 Cyril Suk & Daniel Vacek
|
6–4 7–6 |
Doubles finals (8)
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| March 3, 1992 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Dave Randall
|
Steve DeVries & David Macpherson
|
3–6 3–6 |
| November 8, 1992 | Búzios, Brazil | Hard | Tom Mercer
|
 Maurice Ruah & Mario Tabares
|
6–7 7–6 4–6 |
| October 1, 1995 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard | Peter Nyborg
|
Cyril Suk & Daniel Vacek
|
6–3 3–6 3–6 |
| February 2, 1997 | Zagreb, Croatia | Carpet |  Brent Haygarth
|
 Saša Hiršzon & Goran Ivanišević
|
4–6 3–6 |
| August 24, 1997 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | T. J. Middleton
|
Marcos Ondruska & David Prinosil
|
4–6 4–6 |
| February 8, 1998 | Marseilles, France | Hard | T. J. Middleton
|
Donald Johnson & Francisco Montana
|
4–6 6–3 3–6 |
| May 2, 1999 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay |  Nicolás Lapentti
|
Martin Damm & Radek Štěpánek
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0–6 2–6 |
| September 19, 1999 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Lorenzo Manta
|
 Oleg Ogorodov & Marc Rosset
|
6–74 6–71 |
References
- ^ "Lendl and Sampras Mowed Down in Tune-Up". The New York Times. June 13, 1991. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Keil's camera looks beyond baseline". The Independent. August 28, 2000. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "UCLA Bruins – Mark Keil". UCLA. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "Post NamesFormer Tennis Pro Mark Keil as Head Coach". CACC. March 10, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2012.