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

Seeds

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. Frederic Vitoux (Second round)
31. Albert Portas (First round)
32. Ignacio Truyol-Turrion (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Franco Squillari
2. Ján Krošlák
3. Frédéric Fontang
4. Andrei Olhovskiy
5. Galo Blanco
6. Jared Palmer
7. Kim Tiilikainen
8. Grant Doyle
9. Dirk Dier
10. Francisco Montana
11. Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz
12. Dick Norman
13. Gustavo Kuerten
14. Tamer El-Sawy
15. Gastón Etlis
16. Patrik Fredriksson

Lucky losers

1. Magnus Norman
2. Nicklas Kulti

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Nicklas Kulti	7^7	7
		Lars Jonsson	6^5	5
								1	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
									Herbert Wiltschnig	2	2
	WC	Julien Cuaz	6	6^6	2
		Herbert Wiltschnig	2	7^8	6
															1	Nicklas Kulti	7^7	5	1
																Franco Squillari	6^4	7	6
		Alex O'Brien	7^7	4	6
	WC	Olivier Malcor	6^2	6	3
									Alex O'Brien	6	6^1	4
									Franco Squillari	2	7^7	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	7^7	6
									Corrado Borroni	6	6^3	3
		Pepe Imaz	1	2
		Corrado Borroni	6	6
															2	Ján Krošlák	6	6
																Oliver Gross	4	2
		Maxime Huard	6^3	1
		Oliver Gross	7^7	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	7^7
		Brian MacPhie	4	6^3
								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	7^7	2
	29	Óscar Martínez	6	6^5	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	7^7
																Franco Davín	4	6^5
	WC	Arnaud Clément	7	6^4	2
		Franco Davín	5	7^7	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	2^r
		Jaime Oncins	5
															6	Magnus Norman	3	3
															27	Jared Palmer	6	6
		Alexander Mronz	2	4
		Mark Petchey	6	6
									Mark Petchey	3	6^3
								27	Jared Palmer	6	7^7
		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	7^7	6
									Carlos Gomez Diaz	6^5	4
		Carlos Gomez Diaz	6	7^7
	WC	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	2	6^2
																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	6^8	6	0
		Grant Doyle	7^10	2	6
									Grant Doyle	4	7	6
									Martijn Belgraver	6	5	4
		Martijn Belgraver	6^3	6	6
		Nicolas Kiefer	7^7	2	3
																Grant Doyle	6	3	6
																Mahesh Bhupathi	3	6	2
		Aleksandar Kitinov	4	7^7	5
		Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6^3	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	7^7	6
									Radovan Světlík	6^5	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	6^0	3
		Donald Johnson	7^7	6
									Donald Johnson	2	6^0
									Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	6	7^7
		Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	2	6	6
		Jerome Loustalot	6	4	4
																Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	6	6
																Ronald Agénor	1	4
		Ronald Agénor	7^7	7^7
		Kenny Thorne	6^2	6^4
									Ronald Agénor	7^7	3	12
									Karsten Braasch	6^4	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	7^7
																Nicklas Utgren	4	6^2
		Nicklas Utgren	7^7	6
		Roberto Jabali	6^0	1
									Nicklas Utgren	6	4	6
									Ivan Baron	4	6	3
		Ivan Baron	6^5	6	6
	22	Alejandro Hernandez	7^7	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	6^0
		Milen Velev	6	7^7
															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	6^6	2
	20	Daniel Nestor	7^8	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	7^7	7^10
									Dennis van Scheppingen	6^5	6^8
		Hector Moretti	6^2	1
		Dennis van Scheppingen	7^7	6
															15	Gastón Etlis	7^7	7
															18	Andrew Ilie	6^4	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	7^7	6
									Ben Ellwood	6	6^3	4
		Colin Beecher	3	6^2
		Ben Ellwood	6	7^7
															16	Patrik Fredriksson	7	7^7
																Hendrik Jan Davids	5	6^5
		Hendrik Jan Davids	6	1	6
		Guillaume Marx	4	6	3
									Hendrik Jan Davids	7	7^7
								17	Yahiya Doumbia	5	6^2
	WC	Nicolas Thomann	6	4	0
	17	Yahiya Doumbia	4	6	6

References

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

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