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15 Facts About Campbell Grayson

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Campbell Grayson reached a career-high world ranking of World No 24 in February 2020.

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Campbell Grayson represented Auckland in tennis at the New Zealand Junior Tennis Nationals in 1996 and made the semi-finals of the U-12 Doubles Event.

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Campbell Grayson picked up the squash racket and converted his attention to squash at eleven years old, after winning his first U-13 New Zealand Nationals title in 1997.

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Campbell Grayson attended Kaurilands Primary School, Glen Eden Intermediate School and Avondale College.

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In 2005, Campbell Grayson was awarded the NZ Prime Minister's High Performance Scholarship.

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Campbell Grayson studied at Unitec Institute of Technology, majoring in Sports Management.

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In 2006, Campbell Grayson was awarded the Sportsperson of the Year Award at Unitec, and in 2009, Campbell Grayson was awarded Sportsman of the Year by Squash Auckland.

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Campbell Grayson started competing full-time on the PSA World Tour in 2007.

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Campbell Grayson broke into the World's Top 50 ranking in October 2009, and the Top 40 in April 2010.

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Campbell Grayson has won two New Zealand Nationals Senior Titles, and won the New Zealand PSA Classic in 2009.

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Outside of New Zealand, Campbell Grayson won 14 PSA Tour Titles, and represented New Zealand at seven World Senior Team Championships, and four Commonwealth Games.

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Previously, Campbell Grayson was based in Boston, as the touring squash professional at Cross Courts Academy, in Natick.

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Campbell Grayson was a member of the New Zealand Sports High Performance Squad.

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Campbell Grayson represented Auckland and the Herne Bay Club when in New Zealand.

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Campbell Grayson participates in urban squash initiatives such as Harlem-based StreetSquash, which aims to improve the lives of inner-city children in Harlem through the game of squash; Campbell Grayson played for the Harvard Club of New York City at the 2015 StreetSquash Cup.