1997 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1997 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.

Seeds

1. Albert Portas (qualified)
2. Brett Steven (first round)
3. Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)
4. Dinu Pescariu (first round)
5. Marcello Craca (first round)
6. Jens Knippschild (qualified)
7. Juan-Antonio Marin (second round)
8. Marcelo Charpentier (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
9. Oleg Ogorodov (first round)
10. Lucas Arnold Ker (first round)
11. Justin Gimelstob (first round)
12. Filip Dewulf (qualified)
13. Jaime Oncins (first round)
14. Frederik Fetterlein (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
15. Fernando Vicente (second round)
16. Răzvan Sabău (first round)
17. Andrey Cherkasov (second round)
18. Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz (first round)
19. Alberto Martín (qualified)
20. Eyal Ran (first round)
21. Mark Knowles (first round)
22. Dick Norman (qualified)
23. Martin Stringari (second round)
24. József Krocskó (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
25. Gastón Etlis (qualified)
26. Nicolás Pereira (second round)
27. Andrei Merinov (qualified)
28. Steve Bryan (qualifying competition)
29. Julián Alonso (second round)
30. Lars Jonsson (first round)
31. Jeff Salzenstein (first round)
32. Fernon Wibier (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Albert Portas
2. Jordi Burillo
3. Nicolás Lapentti
4. Wayne Black
5. Andrei Merinov
6. Jens Knippschild
7. Rodolphe Gilbert
8. Gastón Etlis
9. Cristiano Caratti
10. Miguel Pastura
11. Dick Norman
12. Filip Dewulf
13. Wolfgang Schranz
14. Alberto Martín
15. Salvador Navarro
16. Ramón Delgado

Lucky losers

1. Marcelo Charpentier
2. Frederik Fetterlein
3. József Krocskó

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	Albert Portas	3	6	16
		Francisco Cabello	6	2	14
								1	Albert Portas	6	6
									David Salvador-Estepa	1	2
		David Nainkin	0	2
		David Salvador-Estepa	6	6
															1	Albert Portas	6	78
																Dirk Dier	3	66
		Ionuț Moldovan	4	77	3
	WC	Charles Aufy	6	64	6
								WC	Charles Aufy	6	3	3
									Dirk Dier	2	6	6
		Dirk Dier	7	6
	31	Jeff Salzenstein	5	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Brett Steven	4	2
		Jordi Burillo	6	6
									Jordi Burillo	6	6
									Frederic Vitoux	4	2
		Frederic Vitoux	2	78	6
		Attila Sávolt	6	66	2
																Jordi Burillo	6	6
															32	Fernon Wibier	1	3
		Luis Morejón	78	77
		Nicolas Thomann	66	62
									Luis Morejón	66	6	8
								32	Fernon Wibier	78	4	10
		Jared Palmer	2	0r
	32	Fernon Wibier	6	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
	WC	Nicolas Kischkewitz	3	2
								3	Nicolás Lapentti	2	77	6
									Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	65	2
		Carlos Gómez-Díaz	60	4
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	77	6
															3	Nicolás Lapentti	6	4	6
																Horst Skoff	2	6	4
		Márcio Carlsson	1	3
		Stefan Koubek	6	6
									Stefan Koubek	6	2	4
									Horst Skoff	4	6	6
		Horst Skoff	6	4	6
	30	Lars Jonsson	4	6	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Dinu Pescariu	5	4
		David Škoch	7	6
									David Škoch	4	5
									Wayne Black	6	7
		Wayne Black	3	6	6
		Martin Rodriguez	6	3	4
																Wayne Black	3	6	6
															WC	Olivier Mutis	6	3	0
		Kris Goossens	2	4
	WC	Olivier Mutis	6	6
								WC	Olivier Mutis	6	4	11
								29	Julián Alonso	4	6	9
		Federico Browne	2	2
	29	Julián Alonso	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Marcello Craca	6	5	0r
		Carsten Arriens	3	7	3
									Carsten Arriens	6	6
									Michael Tebbutt	3	3
		Allen Belobrajdic	4	3
		Michael Tebbutt	6	6
																Carsten Arriens	63	0
															27	Andrei Merinov	77	6
		Mark Petchey	2	2
		Cecil Mamiit	6	6
									Cecil Mamiit	1	2
								27	Andrei Merinov	6	6
		Francisco Costa	2	5
	27	Andrei Merinov	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jens Knippschild	6	6
		Davide Sanguinetti	2	3
								6	Jens Knippschild	6	65	6
									Vincenzo Santopadre	3	77	3
		Vincenzo Santopadre	6	6
		Nick Weal	4	0
															6	Jens Knippschild	3	77	6
															28	Steve Bryan	6	64	2
		Markus Hipfl	3	68
		Martijn Bok	6	710
									Martijn Bok	5	6	4
								28	Steve Bryan	7	4	6
		Maurice Ruah	77	5	10
	28	Steve Bryan	63	7	12

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Juan-Antonio Marin	7	6
		Kevin Ullyett	5	2
								7	Juan-Antonio Marin	4	1
									Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
		Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
		Danny Sapsford	3	3
																Rodolphe Gilbert	77	5	6
																Jean-Baptiste Perlant	64	7	4
		Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6
		Mosé Navarra	3	2
									Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6
								26	Nicolás Pereira	3	3
		Michael Kohlmann	3	1
	26	Nicolás Pereira	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Marcelo Charpentier	6	6
		Gianluca Pozzi	3	1
								8	Marcelo Charpentier	6	6
								WC	Rodolphe Cadart	3	4
	WC	Rodolphe Cadart	6	4	6
		Luke Milligan	3	6	1
															8	Marcelo Charpentier	6	3	2
															25	Gastón Etlis	4	6	6
		Alex Reichel	3	4
		Martin Hromec	6	6
									Martin Hromec	2	4
								25	Gastón Etlis	6	6
		Marco Meneschincheri	3	6	2
	25	Gastón Etlis	6	4	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Oleg Ogorodov	6	4	3
		Nicola Bruno	4	6	6
									Nicola Bruno	0	6	6
									Omar Camporese	6	4	8
		Omar Camporese	6	7
		Daniele Balducci	3	5
																Omar Camporese	6	65	2
																Cristiano Caratti	2	77	6
		Cristiano Caratti	7	67	6
		Fredrik Bergh	5	79	3
									Cristiano Caratti	6	4	6
								23	Martin Stringari	3	6	3
		Guillermo Cañas	4	1
	23	Martin Stringari	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Lucas Arnold Ker	2	6	3
		Thierry Guardiola	6	3	6
									Thierry Guardiola	5	1
									Miguel Pastura	7	6
		Federico Dondo	0	3
		Miguel Pastura	6	6
																Miguel Pastura	6	5	6
															24	József Krocskó	4	7	1
	WC	Régis Lavergne	7	6
		Raviv Weidenfeld	5	2
								WC	Régis Lavergne	4	6	3
								24	József Krocskó	6	4	6
		Jim Grabb	1	7	2
	24	József Krocskó	6	5	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Justin Gimelstob	2	4
		Filippo Messori	6	6
									Filippo Messori	6	7
									Óscar Burrieza	0	5
		Martijn Belgraver	1	4
		Óscar Burrieza	6	6
																Filippo Messori	1	4
															22	Dick Norman	6	6
		Jaymon Crabb	6	7
		David Rikl	4	5
									Jaymon Crabb	2	3
								22	Dick Norman	6	6
		Rainer Schüttler	6	4	1
	22	Dick Norman	2	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Filip Dewulf	6	6
		Stefano Pescosolido	4	4
								12	Filip Dewulf	4	6	6
									Cyril Buscaglione	6	2	3
		Brian MacPhie	2	710	4
		Cyril Buscaglione	6	68	6
															12	Filip Dewulf	6	6
																Julien Chauvin	3	4
		Joan Balcells	6	3	6
		Christian Vinck	0	6	4
									Joan Balcells	1r
									Julien Chauvin	6
		Julien Chauvin	3	6	6
	21	Mark Knowles	6	4	4

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Jaime Oncins	1	2
		Alex Lopez-Moron	6	6
									Alex Lopez-Moron	6	6
									Lars Rehmann	3	3
		Herbert Wiltschnig	77	4	2
		Lars Rehmann	63	6	6
																Alex Lopez-Moron	5	6	3
																Wolfgang Schranz	7	4	6
		Andrew Richardson	77	3	2
	WC	Jean-François Bachelot	65	6	6
								WC	Jean-François Bachelot	64	4
									Wolfgang Schranz	77	6
		Wolfgang Schranz	6	7
	20	Eyal Ran	2	5

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Frederik Fetterlein	6	6
		Chris Haggard	2	4
								14	Frederik Fetterlein	3
									Michael Sell	3r
		Michael Sell	6	6
		Grant Doyle	4	2
															14	Frederik Fetterlein	3	77	1
															19	Alberto Martín	6	65	6
	WC	Jean-Michel Pequery	3	65
	WC	Pierre Bouteyre	6	77
								WC	Pierre Bouteyre	4	6
								19	Alberto Martín	6	7
		Karsten Braasch	1	4
	19	Alberto Martín	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Fernando Vicente	6	6
		David Caballero	1	0
								15	Fernando Vicente	6	3	1
									Salvador Navarro	2	6	6
		Salvador Navarro	6	77
		Jimy Szymanski	3	61
																Salvador Navarro	1	6	6
																Rogier Wassen	6	4	2
		Rogier Wassen	7	61	6
		Nicklas Timfjord	5	77	1
									Rogier Wassen	6	5	6
								WC	Guillaume Marx	2	7	0
	WC	Guillaume Marx	68	6	6
	18	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	710	2	4

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Răzvan Sabău	6	3	4
		Jérôme Hanquez	2	6	6
									Jérôme Hanquez	6	6
									Thomas Schiessling	4	2
		Petr Luxa	6	4	0
		Thomas Schiessling	0	6	6
																Jérôme Hanquez	6	2	1r
																Ramón Delgado	4	6	4
		Ramón Delgado	6	6
		Chris Wilkinson	3	4
									Ramón Delgado	7	77
								17	Andrey Cherkasov	5	65
		Robbie Koenig	3	4
	17	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6

External links

• 1997 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation