1996 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

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Men's Singles Qualifying
1996 Australian Open

This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1996 Australian Open.

Seeds

1. Nicolas Pereira (Second round)
2. Steve Campbell (Second round)
3. Tommy Ho (Second round)
4. Patrick Baur (Second round)
5. Gaston Etlis (Qualified)
6. Sebastien Lareau (Qualified)
7. Hicham Arazi (First round)
8. Cristiano Caratti (Second round)
9. Mark Knowles (First round)
10. Rodolphe Gilbert (Qualified)
11. Carsten Arriens (Second round)
12. Joern Renzenbrink (First round)
13. Nicklas Kulti (Qualified)
14. Bryan Shelton (Second round)
15. Thierry Guardiola (Qualified)
16. Jean-Philippe Fleurian (Qualified)
17. Eyal Ran (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
18. Albert Chang (Second round)
19. Lars Burgsmuller (Second round)
20. Joost Winnink (First round)
21. Magnus Norman (Qualified)
22. Nicolas Kiefer (Qualified)
23. David Nainkin (Qualified)
24. Lars Rehmann (Second round)
25. Daniel Nestor (Qualified)
26. Lars Jonsson (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
27. Daniel Courcol (Second round)
28. Diego Nargiso (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
29. Andrey Cherkasov (Qualified)
30. Oscar Ortiz (Second round)
31. Patrik Kuhnen (Second round)
32. Wayne Black (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

1. Patrik Fredriksson
2. Heath Denman
3. Andrey Cherkasov
4. David Adams
5. Gaston Etlis
6. Sebastien Lareau
7. Steve Bryan
8. Daniel Nestor
9. David Nainkin
10. Rodolphe Gilbert
11. Nicolas Kiefer
12. Magnus Norman
13. Nicklas Kulti
14. Brian Macphie
15. Thierry Guardiola
16. Jean-Philippe Fleurian

Lucky Losers

1. Eyal Ran
2. Diego Nargiso
3. Lars Jonsson

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	Nicolas Pereira	6	4	8
	Louis Gloria	4	6	6			1	Nicolas Pereira	3	2
	Patrik Fredriksson	6	79	6				Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
	Hyung-Taik Lee	4	67	2											Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
	Gregory Carraz	77	78											32	Wayne Black	1	4
	Luis-Enrique Herrera	64	66					Gregory Carraz	6	5	4
	Kip Brady	4	4				32	Wayne Black	3	7	6
32	Wayne Black	6	6

Second qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
2	Steve Campbell	6	6
	Andrew Richardson	2	3				2	Steve Campbell	2	1
	Heath Denman	6	6					Heath Denman	6	6
WC	Wojtek Stasiak	4	1												Heath Denman	77	77
	Grant Stafford	6	6												Grant Stafford	61	64
	Tamer El Sawy	4	2					Grant Stafford	6	6
	Udo Plamberger	2	1				31	Patrik Kuhnen	3	4
31	Patrik Kuhnen	6	6

Third qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
3	Tommy Ho	6	6
	Marten Renstrom	2	3				3	Tommy Ho	77	2	5
	Andrei Pavel	6	0r					Yong-Il Yoon	60	6	7
	Yong-Il Yoon	4	2												Yong-Il Yoon	1	77
	Sebastien Leblanc	4	0											29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	65
	Orlin Stanoytchev	6	6					Orlin Stanoytchev	2	3
	Michael De Jongh	0	2				29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6
29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6

Fourth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
4	Patrick Baur	77	4	6
	Roger Smith	63	6	4			4	Patrick Baur	6	2	4
	Brent Larkham	6	2	6				Neville Godwin	0	6	6
	Neville Godwin	4	6	8											Neville Godwin	4	5
	Mark Draper	4	7	10											David Adams	6	7
	David Adams	6	5	12				David Adams	6	6
	Sulieman Ladipo	77r					30	Oscar Ortiz	4	1
30	Oscar Ortiz	65

Fifth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
5	Gaston Etlis	6	6
	Christian Vinck	2	4				5	Gaston Etlis	6	1	6
WC	Sebastien Swierk	6	7				WC	Sebastien Swierk	4	6	3
WC	Sergio Gaoni	1	5											5	Gaston Etlis	6	7
	Alejandro Hernandez	6	6												Alejandro Hernandez	3	5
WC	Dejan Petrovic	2	2					Alejandro Hernandez	6	712
	Razvan Sabau	5	1				27	Daniel Courcol	2	610
27	Daniel Courcol	7	6

Sixth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
6	Sebastien Lareau	7	6
	Horst Skoff	5	1				6	Sebastien Lareau	5	6	6
	James Holmes	7	3	4			WC	Andrew Kratzmann	7	2	3
WC	Andrew Kratzmann	5	6	6										6	Sebastien Lareau	77	6
	Jocelyn Robichaud	3	77											28	Diego Nargiso	64	1
WC	Jaymon Crabb	6	63				WC	Jaymon Crabb	1	77
	Danny Sapsford	3	4				28	Diego Nargiso	6	64
28	Diego Nargiso	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
7	Hicham Arazi	4	6	3
	Steven Downs	6	3	6				Steven Downs	3	1
	Steve Bryan	6	6					Steve Bryan	6	6
	Igor Saric	2	1												Steve Bryan	6	6
	Kotaro Miyachi	4	4											26	Lars Jonsson	3	3
	Bjorn Jacob	6	6					Bjorn Jacob	2	6	3
	Stephen Herdoiza	0	6	4			26	Lars Jonsson	6	2	6
26	Lars Jonsson	6	4	6

