Pedro Vanneste

{{short description|Belgian badminton player}}

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Pedro Vanneste (born 7 December 1969) is a Belgian badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/684 |title=Pedro Vanneste |work=Olympedia |accessdate=26 May 2020}} He later represented France in 2003.

Career

Vanneste competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 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.{{Cite web |title=BWF - Wimbledon International 1995 I - General |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament/draw?id=6C825A6C-A832-4426-AB32-0C48332AC805&draw=1 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}} He won his first title in men's singles at the 1996 Slovenian International after winning the final against Denis Peshehonov of Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=BWF - Slovenia International 1996 I - General |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament/draw?id=9644AC88-52F7-49CE-AA41-69A6E08D9092&draw=1 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=BWF - Slovenia Int 1998 (I) - General |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament/draw?id=713A1C36-A050-4589-8EF9-601D5BE7FA6B&draw=1 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=bwf.tournamentsoftware.com}}

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

Achievements

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Men's singles

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!|Year

!|Tournament

!|Opponent

!|Score

!|Result

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| align="center" |1995

| align="left" |Wimbledon International I

| align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Knowles

| align="left" |12–15, 5–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" |1996

| align="left" |Czech International

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Eriksson

| align="left" |11–15, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" |1996

| align="left" |Slovenian International

| align="left" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Denis Peshehonov

| align="left" |15–6, 15–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" |1997

| align="left" |Slovenian International

| align="left" |{{flagicon|BUL}} Boris Kessov

| align="left" |15–10, 4–0 retired

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" |1998

| align="left" |Slovenian International

| align="left" |{{flagicon|SLO}} Andrej Pohar

| align="left" |15–12, 12–15, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

References