1972 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1972 French Open

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

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

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

References

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