Cameron Pilley

Cameron Pilley

File:Cameron Pilley 2017.jpg Cameron Pilley at the 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships
Personal information
Born	(1982-10-27) 27 October 1982 Yamba, New South Wales
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Handedness	Right Handed
Turned pro	2001
Coached by	Dan Frogan
Retired	December 2019
Racquet used	Karakal T-120FF
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 11 (January 2011)
Title	13
Tour final	27
Medal record Men's squash Representing Australia World Team Championships Silver medal – second place 2007 Chennai Team Bronze medal – third place 2009 Odense Team Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paderborn Team Bronze medal – third place 2017 Marseille Team World Doubles Championships Gold medal – first place 2017 Manchester Doubles Gold medal – first place 2019 Carrara Doubles Gold medal – first place 2019 Carrara Mixed doubles Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 2016 Darwin Doubles Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Doubles Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi Doubles Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Mixed doubles Commonwealth Youth Games Silver medal – second place 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.

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 to 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 177 mph, breaking the previous record set by John White by 3 miles per hour.

In May 2016, he reached the PSA World Series Finals. He beat Mohamad 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:

• PSA World Championships
• PSA World Tour Finals
• Top-tier PSA World Tour tournaments (Platinum/World Series/Super Series)

Year/Season	Tournament	Opponent	Result	Score
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 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.

External links

• Cameron Pilley at the Professional Squash Association (archive) (archive 2)
• Cameron Pilley at Squash Info
• Cameron Pilley at Commonwealth Games Australia
• Cameron Pilley at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Cameron Pilley at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Official website