1996 French Open – Women'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.

Women's singles qualifying
1996 French Open

Main articles: 1996 French Open and 1996 French Open – Women's singles

Seeds

1. Gloria Pizzichini (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Melanie Schnell (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Ángeles Montolio (qualified)
4. Francesca Lubiani (qualified)
5. Gala León García (qualified)
6. Dally Randriantefy (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Corina Morariu (first round)
8. Jana Nejedly (qualified)
9. Sandra Kleinová (second round)
10. Flora Perfetti (qualified)
11. Nanne Dahlman (qualifying competition)
12. Sandra Cecchini (qualified)
13. Meilen Tu (first round)
14. Petra Schwarz (first round)
15. Erika deLone (second round)
16. Rachel McQuillan (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Flora Perfetti
2. Sandra Cecchini
3. Francesca Lubiani
4. Gala León García
5. Jana Nejedly
6. Ángeles Montolio
7. Petra Langrová
8. Rachel McQuillan

Lucky losers

1. Gloria Pizzichini
2. Melanie Schnell
3. Dally Randriantefy

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							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gloria Pizzichini	6	6
		Janet Lee	0	1
								1	Gloria Pizzichini	7	6
									Stephanie Rottier	5	3
		Stephanie Rottier	6	77
		Christine Neuman	4	64
															1	Gloria Pizzichini	5	1
															10	Flora Perfetti	7	6
		Anne Kremer	6	6
		Paula Hermida	3	3
									Anne Kremer	6	3	2
								10	Flora Perfetti	2	6	6
	WC	Isabelle Taesch	3	0
	10	Flora Perfetti	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Sandra Cecchini	7	6
		Maria Strandlund	5	2
								12	Sandra Cecchini	7	4	6
									Virginie Buisson	5	6	0
		Annabel Ellwood	63	3
		Virginie Buisson	77	6
															12	Sandra Cecchini	4	6	6
																Yuka Yoshida	6	1	1
		Tina Križan	6	3	5
		Yuka Yoshida	4	6	7
									Yuka Yoshida	6	6
									Chen Li-Ling	4	3
		Chen Li-Ling	4	6	7
	7	Corina Morariu	6	4	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Francesca Lubiani	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	1	4
								4	Francesca Lubiani	6	4	6
									Olga Lugina	2	6	2
		Olga Lugina	6	6
		Nicole Pratt	2	3
															4	Francesca Lubiani	6	7
																Mercedes Paz	4	5
	WC	Kildine Chevalier	1	2
	WC	Ségolène Berger	6	6
								WC	Ségolène Berger	2	0
									Mercedes Paz	6	6
		Mercedes Paz	6	4
	13	Meilen Tu	4	1r

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Erika deLone	6	6
		Clare Wood	4	1
								15	Erika deLone	63	1
									Marion Maruska	77	6
		Marion Maruska	4	6	6
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	2	2
																Marion Maruska	3	5
															5	Gala León García	6	7
		Noëlle van Lottum	5	6	4
		Aleksandra Olsza	7	2	6
									Aleksandra Olsza	3	2
								5	Gala León García	6	6
		Rene Simpson	4	2
	5	Gala León García	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Jana Nejedly	6	3	6
		Marketa Kochta	3	6	4
								8	Jana Nejedly	6	2	6
									Debbie Graham	4	6	2
		Debbie Graham	6	6
	WC	Karolina Jagieniak	3	0
															8	Jana Nejedly	77	6
															11	Nanne Dahlman	64	2
		Lenka Němečková	2	4
	WC	Amélie Oudéa-Castéra	6	6
								WC	Amélie Oudéa-Castéra	2	66
								11	Nanne Dahlman	6	78
		Denisa Krajčovičová	2	4
	11	Nanne Dahlman	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Sandra Kleinová	2	6	6
		Tatiana Ignatieva	6	4	0
								9	Sandra Kleinová	3	5
								Alt	Miho Saeki	6	7
		Christína Papadáki	4	3
	Alt	Miho Saeki	6	6
															Alt	Miho Saeki	610	3
															3	Ángeles Montolio	712	6
		Gabriella Boschiero	6	6
		Laxmi Poruri	4	2
									Gabriella Boschiero	62	5
								3	Ángeles Montolio	77	7
		Elena Tatarkova	4	3
	3	Ángeles Montolio	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Dally Randriantefy	4	7	7
		Emanuela Zardo	6	5	5
								6	Dally Randriantefy	6	6
									Wiltrud Probst	3	0
		Mariam Ramón Climent	67	2
		Wiltrud Probst	79	6
															6	Dally Randriantefy	4	65
																Petra Langrová	6	77
		Petra Langrová	6	6
		Maureen Drake	2	3
									Petra Langrová	6	6
									Kristina Brandi	4	2
		Kristina Brandi	7	6
	14	Petra Schwarz	5	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Rachel McQuillan	6	6
	WC	Karine Quentrec	3	4
								16	Rachel McQuillan	6	6
								WC	Katerina Maleeva	1	2
		Silvia Ramón-Cortés	65	5
	WC	Katerina Maleeva	77	7
															16	Rachel McQuillan	6	6
															2	Melanie Schnell	4	1
	WC	Virginie Massart	0	1
		Virág Csurgó	6	6
									Virág Csurgó	77	3	2
								2	Melanie Schnell	60	6	6
		Kim de Weille	3	3
	2	Melanie Schnell	6	6

External links

• 1996 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation