1972 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1972 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. Patricio Rodríguez
2. Patrice Beust
3. Géza Varga
4. Ricardo Cano
5. Teimuraz Kakulia
6. Bernard Montrenaud
7. Piero Toci
8. François Pierson
9. Sherwood Stewart
10. Steve Faulk
11. John De Mendoza
12. Zlatko Ivančić
13. Rayno Seegers
14. Steven Turner
15. Bob Rheinberger
16. Allan McDonald

Lucky losers

1. Massimo Di Domenico

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	Patricio Rodríguez	7	6
	8	Guy Rual	5	3
								Patricio Rodríguez		6	6
								Pierre Joly		3	1
	4	Pierre Joly	10	6
	5	Jim Moore	8	3
															Patricio Rodríguez		6	6	6
															Dennis Matthews		0	3	3
	2	Dennis Matthews	3	6	9
	7	Pietro Marzano	6	2	7
								Dennis Matthews		6	8
								Keith Hancock		2	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Don Turner	9	8
	8	Michel Burgener	7	6
								Don Turner		3	1
								Dan Bleckinger		6	6
															Dan Bleckinger		4	5	3
															Patrice Beust		6	7	6
	2	Patrice Beust	6	6
	7	Rolf Spitzer	4	2
								Patrice Beust		6	6
								Richard Moody		2	0
	3	Richard Moody	6	3	6
	6	Fabrice Paquet	1	6	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Paul Gerken	6	6
	8	François Battegay	3	0
								Paul Gerken		2	2
								Sever Dron		6	6
	4	Sever Dron	2	6	6
	5	Bruno Sapène	6	0	3
															Sever Dron		6	1	2	1
															Géza Varga		3	6	6	6
	2	Thierry Bernasconi	6	6
	7	Kenichi Hirai	1	3
								Thierry Bernasconi		0	2
								Géza Varga		6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Denis Naegelen	6	6
	8	J Maharaj	2	2
								Denis Naegelen		2	1
								Ricardo Cano		6	6
															Ricardo Cano		11	2	7	6
															Russell Simpson		9	6	5	4
	2	Armel Collinot	6	6
	7	J Hester	2	3
								Armel Collinot		5	0
								Russell Simpson		7	6
	3	Russell Simpson	6	6
	6	Jim Ward	2	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dick Dell	6	6
	8	William Durham	1	4
								Dick Dell		6	6
								Robert Stock		1	3
	4	Robert Stock	6	6
	5	Jean Lovera	2	3
															Dick Dell		7	9	2	4
															Teimuraz Kakulia		5	11	6	6
	2	Teimuraz Kakulia	6	6
	7	Éric Derasse	2	1
								Teimuraz Kakulia		3	6	6
								Luis-Felipe Tavares		6	1	1
	3	Luis-Felipe Tavares	6	6
	6	Alain Benoît-Levy	3	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Pierre Loizeau		6	4	6
								Claude Boutard		4	6	4
															Pierre Loizeau		3	0	2
															Bernard Montrenaud		6	6	6
	2	Karl Fichtel	9	10
	7	Lenny Schloss	7	8
								Karl Fichtel		3	5
								Bernard Montrenaud		6	7

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Piero Toci	6	6
	8	Samudra Sangitan	2	4
								Piero Toci		6	8
								Éric Deblicker		1	6
															Piero Toci		6	6	6
															Sever Muresan		1	4	2
	2	Mike Estep	10	6
	7	Eduardo Zuleta	8	3
								Mike Estep		6	3	0
								Sever Muresan		4	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	John Lloyd	6	11
	8	Jean-Charles Toesca	1	9
								John Lloyd		8	6
								Marc Ungerer		6	3
															John Lloyd		6	4	9	10	4
															François Pierson		0	6	11	8	6
	2	François Pierson	6	6
	7	Steve Siegel	4	2
								François Pierson		9	6
								Maurice Claitte		7	2

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Éric Loliée	6	6
	8	Luciano Bonati	1	0
								Éric Loliée		6	3	6
								Denis Grozdanovitch		3	6	8
															Denis Grozdanovitch		2	3	3
															Sherwood Stewart		6	6	6
	2	Luis Bruguera	3	6	8
	7	Patrice Hagelauer	6	4	6
								Luis Bruguera		3	5
								Sherwood Stewart		6	7

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sergio Palmieri	8	6
	8	Jacques Laurent	6	0
								Sergio Palmieri		5	4
								Steve Faulk		7	6
	4	Steve Faulk	6	6
	5	Jean-Roger Cadot	4	4
															Steve Faulk		9	7	6	7
															Alan Haswell		7	9	3	5
	2	Alan Haswell	6	3	6
	7	Michel De Marneffe	2	6	1
								Alan Haswell		6	6
								Bernard Paul		3	4

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	John De Mendoza	6	6
	8	Yair Wertheimer	2	0
								John De Mendoza		6	6
								Franco Bartoni		3	4
	4	Franco Bartoni	6	4	6
	5	Philippe Couson	3	6	1
															John De Mendoza		6	6	4	9
															François Matheu		2	0	6	7
								François Matheu
								Jean-Pierre Bombardier		w/o

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Zlatko Ivančić	6	5	8
	8	Michel Bergès	3	7	6
								Zlatko Ivančić		6	6
								Jean-Pierre Courcol		2	4
	4	Jean-Pierre Courcol	4	6	6
	5	Mark Shires	6	0	3
															Zlatko Ivančić		6	6	6
															Ionel Santeiu		3	1	3
	2	Eulicio Silva	6	6
	7	Jean-Claude Fauvet	2	3
								Eulicio Silva		6	4
								Ionel Santeiu		8	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Rayno Seegers		6	6
								Lito Álvarez		0	4
															Rayno Seegers		6	6	6
															Richard Russell		1	1	1
	2	Ernie Ewert	6	6
	7	Pieter Verstraeten	2	3
								Ernie Ewert		3	3
								Richard Russell		6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Steven Turner		8	6
								Yves Hugon		6	1
															Steven Turner		6	6	6
															Jean-Pierre Olivier		4	0	2
	2	J Glaves	1	6	6
	7	Erik Sturdza	6	3	3
								J Glaves		3	2
								Jean-Pierre Olivier		6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Massimo Di Domenico		0	6	6
								Jean-François Caujolle		6	2	4
															Massimo Di Domenico		4	4	4
															Bob Rheinberger		6	6	6
	2	Bob Rheinberger	6	3	6
	7	Patrick Béraud	4	6	3
								Bob Rheinberger		6	6
								Alain Bouteleux		3	1
	3	Alain Bouteleux	6	8	6
	6	Tony Dawson	4	10	4

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Bernard Detroye	6	6
	8	Gene Malin	3	4
								Bernard Detroye		4	6	3
								Allan McDonald		6	2	6
	4	Allan McDonald	6	6
	5	Stanley Pasarell	3	2
															Allan McDonald		7	6	6
															William Freer		5	2	4
	2	William Freer	6	8
	7	Vittorio Crotta	0	6
								William Freer		4	6	6
								Dimitri Sturdza		6	3	3
	3	Dimitri Sturdza	4	6	6
	6	William Mason	6	4	2

External links

• 1972 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation