1998 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
Men's singles qualifying
1998 French Open
Events

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]

Seeds

Guillermo Cañas (second round)
Franco Squillari (second round)
Oliver Gross (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Mariano Puerta (first round)
John van Lottum (qualified)
Leander Paes (qualifying competition)
Vincenzo Santopadre (qualifying competition)
Jens Knippschild (qualified)
André Sá (first round)
Justin Gimelstob (first round)
Rainer Schüttler (second round)
Marat Safin (qualified)
Andrew Ilie (qualified)
Adrian Voinea (first round)
Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz (second round)
Dennis van Scheppingen (first round)
Dirk Dier (first round)
Lars Burgsmüller (first round)
Sandon Stolle (qualifying competition)
Tuomas Ketola (first round)
Francisco Cabello (qualifying competition)
Cristiano Caratti (qualifying competition)
Márcio Carlsson (second round)
Sebastian Prieto (first round)
Marzio Martelli (qualified)
Óscar Burrieza (first round)
Jonathan Stark (second round)
Michael Sell (qualified)
Alex Lopez-Moron (first round)
Pepe Imaz (qualified)
Christophe Van Garsse (qualified)
Peter Tramacchi (second round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Oliver Gross

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Guillermo Cañas	6	6

PR	Michael Joyce	2	3
				1	Guillermo Cañas	4	5

					Noam Behr	6	7
WC	Jean-René Lisnard	3	1

	Noam Behr	6	6
									Noam Behr	1	1

								31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
	Roberto Carretero	6⁴	1^r

	Andrei Merinov	7⁷	4
					Andrei Merinov	4	4

				31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
	Dušan Vemić	2	6⁴

31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	7⁷

Second qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

2	Franco Squillari	6	6

	Salvador Navarro	4	2
				2	Franco Squillari	2	6⁴

					Radek Štěpánek	6	7⁷
	Bobby Kokavec	3	2

	Radek Štěpánek	6	6
									Radek Štěpánek	4	6	3

								WC	Julien Boutter	6	3	6
WC	Julien Boutter	6	7

	Andrey Cherkasov	3	5
				WC	Julien Boutter	6	6

				32	Peter Tramacchi	3	3
WC	Grégory Carraz	4	4

32	Peter Tramacchi	6	6

Third qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

3	Oliver Gross	6	6

	Andrew Richardson	1	2
				3	Oliver Gross	6	6

					Gastón Etlis	2	3
	Neville Godwin	3	2

	Gastón Etlis	6	6
									3	Oliver Gross	6⁵	5

									30	Pepe Imaz	7⁷	7
	Tati Rascón	6	6

	Mark Petchey	4	2
					Tati Rascón	6	3	4

				30	Pepe Imaz	4	6	6
	Lleyton Hewitt	4	6³

30	Pepe Imaz	6	7⁷

Fourth qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

4	Mariano Puerta	1	3

WC	Thierry Champion	6	6
				WC	Thierry Champion	6	3	4

					Bernd Karbacher	4	6	6
WC	Pier Gauthier	2	3

	Bernd Karbacher	6	6
										Bernd Karbacher	7⁷	6

										Renzo Furlan	6⁵	4
	Renzo Furlan	7¹⁰	6

	Agustín Calleri	6⁸	3
					Renzo Furlan	4	7⁷	6

					Tamer El-Sawy	6	6⁵	2
	Tamer El-Sawy	6	7⁷

29	Alex Lopez-Moron	3	6⁵

Fifth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

5	John van Lottum	6	6

	Thomas Larsen	2	4
				5	John van Lottum	6	6

				WC	Rodolphe Cadart	4	2
WC	Rodolphe Cadart	6	6

	Régis Lavergne	4	4
								5	John van Lottum	6	6

									Iztok Božič	1	3
	Iztok Božič	6	6

	Grant Doyle	4	2
					Iztok Božič	6	6

				27	Jonathan Stark	2	2
WC	Jean-Michel Pequery	6⁵	4

27	Jonathan Stark	7⁷	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

6	Leander Paes	6	6

	Fabio Maggi	3	4
					6	Leander Paes	4	6	7

						Ben Ellwood	6	4	5
	Ben Ellwood	4	6	6

	Fernon Wibier	6	4	4
										6	Leander Paes	6⁵	4

										28	Michael Sell	7⁷	6
	Marco Osorio	0	4

WC	Nicolas Coutelot	6	6
					WC	Nicolas Coutelot	1	2

					28	Michael Sell	6	6
	Danny Sapsford	1	2

28	Michael Sell	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

7	Vincenzo Santopadre	7

	Gouichi Motomura	5^r
					7	Vincenzo Santopadre	7	6

						Marco Meneschincheri	5	3
	Marco Meneschincheri	3	6	6

	David Sanchez-Munoz	6	2	3
									7	Vincenzo Santopadre	4	2

									25	Marzio Martelli	6	6
	Dick Norman	0	3^r

	Mark Merklein	6	4
						Mark Merklein	2	2

					25	Marzio Martelli	6	6
	Stéphane Huet	3	3

25	Marzio Martelli	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

8	Jens Knippschild	7	6

	Wade McGuire	5	4
					8	Jens Knippschild	6	6

						Jaime Oncins	4	2
	Chris Wilkinson	2	0

	Jaime Oncins	6	6
									8	Jens Knippschild	6	6

										Jean-Philippe Fleurian	2	4
	Julian Knowle	6	6⁵	4

	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	4	7⁷	6
						Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	7⁷

