1968 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.^[1]

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Raúl Peralta	w/o
	8	Jean-Pierre Bombardier
										Jean-Pierre Bombardier		6	6	6
										Jean-Louis Auget		1	3	1
	4	Doug Smith	w/o
	5	Jean-Louis Auget
																			Jean-Pierre Bombardier		3	5r
																			Bernard Detroye		6	1
	2	Michel Hervy
	7	Gary Kesl	w/o
										Michel Hervy		4	2	2
										Bernard Detroye		6	6	6
	3	Bernard Detroye
	6	Grant Kerr	w/o

Second qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Gustavo Castillo	w/o
	8	Thierry Bernasconi
										Thierry Bernasconi		6	1	0	2
										Bernard Boutboul		4	6	6	6
	4	Jaime Subirats	w/o
	5	Bernard Boutboul
																			Bernard Boutboul		6	6	6
																			Patrice Duhamel		1	4	1
	2	Bertrand Dufour	3	3	6	11	1r
	7	Patrice Duhamel	6	6	4	9	5
										Patrice Duhamel		5	6	6	6
										Éric Derasse		7	3	4	2
	3	Éric Derasse
	6	Brian White	w/o

Third qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Eugene Cantin	1	1	6
	8	Alain Cassaigne	6	6	8
										Alain Cassaigne		4	5	0
										François Matheu		6	7	6
	4	Massimo Di Domenico	w/o
	5	François Matheu
																			François Matheu		0	2	4
																			Patrick Proisy		6	6	6
	2	Pierre Loizeau	6	6	6
	7	Eugene McCabe	4	1	3
										Pierre Loizeau		5	1	1
										Patrick Proisy		7	6	6
	3	Patrick Proisy
	6	M. Mannoubi	w/o

Fourth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Lindsay Straney	w/o
	8	Pierre Joly
										Pierre Joly		4	6	6	9
										Francisco Castillo		6	4	3	7
	4	Francisco Castillo
	5	Jean-Claude Fauvet	w/o
																			Pierre Joly		4	4	6	6	6
																			Marc Boulle		6	6	2	3	4
	2	Paul Desq	w/o
	7	John Norgauer
										John Norgauer		4	3	4
										Marc Boulle		6	6	6
	3	Marc Boulle
	6	Ian Fletcher	w/o

Fifth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Tomás González
	8	Eduardo Argon	w/o
										Tomás González		2	5	2
										Frank Tutvin		6	7	6
	4	Frank Tutvin	6	6	6
	5	François Battegay	2	3	2
																			Frank Tutvin		7	6	7
																			Jean-Pierre Cartier		5	3	5
	2	Denis Grozdanovitch	6	6	6
	7	Jean-Louis Coindet	2	2	4
										Denis Grozdanovitch		3	4	6	5
										Jean-Pierre Cartier		6	6	4	7
	3	Jean-Pierre Cartier
	6	Álvaro Peña	w/o

Sixth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	R. Sutton	3	0	0
	8	Alain Bouteleux	6	6	6
										Alain Bouteleux		6	6	3	4	1
										Marc Ungerer		2	4	6	6	6
	4	Peter Burwash	w/o
	5	Marc Ungerer
																			Marc Ungerer		1	5r
																			David Lloyd		6	6
	2	Michel Bergès
	7	Piero Toci	w/o
										Michel Bergès		3	6	6	5	4
										David Lloyd		6	3	4	7	6
	3	Sampiero Gavini	w/o
	6	David Lloyd

Seventh qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Jim Moore	w/o
	8	Jacques Thamin
										Jacques Thamin		7	6	6
										Henri Pellizza		5	4	0
	4	Quentin Pretorius	w/o
	5	Henri Pellizza
																			Jacques Thamin		6	6	6
																			Wanaro N'Godrella		1	4	3
	2	Wanaro N'Godrella
	7	Jean-Noël Grinda	w/o
										Wanaro N'Godrella
										Paul Jalabert		w/o
	3	Paul Jalabert
	6	Fernando Gentil	w/o

Eighth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Alfredo Acuna	w/o
	8	Bruno Vallée
										Bruno Vallée		6	3	4	8	4
										Jean-Paul Meyer		2	6	6	6	6
	4	Mousthacine Taibi	2	4	6	3
	5	Jean-Paul Meyer	6	6	2	6
																			Jean-Paul Meyer		3	2	3
																			Yves Christiaen		6	6	6
	2	Pierre Rinderknecht	w/o
	7	Patrick Béraud
										Patrick Béraud		2	1	0
										Yves Christiaen		6	6	6
	3	Philippe Pimpaneau	0	2	3
	6	Yves Christiaen	6	6	6

References

External links

• 1968 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation