# 1971 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.

## Qualifiers

* Vincenzo Franchitti
* Eduardo Zuleta
* Teimuraz Kakulia
* Zlatko Ivančić
* Pierre Joly
* Geoff Masters
* Róbert Machán
* Pat Cramer
* Rainer Kuhlmey
* Štěpán Koudelka
* Géza Varga
* Iván Molina
* Syd Ball
* Bernard Paul
* William Álvarez
* Wanaro N'Godrella
* Antonio Zugarelli
* Hendrick Sepp
* Atet Wijono
* Corrado Barazzutti

## Lucky losers

* Paul van Min
* John Paish
* Sever Mureșan

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | | Vincenzo Franchitti | Vincenzo Franchitti | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Bernard Detroye | Bernard Detroye | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Bernard Detroye | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | Bernard Detroye | Bernard Detroye | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Gopala Bhupathi | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Gopala Bhupathi | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | Vincenzo Franchitti | Vincenzo Franchitti | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thierry Bernasconi | Thierry Bernasconi | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | Thierry Bernasconi | Thierry Bernasconi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | David Segal | David Segal | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | Eduardo Zuleta | Eduardo Zuleta | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yves Christiaen | Yves Christiaen | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Eduardo Zuleta | Eduardo Zuleta | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Paul van Min | Paul van Min | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Paul van Min | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Paul van Min | Paul van Min | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Alain Cassaigne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Alain Cassaigne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Paul van Min | Paul van Min | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ray Keldie | Ray Keldie | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Periclis Gavrilidis | Periclis Gavrilidis | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Uriel Oquendo | Uriel Oquendo | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Uriel Oquendo | 6 | 6 | 6 | Uriel Oquendo | Uriel Oquendo | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Harris | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Harris | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Periclis Gavrilidis | Periclis Gavrilidis | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Teimuraz Kakulia | Teimuraz Kakulia | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| | | | | | Teimuraz Kakulia | Teimuraz Kakulia | 10 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Jean-Claude Fauvet | Jean-Claude Fauvet | 8 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Zlatko Ivančić | Zlatko Ivančić | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Duxin | Christian Duxin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Zlatko Ivančić | Zlatko Ivančić | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | Sever Mureșan | Sever Mureșan | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5$^r$ |
| Sever Mureșan | Sever Mureșan | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Gérard Pilet | Gérard Pilet | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Pierre Joly | Pierre Joly | 13 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Andre Thielemans | Andre Thielemans | 11 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Pierre Joly | Pierre Joly | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Patrick Béraud | Patrick Béraud | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Patrick Béraud | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Patrick Béraud | Patrick Béraud | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | J Spalding | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Spalding | 2 | 1 | 0 | Patrick Béraud | Patrick Béraud | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Philippe Fremoit | Philippe Fremoit | w/o | | | | | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | | Kenichi Hirai | Kenichi Hirai | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Norman Perry | Norman Perry | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Norman Perry | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Norman Perry | Norman Perry | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Bombardier | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Bombardier | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Kenichi Hirai | Kenichi Hirai | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Geoff Masters | Geoff Masters | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | Geoff Masters | Geoff Masters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Octavio Piva | Octavio Piva | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Octavio Piva | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Octavio Piva | Octavio Piva | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bernard Le Rays | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Róbert Machán | Róbert Machán | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Sampiero Gavini | Sampiero Gavini | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Róbert Machán | Róbert Machán | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Jean-Pierre Olivier | Jean-Pierre Olivier | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean-Pierre Olivier | Jean-Pierre Olivier | | | | | | | | |
| Michel Bergès | Michel Bergès | w/o | | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | Takeshi Koura | Takeshi Koura | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marc Ungerer | Marc Ungerer | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Takeshi Koura | Takeshi Koura | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Pat Cramer | Pat Cramer | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Pat Cramer | Pat Cramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Zwieg | John Zwieg | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | John Zwieg | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | John Zwieg | John Zwieg | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Christian Bimes | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Rainer Kuhlmey | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bernard Fuzet | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Bernard Fuzet | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Rainer Kuhlmey | Rainer Kuhlmey | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Derek Schroder | Derek Schroder | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rainer Kuhlmey | Rainer Kuhlmey | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alain Bouteleux | Alain Bouteleux | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Alain Bouteleux | Alain Bouteleux | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sever Dron | Sever Dron | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |

### Tenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Štěpán Koudelka | Štěpán Koudelka | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | François Matheu | François Matheu | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | François Matheu | 8 | 6 | 6 | François Matheu | François Matheu | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lew Grinnan | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lew Grinnan | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Štěpán Koudelka | Štěpán Koudelka | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Butch Seewagen | Butch Seewagen | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | Butch Seewagen | Butch Seewagen | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Claude Boutard | Claude Boutard | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |

### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Alain Benoît-Levy | Alain Benoît-Levy | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Allan McDonald | Allan McDonald | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Allan McDonald | Allan McDonald | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Géza Varga | Géza Varga | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | J West | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Géza Varga | Géza Varga | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Jean-Roger Cadot | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jean-Roger Cadot | 6 | 6 | 6 | Jean-Roger Cadot | Jean-Roger Cadot | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Géza Varga | Géza Varga | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Twelfth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mohammed Arif Ilahi | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michel Géraud | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Michel Géraud | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | Michel Géraud | Michel Géraud | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Iván Molina | Iván Molina | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Iván Molina | Iván Molina | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Bernard Mignot | Bernard Mignot | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Dan Bleckinger | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bernard Mignot | Bernard Mignot | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Pierre Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pierre Darmon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Pierre Darmon | Pierre Darmon | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bernard Mignot | Bernard Mignot | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Thirteenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Dimitri Sturdza | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gondo Widjojo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Gondo Widjojo | 6 | 6 | 6 | Gondo Widjojo | Gondo Widjojo | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Piero Toci | Piero Toci | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Piero Toci | Piero Toci | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Syd Ball | Syd Ball | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | François Battegay | François Battegay | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Syd Ball | Syd Ball | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

### Fourteenth qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Raúl Peralta | Raúl Peralta | 0 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Jun Kamiwazumi | Jun Kamiwazumi | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Jun Kamiwazumi | Jun Kamiwazumi | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | Bernard Paul | Bernard Paul | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Didier Charlet | Didier Charlet | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Bernard Paul | Bernard Paul | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Fifteenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | Éric Deblicker | Éric Deblicker | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | William Álvarez | William Álvarez | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | William Álvarez | William Álvarez | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Alvin Gardiner | Alvin Gardiner | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Luis C Moreira | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alvin Gardiner | Alvin Gardiner | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Jean Michy | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jean Michy | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | Jean Michy | Jean Michy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alvin Gardiner | Alvin Gardiner | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Sixteenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Patrice Duhamel | Patrice Duhamel | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Éric Loliée | Éric Loliée | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Éric Loliée | Éric Loliée | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Wanaro N'Godrella | Wanaro N'Godrella | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Junzo Kawamori | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Wanaro N'Godrella | Wanaro N'Godrella | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Robert Stock | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Robert Stock | 7 | 6 | 6 | Robert Stock | Robert Stock | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Wanaro N'Godrella | Wanaro N'Godrella | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Seventeenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | Richard Russell | Richard Russell | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Bovett | Chris Bovett | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chris Bovett | Chris Bovett | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Antonio Zugarelli | Antonio Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jim Moore | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Antonio Zugarelli | Antonio Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Denis Grozdanovitch | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Denis Grozdanovitch | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Denis Grozdanovitch | Denis Grozdanovitch | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Antonio Zugarelli | Antonio Zugarelli | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Eighteenth qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Roberto Lombardi | Roberto Lombardi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Greg Perkins | Greg Perkins | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Greg Perkins | Greg Perkins | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | Hendrick Sepp | Hendrick Sepp | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Armel Collinot | Armel Collinot | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Hendrick Sepp | Hendrick Sepp | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |

### Nineteenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | Jacques Thamin | Jacques Thamin | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | John Paish | John Paish | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | John Paish | John Paish | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Atet Wijono | Atet Wijono | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Pietro Marzano | Pietro Marzano | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Atet Wijono | Atet Wijono | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Pierre Loizeau | 4 | 2 | 7 | Atet Wijono | Atet Wijono | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Atet Wijono | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Twentieth qualifier

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Gérard Gay | Gérard Gay | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Corrado Barazzutti | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Corrado Barazzutti | Corrado Barazzutti | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | John Bartlett | John Bartlett | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Ward | Jim Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| John Bartlett | John Bartlett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |