1996 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]

Men's singles qualifying
1996 French Open
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Seeds edit

  1.   Nicklas Kulti (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Ján Krošlák (qualified)
  3.   Hicham Arazi (second round)
  4.   Andrei Olhovskiy (qualified)
  5.   Galo Blanco (qualified)
  6.   Magnus Norman (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7.   Cristiano Caratti (first round)
  8.   Alex Rădulescu (first round)
  9.   Dirk Dier (qualified)
  10.   Luis Morejón (second round)
  11.   Lars Burgsmüller (first round)
  12.   Dick Norman (qualified)
  13.   Gustavo Kuerten (qualified)
  14.   Chris Wilkinson (first round)
  15.   Gastón Etlis (qualified)
  16.   Patrik Fredriksson (qualified)
  17.   Yahiya Doumbia (second round)
  18.   Andrew Ilie (qualifying competition)
  19.   Andrey Cherkasov (second round)
  20.   Daniel Nestor (qualifying competition)
  21.   Tati Rascón (first round)
  22.   Alejandro Hernandez (first round)
  23.   Tomas Nydahl (first round)
  24.   Patrick Baur (first round)
  25.   Emilio Benfele Álvarez (second round)
  26.   Mariano Zabaleta (second round)
  27.   Jared Palmer (qualified)
  28.   Diego Nargiso (first round)
  29.   Óscar Martínez (qualifying competition)
  30.   Frédéric Vitoux (second round)
  31.   Albert Portas (first round)
  32.   Ignacio Truyol-Turrion (second round)

Qualifiers edit

Lucky losers edit

Qualifying draw edit

Key edit

First qualifier edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "Tennis : mode d'emploi des qualifications de Roland-Garros". Le Monde (in French). Le Monde. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

External links edit