1996 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1996 French Open
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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]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Nicklas Kulti	77	7
		Lars Jonsson	65	5
								1	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
									Herbert Wiltschnig	2	2
	WC	Julien Cuaz	6	66	2
		Herbert Wiltschnig	2	78	6
															1	Nicklas Kulti	77	5	1
																Franco Squillari	64	7	6
		Alex O'Brien	77	4	6
	WC	Olivier Malcor	62	6	3
									Alex O'Brien	6	61	4
									Franco Squillari	2	77	6
		Franco Squillari	3	6	6
	31	Albert Portas	6	1	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Ján Krošlák	6	6
		Martin Rodriguez	3	3
								2	Ján Krošlák	4	77	6
									Corrado Borroni	6	63	3
		Pepe Imaz	1	2
		Corrado Borroni	6	6
															2	Ján Krošlák	6	6
																Oliver Gross	4	2
		Maxime Huard	63	1
		Oliver Gross	77	6
									Oliver Gross	6	3	6
								32	Ignacio Truyol-Turrion	2	6	2
		Alexandre Strambini	0	2
	32	Ignacio Truyol-Turrion	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Hicham Arazi	6	77
		Brian MacPhie	4	63
								3	Hicham Arazi	6	4	2
									Frédéric Fontang	3	6	6
		Frédéric Fontang	6	6
		Paul Wekesa	3	2
																Frédéric Fontang	6	3	6
															29	Óscar Martínez	4	6	3
		Lars Rehmann	6	2	1
		Michael Geserer	3	6	6
									Michael Geserer	4	6	7
								29	Óscar Martínez	6	1	9
		Wayne Black	3	77	2
	29	Óscar Martínez	6	65	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Andrei Olhovskiy	7	6
		Robbie Koenig	5	4
								4	Andrei Olhovskiy	6	4	6
									Miguel Pastura	2	6	4
		Francisco Costa	5	5
		Miguel Pastura	7	7
															4	Andrei Olhovskiy	6	77
																Franco Davín	4	65
	WC	Arnaud Clément	7	64	2
		Franco Davín	5	77	6
									Franco Davín	6	4	6
								30	Frederic Vitoux	2	6	2
		Radomír Vašek	4	2
	30	Frederic Vitoux	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Galo Blanco	6	6
	WC	Gilles Bastié	4	4
								5	Galo Blanco	6	6
									Rainer Falenti	3	3
		Rainer Falenti	6	6
		David Nainkin	1	0
															5	Galo Blanco	6	4	8
																Dinu Pescariu	4	6	6
		Jörn Renzenbrink	1	6	2
		Andrés Zingman	6	4	6
									Andrés Zingman	3	2
									Dinu Pescariu	6	6
		Dinu Pescariu	6	6
	28	Diego Nargiso	3	0

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Magnus Norman	6	6
		Danny Sapsford	3	3
								6	Magnus Norman	6	6
									Jaime Oncins	4	2
		Joost Winnink	2r
		Jaime Oncins	5
															6	Magnus Norman	3	3
															27	Jared Palmer	6	6
		Alexander Mronz	2	4
		Mark Petchey	6	6
									Mark Petchey	3	63
								27	Jared Palmer	6	77
		Daniel Courcol	3	1
	27	Jared Palmer	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Cristiano Caratti	5	6	3
		Carsten Arriens	7	2	6
									Carsten Arriens	77	6
									Carlos Gómez-Díaz	65	4
		Carlos Gómez-Díaz	6	77
	WC	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	2	62
																Carsten Arriens	6	3	1
																Kim Tiilikainen	1	6	6
	WC	Jean-François Bachelot	4	2
		Kim Tiilikainen	6	6
									Kim Tiilikainen	6	6
								25	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	4	1
		Agustín Garizzio	6	2	4
	25	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	3	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Alex Rădulescu	68	6	0
		Grant Doyle	710	2	6
									Grant Doyle	4	7	6
									Martijn Belgraver	6	5	4
		Martijn Belgraver	63	6	6
		Nicolas Kiefer	77	2	3
																Grant Doyle	6	3	6
																Mahesh Bhupathi	3	6	2
		Aleksandar Kitinov	4	77	5
		Mahesh Bhupathi	6	63	7
									Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6
								26	Mariano Zabaleta	4	4
		Stéphane Huet	1	4
	26	Mariano Zabaleta	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Dirk Dier	6	6
		Nick Gould	4	0
								9	Dirk Dier	6	6
									Arne Thoms	3	2
		Victor Sendin	4	6	3
		Arne Thoms	6	1	6
															9	Dirk Dier	6	6
																Pier Gauthier	4	3
		Pier Gauthier	3	6	6
		Federico Rovai	6	1	2
									Pier Gauthier	77	6
									Radovan Světlík	65	1
		Radovan Světlík	2	6	6
	24	Patrick Baur	6	0	4

