Career
He played in the USTA Boy"s 16"s & 18"s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1983–1985 and the Orange Bowl International Tennis Federation junior event in 1985. Keil turned pro in the middle of his junior year (1987) from the University of South Florida. 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 Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking of northern
Keil later carved a career for himself on the doubles tour, reaching a career-high ranking of northern 32 in 1995. He has doubles wins over Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Todd Martin, Tommy Haas, Andre Agassi, Gustavo Kuerten and Mark Philippoussis.
He also directed and produced with Geoff Grant a film documenting life behind the scenes for a tour professional. 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 Doctor Camilla Hildebrand. Doubles
Titles (5)
Runner-up (8).