						Andrés Schneiter	4	6³
	Andrés Schneiter	6	6

26	Óscar Burrieza	3	3

Ninth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

9	André Sá	2	7⁷	5

	Mosé Navarra	6	6¹	7
						Mosé Navarra	6	2	6

						Ivo Heuberger	4	6	4
	Ivo Heuberger	6	6

	Germán Puentes	2	1
											Mosé Navarra	7	6⁶	6

											Alberto Martín	5	7⁸	4
	Lars Jonsson	1	4

	Alberto Martín	6	6
						Alberto Martín	2	7⁷	8

						Frédéric Fontang	6	6³	6
	Frédéric Fontang	6	6

24	Sebastian Prieto	2	1

Tenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

10	Justin Gimelstob	4	4

	Joan Balcells	6	6
						Joan Balcells	6	4	8

						Jordi Mas	4	6	10
	Giorgio Galimberti	3	3

	Jordi Mas	6	6
											Jordi Mas	3	7	6

											Răzvan Sabău	6	5	4
	Răzvan Sabău	6	6⁵	6

	Maurice Ruah	3	7⁷	3
						Răzvan Sabău	6	7

					23	Márcio Carlsson	4	5
	Allen Belobrajdic	6¹²	0

23	Márcio Carlsson	7¹⁴	6

Eleventh qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

11	Rainer Schüttler	6	6

	Clemens Trimmel	4	1
				11	Rainer Schüttler	1	7⁷	5

					Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6³	7
	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6

	Cecil Mamiit	3	2
										Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6

									22	Cristiano Caratti	4	1
	Amir Hadad	4	1

	Antony Dupuis	6	6
					Antony Dupuis	3	6	2

				22	Cristiano Caratti	6	3	6
	Tomas Behrend	3	5

22	Cristiano Caratti	6	7

Twelfth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

12	Marat Safin	6¹	6	6

	Davide Scala	7⁷	3	4
					12	Marat Safin	7⁷	6

						Christian Ruud	6⁵	4
	Christian Ruud	6	6

	David DiLucia	4	1
									12	Marat Safin	6	6

									21	Francisco Cabello	3	3
	David Nainkin	6	6

	Brian MacPhie	2	4
						David Nainkin	4	2

					21	Francisco Cabello	6	6
	Laurence Tieleman	6⁶	6	2

21	Francisco Cabello	7⁸	2	6

Thirteenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

13	Andrew Ilie	7	7⁷

	Stéphane Simian	5	6⁴
					13	Andrew Ilie	2	6	6

						Todd Larkham	6	3	4
	Todd Larkham	6	6

	Jan-Frode Andersen	4	4
										13	Andrew Ilie	6	3	6

										19	Sandon Stolle	4	6	3
	Petr Luxa	6	0	8

WC	Julien Varlet	1	6	6
						Petr Luxa	3	6⁰

					19	Sandon Stolle	6	7⁷
	Eyal Ran	6	4	2

19	Sandon Stolle	4	6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

14	Adrian Voinea	6⁵	6	2

	Takao Suzuki	7⁷	3	6
						Takao Suzuki	6	6

						Luis Morejón	1	2
	Daniele Musa	7	4	9

	Luis Morejón	5	6	11
											Takao Suzuki	6	3	3

											Wolfgang Schranz	3	6	6
	Wolfgang Schranz	6	6

	Nicklas Kulti	3	4
						Wolfgang Schranz	6⁵	6	6

						Christophe Rochus	7⁷	3	4
	Christophe Rochus	7	6³	6

20	Tuomas Ketola	5	7⁷	3

Fifteenth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

15	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	6	7⁷

	Ionuț Moldovan	2	6⁵
				15	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	5	4

					Younes El Aynaoui	7	6
	Mariano Sanchez	5	6¹

	Younes El Aynaoui	7	7⁷
									Younes El Aynaoui	4	7⁷	3

									Mariano Zabaleta	6	6²	6
	Martin Lee	3	4

	Stefano Pescosolido	6	6
					Stefano Pescosolido	4	3

					Mariano Zabaleta	6	6
	Mariano Zabaleta	6	7⁷

18	Lars Burgsmüller	1	6⁵

Sixteenth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

16	Dennis van Scheppingen	1	3

	Peter Wessels	6	6
						Peter Wessels	6⁵	6⁷

						Edwin Kempes	7⁷	7⁹
	Alejandro Hernandez	6	6⁵	2

	Edwin Kempes	4	7⁷	6
										Edwin Kempes	6⁷	6	4

										Martin Rodriguez	7⁹	3	6
	Tapio Nurminen	2	2

	Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
						Patrik Fredriksson	1	4

						Martin Rodriguez	6	6
	Martin Rodriguez	6	6

17	Dirk Dier	2	0

References

External links

1998 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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