Country |
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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 |
Highest ranking | No. 11 (January, 2011) |
Current ranking | No. 14 (July, 2016) |
Title(s) | 13 |
Tour final(s) | 27 |
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.
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 .
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.
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 Grégory Gaultier in the finals on 28 May 2016.