Eighth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
8	Cristiano Caratti	6	6
	Leonardo Lavalle	3	3				8	Cristiano Caratti	710	6	1
	Jan-Michael Gambill	7	6					Jan-Michael Gambill	68	1	6
WC	Andrew Florent	5	1												Jan-Michael Gambill	7	5	1
	Fernon Wibier	78	7	6										25	Daniel Nestor	5	7	6
	Bing Pan	66	5	1				Fernon Wibier	4	3
	Leigh Holland	1	6	1			25	Daniel Nestor	6	6
25	Daniel Nestor	6	3	6

Ninth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
9	Mark Knowles	77	4
	Yasufumi Yamamoto	64	6					Yasufumi Yamamoto	4	77	6
	Mahyar Goodarz	6	79					Mahyar Goodarz	6	63	1
	Alistair Hunt	2	67												Yasufumi Yamamoto	2	78
	Stephen Noteboom	6	2	7										23	David Nainkin	6	66
	Lars-Anders Wahlgren	3	6	5				Stephen Noteboom	6	4	1
	Donald Johnson	6	1	4			23	David Nainkin	2	6	6
23	David Nainkin	3	6	6

Tenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
10	Rodolphe Gilbert	7	6
	Hyeong-Keun Song	5	2				10	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	77
	Aleksandar Kitinov	6	77	4				T. J. Middleton	4	62
	T. J. Middleton	3	64	6										10	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
	Martijn Bok	6	6												Martijn Bok	1	4
	Chris Haggard	4	3					Martijn Bok	4	77	9
	Benny Wijaya	7	4	4			24	Lars Rehmann	6	61	7
24	Lars Rehmann	5	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
11	Carsten Arriens	6	6
	Ashley Naumann	4	2				11	Carsten Arriens	7	1	0
	James Sekulov	6	6					James Sekulov	5	6	6
	Jiri Vanek	3	2												James Sekulov	4	6	3
	Ola Kristiansson	1	6	6										22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	3	6
	Nebojsa Djordjevic	6	4	3				Ola Kristiansson	3	6	3
	Andrew Painter	2	4				22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	1	6
22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
12	Joern Renzenbrink	77	77
	Noam Behr	63	62					Noam Behr	77	77	6
	Brett Dickinson	4	77					Maxime Huard	63	65	4
	Maxime Huard	6	64												Noam Behr	0	2
	Jim Grabb	6	4	6										21	Magnus Norman	6	6
	Hideki Kaneko	3	6	2				Jim Grabb	2	3
	Kenny Thorne	4	1				21	Magnus Norman	6	6
21	Magnus Norman	6	6

Thirteenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
13	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
	Ivan Baron	0	3				13	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
	Takao Suzuki	77	6					Takao Suzuki	1	1
	Nick Baglin	64	3											13	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
WC	Jurek Stasiak	77	3	4											Rainer Schuettler	1	2
	Francisco Montana	64	6	6				Francisco Montana	1	6	5
	Rainer Schuettler	6	6					Rainer Schuettler	6	3	7
20	Joost Winnink	3	1

Fourteenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
14	Bryan Shelton	6	5	8
	Neil Borwick	3	7	10				Neil Borwick	4	77
WC	Wayne Arthurs	712	6	8			WC	Wayne Arthurs	6	63
	Michael Hill	610	4	6										WC	Wayne Arthurs	5	4
	Brian Macphie	77	6												Brian Macphie	7	6
	Joshua Eagle	62	3					Brian Macphie	6	6
	Christopher Pressley	6	3	3			19	Lars Burgsmuller	3	2
19	Lars Burgsmuller	3	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
15	Thierry Guardiola	6	2	6
	Steven Randjelovic	1	6	3			15	Thierry Guardiola	7	6
	James Greenhalgh	77	4					Niclas Kroon	5	2
	Niclas Kroon	61	6											15	Thierry Guardiola	6	77	6
	Lionel Barthez	6	79	4										17	Eyal Ran	3	64	3
	Satoshi Iwabuchi	4	67	6				Satoshi Iwabuchi	3	6	6
	Clemens Trimmel	2	2				17	Eyal Ran	6	3	8
17	Eyal Ran	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	6
	Alberto Martin	2	1				16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	5	6	6
	Teo Susnjak	0	4					Gouichi Motomura	7	4	1
	Gouichi Motomura	6	6											16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	5	6	8
	Tom Kempers	6	6												Tom Kempers	7	4	6
	Scott Clark	3	1					Tom Kempers	77	6
	Vince Mellino	5	3				18	Albert Chang	64	2
18	Albert Chang	7	6

References

• Qualifying draw (ITF)