Cameron Pilley
 Cameron Pilley at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships | |
| Country |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | GREENWICH, CT, USA |
| Born | 27 October 1982 |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Turned Pro | 2001 |
| Retired | 28/12/2019 |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Coached by | Dan Frogan |
| Racquet used | Karakal T-120FF |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (January 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 44 (December 2019) |
| Title(s) | 13 |
| Tour final(s) | 27 |
Medal record | |
| Last updated: September 2019. | |
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 Dutch Open 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]
On 27 May 2016, he reached his first World Series Final by beating Mohammad El Shorbagy by a score of 2–0; and will face Grégory Gaultier in the finals 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 (archived)
- Cameron Pilley at Squash Info
- Official website
Template:Top ten Oceanian male squash players Template:Top ten Australian male squash players
  | This biographical article relating to an Australian squash figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Use dmy dates from October 2011
- 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
- Oceanian squash biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs