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Cameron Pilley

Cameron Pilley
Country  Australia
Residence The Hague, Netherlands
Born (1982-10-27) 27 October 1982 (age 34)
Yamba, New South Wales
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.


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