1968 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1968 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.

Qualifiers

1. Bernard Detroye
2. Bernard Boutboul
3. Patrick Proisy
4. Pierre Joly
5. Frank Tutvin
6. David Lloyd
7. Jacques Thamin
8. Yves Christiaen

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	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	5r
																			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	1r
	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	5r
																			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

External links

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