1968 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
Men's singles qualifying
1968 French Open
Events

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	5^r

							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	1^r

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	5^r

											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

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

External links

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

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

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