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.

Men's singles qualifying
1996 French Open

Main articles: 1996 French Open and 1996 French Open – Men's singles

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. Frédéric 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
• SR = Special ranking

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

External links

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