1996 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.[1]

Men's singles qualifying
1996 US Open
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1995 · US Open · 1997 →

Seeds

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  1.   Lionel Roux (second round)
  2.   Ignacio Truyol-Turrion (second round)
  3. -
  4.   Dennis van Scheppingen (first round)
  5.   Neville Godwin (qualified)
  6.   Cristiano Caratti (first round)
  7.   Sargis Sargsian (first round)
  8.   Luis Morejón (second round)
  9.   Gianluca Pozzi (qualified)
  10.   Alejandro Hernandez (second round)
  11.   Steve Bryan (first round)
  12.   Yahiya Doumbia (first round)
  13.   Lars Burgsmüller (first round)
  14.   Leander Paes (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  15.   Franco Squillari (first round)
  16.   Ben Ellwood (qualified)
  17.   Roberto Jabali (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  18.   Martin Sinner (qualifying competition)
  19.   David Škoch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  20.   Patricio Arnold (second round)
  21.   Jimy Szymanski (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  22.   Vincenzo Santopadre (second round)
  23.   Gérard Solvès (first round)
  24.   Dirk Dier (qualified)
  25.   Jörn Renzenbrink (first round)
  26.   Tamer El-Sawy (qualified)
  27.   Danny Sapsford (qualifying competition)
  28.   Eyal Ran (second round)
  29.   Gastón Etlis (first round)
  30.   Jacco Eltingh (qualifying competition)
  31.   Pablo Campana (qualified)
  32.   Chris Wilkinson (second round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Lionel Roux 4 6 6
    Daniel Orsanic 6 4 0
1   Lionel Roux 2 6
    Wayne Black 6 7
    Mark Petchey 3 3
    Wayne Black 6 6
    Wayne Black 4 4
31   Pablo Campana 6 6
    Luke Milligan 3 2
    Răzvan Sabău 6 6
    Răzvan Sabău 6 6 3
31   Pablo Campana 7 4 6
WC   Adam Peterson 6 6 4
31   Pablo Campana 7 4 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Ignacio Truyol-Turrion 6 7
    Christopher Pressley 2 5
2   Ignacio Truyol-Turrion 6 1
WC   David Caldwell 7 6
    Diego del Río 7 3 2
WC   David Caldwell 5 6 6
WC   David Caldwell 6 6
    Mario Rincón 0 4
    Claudio Pistolesi 4 4
    Mario Rincón 6 6
    Mario Rincón 6 6 6
32   Chris Wilkinson 7 3 4
    Stephen Herdoiza 4 0
32   Chris Wilkinson 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
Alt   Pier Gauthier 6 6
    Federico Rovai 2 2
Alt   Pier Gauthier 2 7 6
    Nick Gould 6 5 1
    Nick Gould 6 3 6
    Robbie Koenig 4 6 4
Alt   Pier Gauthier 2 4
    Filippo Veglio 6 6
    Filippo Veglio 6 3 6
    Gabriel Trifu 4 6 3
    Filippo Veglio 7 1 6
    Geoff Grant 6 6 1
    Geoff Grant 3 7 6
29   Gastón Etlis 6 6 3

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Dennis van Scheppingen 4 3
    Leonardo Lavalle 6 6
    Leonardo Lavalle 6 6 1
    Jaime Oncins 4 7 6
    Sascha Nensel 5 3
    Jaime Oncins 7 6
    Jaime Oncins 6 6
30   Jacco Eltingh 4 4
WC   Paul Goldstein 4 6 0
    Steve Campbell 6 4 6
    Steve Campbell 3 2
30   Jacco Eltingh 6 6
    Sulieman Ladipo 6 4
30   Jacco Eltingh 7 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5   Neville Godwin 6 6
    Martijn Belgraver 1 2
5   Neville Godwin 6 7
    Chris Haggard 3 5
    Chris Haggard 3 6 6
    Jérôme Hanquez 6 3 4
5   Neville Godwin 6 6
WC   Jeff Salzenstein 0 4
WC   Ryan Wolters 6 1
WC   Jeff Salzenstein 7 6
WC   Jeff Salzenstein 7 5 6
28   Eyal Ran 6 7 2
    Jan Weinzierl 3 6
28   Eyal Ran 6 7

Sixth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6   Cristiano Caratti 3 7 4
    Glenn Weiner 6 6 6
    Glenn Weiner 4 7 4
    David Nainkin 6 5 6
    Gerald Mandl 5 5
    David Nainkin 7 7
    David Nainkin 6 5 6
27   Danny Sapsford 1 7 1
    Michael Sell 6 1 7
    Maurice Ruah 4 6 5
    Michael Sell 2 1
27   Danny Sapsford 6 6
    Mark Draper 4 4
27   Danny Sapsford 6 6

Seventh qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7   Sargis Sargsian 4 6
    Mahesh Bhupathi 6 7
    Mahesh Bhupathi 6 0
    Tati Rascón 7 6
    Louis Gloria 1 2
    Tati Rascón 6 6
    Tati Rascón 2 3
WC   Pat Cash 6 6
    Diego Nargiso 2 6
WC   Pat Cash 6 7
WC   Pat Cash 6 6
    Luis Herrera 0 2
    Luis Herrera 3 7 6
25   Jörn Renzenbrink 6 6 0

