1998 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Men's Singles Qualifying
1998 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.

Seeds

1. Guillermo Canas (Second round)
2. Franco Squillari (Second round)
3. Oliver Gross (Qualifying Competition, Lucky loser)
4. Mariano Puerta (First round)
5. John Van Lottum (Qualified)
6. Leander Paes (Qualifying Competition)
7. Vincenzo Santopadre (Qualifying Competition)
8. Jens Knippschild (Qualified)
9. Andre Sa (First round)
10. Justin Gimelstob (First round)
11. Rainer Schuettler (Second round)
12. Marat Safin (Qualified)
13. Andrew Ilie (Qualified)
14. Adrian Voinea (First round)
15. Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz (Second round)
16. Dennis Van Scheppingen (First round)
17. Dirk Dier (First round)
18. Lars Burgsmuller (First round)
19. Sandon Stolle (Qualifying Competition)
20. Tuomas Ketola (First round)
21. Francisco Cabello (Qualifying Competition)
22. Cristiano Caratti (Qualifying Competition)
23. Marcio Carlsson (Second round)
24. Sebastian Prieto (First round)
25. Marzio Martelli (Qualified)
26. Oscar Burrieza-Lopez (First round)
27. Jonathan Stark (Second round)
28. Michael Sell (Qualified)
29. Alex Lopez-Moron (First round)
30. Jose Imaz-Ruiz (Qualified)
31. Christophe Van Garsse (Qualified)
32. Peter Tramacchi (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Christophe Van Garsse
2. Julien Boutter
3. Jose Imaz-Ruiz
4. Bernd Karbacher
5. John Van Lottum
6. Michael Sell
7. Marzio Martelli
8. Jens Knippschild
9. Mose Navarra
10. Jordi Mas-Rodriguez
11. Rodolphe Gilbert
12. Marat Safin
13. Andrew Ilie
14. Wolfgang Schranz
15. Mariano Zabaleta
16. Martin Rodriguez

Lucky losers

1. Oliver Gross

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
1	Guillermo Canas	6	6
PR	Michael Joyce	2	3				1	Guillermo Canas	4	5
WC	Jean-Rene Lisnard	3	1					Noam Behr	6	7
	Noam Behr	6	6												Noam Behr	1	1
	Roberto Carretero-Diaz	64	1r											31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
	Andrey Merinov	77	4					Andrey Merinov	4	4
	Dusan Vemic	2	64				31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	77

Second qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
2	Franco Squillari	6	6
	Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez	4	2				2	Franco Squillari	2	64
	Bobby Kokavec	3	2					Radek Stepanek	6	77
	Radek Stepanek	6	6												Radek Stepanek	4	6	3
WC	Julien Boutter	6	7											WC	Julien Boutter	6	3	6
	Andrey Cherkasov	3	5				WC	Julien Boutter	6	6
WC	Gregory Carraz	4	4				32	Peter Tramacchi	3	3
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
	Neville Godwin	3	2					Gaston Etlis	2	3
	Gaston Etlis	6	6											3	Oliver Gross	65	5
	Juan-Luis Rascon-Lope	6	6											30	Jose Imaz-Ruiz	77	7
	Mark Petchey	4	2					Juan-Luis Rascon-Lope	6	3	4
	Lleyton Hewitt	4	63				30	Jose Imaz-Ruiz	4	6	6
30	Jose Imaz-Ruiz	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
WC	Pier Gauthier	2	3					Bernd Karbacher	4	6	6
	Bernd Karbacher	6	6												Bernd Karbacher	77	6
	Renzo Furlan	710	6												Renzo Furlan	65	4
	Agustin Calleri	68	3					Renzo Furlan	4	77	6
	Tamer El Sawy	6	77					Tamer El Sawy	6	65	2
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	6	6				WC	Rodolphe Cadart	4	2
	Regis Lavergne	4	4											5	John Van Lottum	6	6
	Iztok Bozic	6	6												Iztok Bozic	1	3
	Grant Doyle	4	2					Iztok Bozic	6	6
WC	Jean-Michel Pequery	65	4				27	Jonathan Stark	2	2
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	4	6	6				Ben Ellwood	6	4	5
	Fernon Wibier	6	4	4										6	Leander Paes	65	4
	Marco Osorio	0	4											28	Michael Sell	77	6
WC	Nicolas Coutelot	6	6				WC	Nicolas Coutelot	1	2
	Danny Sapsford	1	2				28	Michael Sell	6	6
28	Michael Sell	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
7	Vincenzo Santopadre	7
	Gouichi Motomura	5r					7	Vincenzo Santopadre	7	6
	Marco Meneschincheri	3	6	6				Marco Meneschincheri	5	3
	David Sanchez-Munoz	6	2	3										7	Vincenzo Santopadre	4	2
	Dick Norman	0	3r											25	Marzio Martelli	6	6
	Mark Merklein	6	4					Mark Merklein	2	2
	Stephane Huet	3	3				25	Marzio Martelli	6	6
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
	Chris Wilkinson	2	0					Jaime Oncins	4	2
	Jaime Oncins	6	6											8	Jens Knippschild	6	6
	Julian Knowle	6	65	4											Jean-Philippe Fleurian	2	4
	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	4	77	6				Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	77
	Andres Schneiter	6	6					Andres Schneiter	4	63
26	Oscar Burrieza-Lopez	3	3

