1972 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.[1]

Men's Singles Qualifying
1972 French Open

Qualifiers

1. Patricio Rodríguez
2. Patrice Beust
3. Géza Varga
4. Ricardo Cano
5. Teimuraz Kakulia
6. Bernard Montrenaud
7. Piero Toci
8. Francois Pierson
9. Sherwood Stewart
10. Steve Faulk
11. John De Mendoza
12. Zlatko Ivancic
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

First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Paul Gerken	6	6
		Francois Battegay	3	0
									Paul Gerken	2	2
									Sever Dron	6	6
		Sever Dron	2	6	6
		Bruno Sapene	6	0	3
																Sever Dron	6	1	2	1
																Géza Varga	3	6	6	6
		Thierry Bernasconi	6	6
		Kenichi Hirai	1	3
									Thierry Bernasconi	0	2
									Géza Varga	6	6

Fourth qualifier

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

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Dick Dell	6	6
		William Durham	1	4
									Dick Dell	6	6
									Robert Stock	1	3
		Robert Stock	6	6
		Jean Lovera	2	3
																Dick Dell	7	9	2	4
																Teimuraz Kakulia	5	11	6	6
		Teimuraz Kakulia	6	6
		Eric Derasse	2	1
									Teimuraz Kakulia	3	6	6
									Luis-Felipe Tavares	6	1	1
		Luis-Felipe Tavares	6	6
		Alain Benoit-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
		Karl Fichtel	9	10
		Lenny Schloss	7	8
									Karl Fichtel	3	5
									Bernard Montrenaud	6	7

Seventh qualifier

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

Eighth qualifier

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

Ninth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Eric Loliee	6	6
		Luciano Bonati	1	0
									Eric Loliee	6	3	6
									Denis Grozdanovitch	3	6	8
																Denis Grozdanovitch	2	3	3
																Sherwood Stewart	6	6	6
		Luis Bruguera	3	6	8
		Patrice Hagelauer	6	4	6
									Luis Bruguera	3	5
									Sherwood Stewart	6	7

Tenth qualifier

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

Eleventh qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		John De Mendoza	6	6
		Yair Wertheimer	2	0
									John De Mendoza	6	6
									Franco Bartoni	3	4
		Franco Bartoni	6	4	6
		Philippe Couson	3	6	1
																John De Mendoza	6	6	4	9
																Francois Matheu	2	0	6	7
									Francois Matheu
									Jean-Pierre Bombardier	w/o

Twelfth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
		Zlatko Ivancic	6	5	8
		Michel Berges	3	7	6
									Zlatko Ivancic	6	6
									Jean-Pierre Courcol	2	4
		Jean-Pierre Courcol	4	6	6
		Mark Shires	6	0	3
																Zlatko Ivancic	6	6	6
																Ionel Santeiu	3	1	3
		Eulicio Silva	6	6
		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
		Ernie Ewert	6	6
		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
		J Glaves	1	6	6
		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
		Bob Rheinberger	6	3	6
		Patrick Beraud	4	6	3
									Bob Rheinberger	6	6
									Alain Bouteleux	3	1
		Alain Bouteleux	6	8	6
		Tony Dawson	4	10	4

Sixteenth qualifier

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

References

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

External links

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