Cameron Pilley
Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | The Hague, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Yamba, New South Wales | 27 October 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | Active | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dan Frogan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Karakal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 11 (January, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 14 (July, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: July, 2016. |
Cameron Pilley (born 27 October 1982) is a 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.
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 Al Shorbaghy by a score of 2-0; and will face Gregory 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 profile from PSA (archived)
- Cameron Pilley profile from SquashInfo
- Cameron Pilley Official Website