Ninth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
9	Andre Sa	2	77	5
	Mose Navarra	6	61	7				Mose Navarra	6	2	6
	Ivo Heuberger	6	6					Ivo Heuberger	4	6	4
	German Puentes-Alcaniz	2	1												Mose Navarra	7	66	6
	Lars Jonsson	1	4												Alberto Martin	5	78	4
	Alberto Martin	6	6					Alberto Martin	2	77	8
	Frederic Fontang	6	6					Frederic Fontang	6	63	6
24	Sebastian Prieto	2	1

Tenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
10	Justin Gimelstob	4	4
	Juan-Manuel Balcells	6	6					Juan-Manuel Balcells	6	4	8
	Giorgio Galimberti	3	3					Jordi Mas-Rodriguez	4	6	10
	Jordi Mas-Rodriguez	6	6												Jordi Mas-Rodriguez	3	7	6
	Razvan Sabau	6	65	6											Razvan Sabau	6	5	4
	Maurice Ruah	3	77	3				Razvan Sabau	6	7
	Allen Belobrajdic	612	0				23	Marcio Carlsson	4	5
23	Marcio Carlsson	714	6

Eleventh qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
11	Rainer Schuettler	6	6
	Clemens Trimmel	4	1				11	Rainer Schuettler	1	77	5
	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6					Rodolphe Gilbert	6	63	7
	Cecil Mamiit	3	2												Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
	Amir Hadad	4	1											22	Cristiano Caratti	4	1
	Antony Dupuis	6	6					Antony Dupuis	3	6	2
	Tomas Behrend	3	5				22	Cristiano Caratti	6	3	6
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	6	6					Christian Ruud	65	4
	David Di Lucia	4	1											12	Marat Safin	6	6
	David Nainkin	6	6											21	Francisco Cabello	3	3
	Brian Macphie	2	4					David Nainkin	4	2
	Laurence Tieleman	66	6	2			21	Francisco Cabello	6	6
21	Francisco Cabello	78	2	6

Thirteenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
13	Andrew Ilie	7	77
	Stephane Simian	5	64				13	Andrew Ilie	2	6	6
	Todd Larkham	6	6					Todd Larkham	6	3	4
	Jan-Frode Andersen	4	4											13	Andrew Ilie	6	3	6
	Petr Luxa	6	0	8										19	Sandon Stolle	4	6	3
WC	Julien Varlet	1	6	6				Petr Luxa	3	60
	Eyal Ran	6	4	2			19	Sandon Stolle	6	77
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
	Daniele Musa	7	4	9				Luis Morejon	1	2
	Luis Morejon	5	6	11											Takao Suzuki	6	3	3
	Wolfgang Schranz	6	6												Wolfgang Schranz	3	6	6
	Nicklas Kulti	3	4					Wolfgang Schranz	65	6	6
	Christophe Rochus	7	63	6				Christophe Rochus	77	3	4
20	Tuomas Ketola	5	77	3

Fifteenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
15	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	6	77
	Ionut Moldovan	2	65				15	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	5	4
	Mariano Sanchez	5	61					Younes El Aynaoui	7	6
	Younes El Aynaoui	7	77												Younes El Aynaoui	4	77	3
	Martin Lee	3	4												Mariano Zabaleta	6	62	6
	Stefano Pescosolido	6	6					Stefano Pescosolido	4	3
	Mariano Zabaleta	6	77					Mariano Zabaleta	6	6
18	Lars Burgsmuller	1	65

Sixteenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
16	Dennis Van Scheppingen	1	3
	Peter Wessels	6	6					Peter Wessels	65	67
	Alejandro Hernandez	6	65	2				Edwin Kempes	77	79
	Edwin Kempes	4	77	6											Edwin Kempes	67	6	4
	Tapio Nurminen	2	2												Martin Rodriguez	79	3	6
	Patrik Fredriksson	6	6					Patrik Fredriksson	1	4
	Martin Rodriguez	6	6					Martin Rodriguez	6	6
17	Dirk Dier	2	0

External links

• Qualifying draw (ITF)