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Luis Morejón	7	6
		Peter Tramacchi	5	1
								10	Luis Morejón	3	6	6
									Francisco Montana	6	4	8
		Francisco Montana	6	6
	Alt	Lars-Anders Wahlgren	3	3
																Francisco Montana	6	6
																József Krocskó	3	1
		Václav Roubíček	1	5
		Juan-Antonio Marin	6	7
									Juan-Antonio Marin	2	6	3
									József Krocskó	6	4	6
		József Krocskó	2	6	6
	23	Tomas Nydahl	6	0	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Lars Burgsmüller	60	3
		Donald Johnson	77	6
									Donald Johnson	2	60
									Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	6	77
		Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	2	6	6
		Jérôme Loustalot	6	4	4
																Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	6	6
																Ronald Agénor	1	4
		Ronald Agénor	77	77
		Kenny Thorne	62	64
									Ronald Agénor	77	3	12
									Karsten Braasch	64	6	10
		Karsten Braasch	6	6
	21	Tati Rascón	2	3

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Dick Norman	6	6
		Nelson Aerts	3	4
								12	Dick Norman	5	7	6
									Álex Calatrava	7	5	3
		Álex Calatrava	6	5	6
		Attila Sávolt	2	7	3
															12	Dick Norman	6	77
																Nicklas Utgren	4	62
		Nicklas Utgren	77	6
		Roberto Jabali	60	1
									Nicklas Utgren	6	4	6
									Ivan Baron	4	6	3
		Ivan Baron	65	6	6
	22	Alejandro Hernandez	77	3	2

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Gustavo Kuerten	4	6	7
		Jim Grabb	6	2	5
								13	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
									Milen Velev	0	2
		Pablo Campana	2	60
		Milen Velev	6	77
															13	Gustavo Kuerten	6	6
															20	Daniel Nestor	4	2
		Thierry Guardiola	6	6
		Chris Haggard	3	1
									Thierry Guardiola	6	3	20
								20	Daniel Nestor	4	6	22
		Claude N'Goran	66	2
	20	Daniel Nestor	78	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Chris Wilkinson	1	4
		Todd Larkham	6	6
									Todd Larkham	5	6	6
									Lionel Barthez	7	4	1
		Max Mirnyi	4	2
		Lionel Barthez	6	6
																Todd Larkham	1	2
																Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
	WC	Antony Dupuis	2	1
		Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
									Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
								19	Andrey Cherkasov	3	2
		Owen Casey	0	0
	19	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Gastón Etlis	6	6
		Ivo Heuberger	2	4
								15	Gastón Etlis	77	710
									Dennis van Scheppingen	65	68
		Hector Moretti	62	1
		Dennis van Scheppingen	77	6
															15	Gastón Etlis	77	7
															18	Andrew Ilie	64	5
		James Sekulov	6	6
		Jérôme Hanquez	2	2
									James Sekulov	4	6	2
								18	Andrew Ilie	6	1	6
		Sascha Bandermann	7	0	6
	18	Andrew Ilie	5	6	8

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
		Steve Bryan	3	3
								16	Patrik Fredriksson	2	77	6
									Ben Ellwood	6	63	4
		Colin Beecher	3	62
		Ben Ellwood	6	77
															16	Patrik Fredriksson	7	77
																Hendrik Jan Davids	5	65
		Hendrik Jan Davids	6	1	6
		Guillaume Marx	4	6	3
									Hendrik Jan Davids	7	77
								17	Yahiya Doumbia	5	62
	WC	Nicolas Thomann	6	4	0
	17	Yahiya Doumbia	4	6	6

References

External links

• 1996 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation