Pedro Vanneste
Personal information
CountryBelgium (1992–1998)
France (2003)
Born (1969-12-07) 7 December 1969
Kortrijk, Belgium
Years active1992–2003
Retired2003
HandednessRight
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 England Peter Knowles 12–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Czech International Sweden Daniel Eriksson 11–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Slovenian International Ukraine Denis Peshehonov 15–6, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Slovenian International Bulgaria Boris Kessov 15–10, 4–0 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Slovenian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar 15–12, 12–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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