Cameron Pilley

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Cameron Pilley
Cameron Pilley 2017.jpg
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Greenwich, Connecticut
Born (1982-10-27) 27 October 1982 (age 41)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Turned Pro2001
RetiredDecember 2019
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byDan Frogan
Racquet usedKarakal T-120FF
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 11 (January 2011)
Title(s)13
Tour final(s)27
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Chennai Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Odense Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Paderborn Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Marseille Team
World Doubles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 ManchesterDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 CarraraDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 CarraraMixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 MelbourneMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 DarwinDoubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 New Delhi Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Edinburgh Team

Cameron Pilley (born 27 October 1982) is an Australian former professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in January 2011.

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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]

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.

Titles and Finals

Major Finals (2)

Major tournaments include:

Year/SeasonTournamentOpponentResultScore
2015 Hong Kong Open Mohamed El Shorbagy Loss (1)8-11 6-11 8-11
2015-16 PSA World Series Finals Grégory Gaultier Loss (2)4-11 5-11 11-8 6-11

Commonwealth Games

Cameron Pilley is a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist for Australia. In Delhi in 2010 Pilley with Ryan Cuskelly won bronze in the men’s doubles, and he won gold in the mixed doubles with Kasey Brown. In Glasgow in 2014, Pilley and Brown won bronze in the mixed doubles, and he won a gold in the men’s doubles with David Palmer. In the Gold Coast games in 2018 he won gold with Donna Lobban in the mixed doubles.

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References

  1. "PSA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. SquashInfo: Cameron Pilley