Eighth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8   Luis Morejón 6 7
    Satoshi Iwabuchi 2 5
8   Luis Morejón 6 6
    Andrew Richardson 7 7
    Ivan Baron 7 1 2
    Andrew Richardson 5 6 6
    Andrew Richardson 2 5
26   Tamer El-Sawy 6 7
    David Draper 4 7 7
    Michael Geserer 6 5 6
    David Draper 3 1
26   Tamer El-Sawy 6 6
    Björn Jacob 6 1 5
26   Tamer El-Sawy 4 6 7

Ninth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9   Gianluca Pozzi 6 1
    Grant Doyle 1 0r
9   Gianluca Pozzi 6 7
    Rob Givone 2 5
    Claude N'Goran 6 6 4
    Rob Givone 4 7 6
9   Gianluca Pozzi 7 6
    Mosé Navarra 5 2
    Mosé Navarra 6 6
    Noam Behr 3 4
    Mosé Navarra 3 7 7
    Lars Rehmann 6 6 5
    Lars Rehmann 6 7
23   Gérard Solvès 4 6

Tenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10   Alejandro Hernandez 6 6
    Yasufumi Yamamoto 1 1
10   Alejandro Hernandez 1 4
    Gouichi Motomura 6 6
    Paul Kilderry 6 5 2
    Gouichi Motomura 4 7 6
    Gouichi Motomura 6 6 3
24   Dirk Dier 7 2 6
WC   Mashiska Washington 6 6
WC   Alex Reichel 3 4
WC   Mashiska Washington 3 6 3
24   Dirk Dier 6 3 6
    Olivier Delaître 1 4
24   Dirk Dier 6 6

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
11   Steve Bryan 3 1
    Andrei Pavel 6 6
    Andrei Pavel 6 6
    Aleksandar Kitinov 3 0
    Max Mirnyi 5 6 3
    Aleksandar Kitinov 7 4 6
    Andrei Pavel 6 6
21   Jimy Szymanski 1 3
    David Adams 1 6 6
    David DiLucia 6 4 2
    David Adams 6 6 2
21   Jimy Szymanski 7 3 6
    Massimo Ardinghi 3 5
21   Jimy Szymanski 6 7

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
12   Yahiya Doumbia 6 4
    Stéphane Huet 7 6
    Stéphane Huet 6 6
    Brian MacPhie 2 2
    Wojciech Kowalski 6 3 1
    Brian MacPhie 4 6 6
    Stéphane Huet 2 2
    Tommy Haas 6 6
    Tommy Haas 6 7
    Albert Chang 3 5
    Tommy Haas 7 7
22   Vincenzo Santopadre 6 5
    Lorenzo Manta 6 0r
22   Vincenzo Santopadre 3 1

Thirteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13   Lars Burgsmüller 6 1 1r
    Steven Downs 4 6 0
    Steven Downs 2 0
    Frederic Vitoux 6 6
    Frederic Vitoux 6 6
    Lionel Barthez 3 4
    Frederic Vitoux 6 6
19   David Škoch 0 2
    Daniele Balducci 5 4
    Guillermo Cañas 7 6
    Guillermo Cañas 4 7 4
19   David Škoch 6 5 6
    Nelson Aerts 0 2
19   David Škoch 6 6

Fourteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
14   Leander Paes 6 7
    Bojan Vujić 1 6
14   Leander Paes 6 6
    Miguel Tobón 2 2
    Miguel Tobón 6 7
WC   Donavan September 3 6
14   Leander Paes 5 4
    Ramón Delgado 7 6
    Christian Vinck 6 4 1
    Ramón Delgado 1 6 6
    Ramón Delgado 7 6
20   Patricio Arnold 6 1
    Oscar Ortiz 3 6
20   Patricio Arnold 6 7

Fifteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
15   Franco Squillari 6 5 5
    Peter Tramacchi 4 7 7
    Peter Tramacchi 5 6 7
    Colin Beecher 7 4 6
    Petr Pála 3 2
    Colin Beecher 6 6
    Peter Tramacchi 6 6
17   Roberto Jabali 4 3
    Mark Merklein 6 7
    Ronald Agénor 0 6
    Mark Merklein 3 7 3
17   Roberto Jabali 6 6 6
    Justin Gimelstob 6 3 5
17   Roberto Jabali 4 6 7

Sixteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
16   Ben Ellwood 6 6
    Arne Thoms 1 3
16   Ben Ellwood 6 6
    Fredrik Utgren 1 3
    Maxime Huard 0 0r
    Fredrik Utgren 6 1
16   Ben Ellwood 6 2 6
18   Martin Sinner 4 6 2
    Bryan Shelton 6 6
    Lars-Anders Wahlgren 4 3
    Bryan Shelton 6 6
18   Martin Sinner 7 7
    Bill Behrens 3 1
18   Martin Sinner 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Rueb, Andrew. "A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding". Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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