Cameron Pilley
Country | Australia |
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Residence | Greenwich, Connecticut |
Born | |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Turned Pro | 2001 |
Retired | December 2019 |
Plays | Right Handed |
Coached by | Dan Frogan |
Racquet used | Karakal T-120FF |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 11 (January 2011) |
Title(s) | 13 |
Tour final(s) | 27 |
Medal record |
Cameron Pilley (born 27 October 1982) is a former professional squash player from Australia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in January 2011.
Pilley was born in Grafton, New South Wales. From 2001 to 2005, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport on a squash scholarship, where he trained under Geoff Hunt and Rodney Martin. He announced his retirement from professional squash on 27 December 2019.
Career overview[]
As a junior player, Pilley won the Australian under-19 title twice and represented Australia in the World Junior Championships. In 2006, he finished runner-up in the mixed doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering with Amelia Pittock.
In 2008, he reached the final of the Canary Wharf Squash Classic, losing James Willstrop in the final 9–11, 11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 11–3.
In November 2010, he won the against Laurens Jan Anjema in the final 11–7, 11–9, 11–13, 14–12.
On 3 October 2011, Pilley hit a squash ball recorded as 175 mph, breaking the previous record set by John White by 3 miles per hour.[1][2]
In May 2016, he reached the PSA World Series Finals. He beat Mohammad El Shorbagy in the semi-finals by a score of 2–0. He lost to Grégory Gaultier in the finals 3–1 on 28 May 2016.
Major World Series final appearances[]
Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)[]
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2015 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11–6, 11–8, 11–6 |
References[]
External links[]
- Cameron Pilley – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-07-10)
- Cameron Pilley at PSA
- Cameron Pilley at Squash Info
- Official website
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Australian male squash players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in squash
- Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- People from Grafton, New South Wales
- Competitors at the 2013 World Games
- Oceanian squash biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs