Pedro Vanneste (born 7 December 1969) is a Belgian badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 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. He won his first title in men's singles at the 1996 Slovenian International after winning the final against Denis Peshehonov of Ukraine. 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.
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 YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult1995Wimbledon International I Peter Knowles12–15, 5–15 Runner-up1996Czech International Daniel Eriksson11–15, 7–15 Runner-up1996Slovenian International Denis Peshehonov15–6, 15–10 Winner1997Slovenian International Boris Kessov15–10, 4–0 retired Winner1998Slovenian International Andrej Pohar15–12, 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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