1968 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
1968 French Open

Main articles: 1968 French Open and 1968 French Open – Men's Singles

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

First qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Raúl Peralta	w/o
		Jean-Pierre Bombardier
											Jean-Pierre Bombardier	6	6	6
											Jean-Louis Auget	1	3	1
		Doug Smith	w/o
		Jean-Louis Auget
																				Jean-Pierre Bombardier	3	5^r
																				Bernard Detroye	6	1
		Michel Hervy
		Gary Kesl	w/o
											Michel Hervy	4	2	2
											Bernard Detroye	6	6	6
		Bernard Detroye
		Grant Kerr	w/o

Second qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Gustavo Castillo	w/o
		Thierry Bernasconi
											Thierry Bernasconi	6	1	0	2
											Bernard Boutboul	4	6	6	6
		Jaime Subirats	w/o
		Bernard Boutboul
																				Bernard Boutboul	6	6	6
																				Patrice Duhamel	1	4	1
		Bertrand Dufour	3	3	6	11	1^r
		Patrice Duhamel	6	6	4	9	5
											Patrice Duhamel	5	6	6	6
											Eric Derasse	7	3	4	2
		Eric Derasse
		Brian White	w/o

Third qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Eugene Cantin	1	1	6
		Alain Cassaigne	6	6	8
											Alain Cassaigne	4	5	0
											Francois Matheu	6	7	6
		Massimo Di Domenico	w/o
		Francois Matheu
																				Francois Matheu	0	2	4
																				Patrick Proisy	6	6	6
		Pierre Loizeau	6	6	6
		Eugene McCabe	4	1	3
											Pierre Loizeau	5	1	1
											Patrick Proisy	7	6	6
		Patrick Proisy
		M. Mannoubi	w/o

Fourth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Lindsay Straney	w/o
		Pierre Joly
											Pierre Joly	4	6	6	9
											Francisco Castillo	6	4	3	7
		Francisco Castillo
		Jean-Claude Fauvet	w/o
																				Pierre Joly	4	4	6	6	6
																				Marc Boulle	6	6	2	3	4
		Paul Desq	w/o
		John Norgauer
											John Norgauer	4	3	4
											Marc Boulle	6	6	6
		Marc Boulle
		Ian Fletcher	w/o

Fifth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Tomas Gonzalez
		Eduardo Argon	w/o
											Tomas Gonzalez	2	5	2
											Frank Tutvin	6	7	6
		Frank Tutvin	6	6	6
		Francois Battegay	2	3	2
																				Frank Tutvin	7	6	7
																				Jean-Pierre Cartier	5	3	5
		Denis Grozdanovitch	6	6	6
		Jean-Louis Coindet	2	2	4
											Denis Grozdanovitch	3	4	6	5
											Jean-Pierre Cartier	6	6	4	7
		Jean-Pierre Cartier
		Alvaro Pena	w/o

Sixth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		R. Sutton	3	0	0
		Alain Bouteleux	6	6	6
											Alain Bouteleux	6	6	3	4	1
											Marc Ungerer	2	4	6	6	6
		Peter Burwash	w/o
		Marc Ungerer
																				Marc Ungerer	1	5^r
																				David Lloyd	6	6
		Michel Berges
		Piero Toci	w/o
											Michel Berges	3	6	6	5	4
											David Lloyd	6	3	4	7	6
		Sampiero Gavini	w/o
		David Lloyd

Seventh qualifier

First Round

Second Round

Qualifying Competition

Jim Moore

w/o

Jacques Thamin

Jacques Thamin

7

6

6

Henri Pellizza

5

4

0

Quentin Pretorius

w/o

Henri Pellizza

Jacques Thamin

6

6

6

Wanaro N'Godrella

1

4

3

Wanaro N'Godrella

Jean-Noël Grinda

w/o

Wanaro N'Godrella

Paul Jalabert

w/o

Paul Jalabert

Fernando Gentil

w/o

Eighth qualifier

	First Round									Second Round									Qualifying Competition
		Alfredo Acuna	w/o
		Bruno Vallee
											Bruno Vallee	6	3	4	8	4
											Jean-Paul Meyer	2	6	6	6	6
		Mousthacine Taibi	2	4	6	3
		Jean-Paul Meyer	6	6	2	6
																				Jean-Paul Meyer	3	2	3
																				Yves Christiaen	6	6	6
		Pierre Rinderknecht	w/o
		Patrick Beraud
											Patrick Beraud	2	1	0
											Yves Christiaen	6	6	6
		Philippe Pimpaneau	0	2	3
		Yves Christiaen	6	6	6

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

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