Pedro Vanneste

Pedro Vanneste
Personal information
Country	Belgium (1992–1998) France (2003)
Born	(1969-12-07) 7 December 1969 (age 55) Kortrijk, Belgium
Years active	1992–2003
Retired	2003
Handedness	Right
Career title(s)	2
BWF profile

Pedro Vanneste (born 7 December 1969) is a Belgian badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[1] He later represented France in 2003.

Career

Vanneste competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[1] He was eliminated in the first round.

In 1995, Vanneste entered the finals of the 1995 Wimbledon International but lost to Peter Knowles in two straight games. ^[2] He won his first title in men's singles at the 1996 Slovenian International after winning the final against Denis Peshehonov of Ukraine. ^[3] He retained his Slovenian International title in 1997 by defeating Boris Kessov in the final. In 1998, he lost the Slovenian International final to home favorite Andrej Pohar. ^[4]

He started to represent France in 2003 and competed in his last tournament at the 2003 Toulouse Open.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Wimbledon International I	Peter Knowles	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	Czech International	Daniel Eriksson	11–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1996	Slovenian International	Denis Peshehonov	15–6, 15–10	Winner
1997	Slovenian International	Boris Kessov	15–10, 4–0 retired	Winner
1998	Slovenian International	Andrej Pohar	15–12, 12–15, 9–15	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Pedro Vanneste". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
2. "BWF - Wimbledon International 1995 I - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
3. "BWF - Slovenia International 1996 I - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
4. "BWF - Slovenia Int 1998 (I) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.