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.^[1]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Albert Portas	3	6	16
		Francisco Cabello	6	2	14
								1	Albert Portas	6	6
									David Salvador-Estepa	1	2
		David Nainkin	0	2
		David Salvador-Estepa	6	6
															1	Albert Portas	6	78
																Dirk Dier	3	66
		Ionuț Moldovan	4	77	3
	WC	Charles Aufy	6	64	6
								WC	Charles Aufy	6	3	3
									Dirk Dier	2	6	6
		Dirk Dier	7	6
	31	Jeff Salzenstein	5	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Brett Steven	4	2
		Jordi Burillo	6	6
									Jordi Burillo	6	6
									Frederic Vitoux	4	2
		Frederic Vitoux	2	78	6
		Attila Sávolt	6	66	2
																Jordi Burillo	6	6
															32	Fernon Wibier	1	3
		Luis Morejón	78	77
		Nicolas Thomann	66	62
									Luis Morejón	66	6	8
								32	Fernon Wibier	78	4	10
		Jared Palmer	2	0r
	32	Fernon Wibier	6	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Nicolás Lapentti	6	6
	WC	Nicolas Kischkewitz	3	2
								3	Nicolás Lapentti	2	77	6
									Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	65	2
		Carlos Gómez-Díaz	60	4
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	77	6
															3	Nicolás Lapentti	6	4	6
																Horst Skoff	2	6	4
		Márcio Carlsson	1	3
		Stefan Koubek	6	6
									Stefan Koubek	6	2	4
									Horst Skoff	4	6	6
		Horst Skoff	6	4	6
	30	Lars Jonsson	4	6	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Dinu Pescariu	5	4
		David Škoch	7	6
									David Škoch	4	5
									Wayne Black	6	7
		Wayne Black	3	6	6
		Martin Rodriguez	6	3	4
																Wayne Black	3	6	6
															WC	Olivier Mutis	6	3	0
		Kris Goossens	2	4
	WC	Olivier Mutis	6	6
								WC	Olivier Mutis	6	4	11
								29	Julián Alonso	4	6	9
		Federico Browne	2	2
	29	Julián Alonso	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Marcello Craca	6	5	0r
		Carsten Arriens	3	7	3
									Carsten Arriens	6	6
									Michael Tebbutt	3	3
		Allen Belobrajdic	4	3
		Michael Tebbutt	6	6
																Carsten Arriens	63	0
															27	Andrei Merinov	77	6
		Mark Petchey	2	2
		Cecil Mamiit	6	6
									Cecil Mamiit	1	2
								27	Andrei Merinov	6	6
		Francisco Costa	2	5
	27	Andrei Merinov	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Jens Knippschild	6	6
		Davide Sanguinetti	2	3
								6	Jens Knippschild	6	65	6
									Vincenzo Santopadre	3	77	3
		Vincenzo Santopadre	6	6
		Nick Weal	4	0
															6	Jens Knippschild	3	77	6
															28	Steve Bryan	6	64	2
		Markus Hipfl	3	68
		Martijn Bok	6	710
									Martijn Bok	5	6	4
								28	Steve Bryan	7	4	6
		Maurice Ruah	77	5	10
	28	Steve Bryan	63	7	12

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Juan-Antonio Marin	7	6
		Kevin Ullyett	5	2
								7	Juan-Antonio Marin	4	1
									Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
		Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
		Danny Sapsford	3	3
																Rodolphe Gilbert	77	5	6
																Jean-Baptiste Perlant	64	7	4
		Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6
		Mosé Navarra	3	2
									Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6
								26	Nicolás Pereira	3	3
		Michael Kohlmann	3	1
	26	Nicolás Pereira	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Marcelo Charpentier	6	6
		Gianluca Pozzi	3	1
								8	Marcelo Charpentier	6	6
								WC	Rodolphe Cadart	3	4
	WC	Rodolphe Cadart	6	4	6
		Luke Milligan	3	6	1
															8	Marcelo Charpentier	6	3	2
															25	Gastón Etlis	4	6	6
		Alex Reichel	3	4
		Martin Hromec	6	6
									Martin Hromec	2	4
								25	Gastón Etlis	6	6
		Marco Meneschincheri	3	6	2
	25	Gastón Etlis	6	4	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Oleg Ogorodov	6	4	3
		Nicola Bruno	4	6	6
									Nicola Bruno	0	6	6
									Omar Camporese	6	4	8
		Omar Camporese	6	7
		Daniele Balducci	3	5
																Omar Camporese	6	65	2
																Cristiano Caratti	2	77	6
		Cristiano Caratti	7	67	6
		Fredrik Bergh	5	79	3
									Cristiano Caratti	6	4	6
								23	Martin Stringari	3	6	3
		Guillermo Cañas	4	1
	23	Martin Stringari	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Lucas Arnold Ker	2	6	3
		Thierry Guardiola	6	3	6
									Thierry Guardiola	5	1
									Miguel Pastura	7	6
		Federico Dondo	0	3
		Miguel Pastura	6	6
																Miguel Pastura	6	5	6
															24	József Krocskó	4	7	1
	WC	Régis Lavergne	7	6
		Raviv Weidenfeld	5	2
								WC	Régis Lavergne	4	6	3
								24	József Krocskó	6	4	6
		Jim Grabb	1	7	2
	24	József Krocskó	6	5	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Justin Gimelstob	2	4
		Filippo Messori	6	6
									Filippo Messori	6	7
									Óscar Burrieza	0	5
		Martijn Belgraver	1	4
		Óscar Burrieza	6	6
																Filippo Messori	1	4
															22	Dick Norman	6	6
		Jaymon Crabb	6	7
		David Rikl	4	5
									Jaymon Crabb	2	3
								22	Dick Norman	6	6
		Rainer Schüttler	6	4	1
	22	Dick Norman	2	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Filip Dewulf	6	6
		Stefano Pescosolido	4	4
								12	Filip Dewulf	4	6	6
									Cyril Buscaglione	6	2	3
		Brian MacPhie	2	710	4
		Cyril Buscaglione	6	68	6
															12	Filip Dewulf	6	6
																Julien Chauvin	3	4
		Joan Balcells	6	3	6
		Christian Vinck	0	6	4
									Joan Balcells	1r
									Julien Chauvin	6
		Julien Chauvin	3	6	6
	21	Mark Knowles	6	4	4

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Jaime Oncins	1	2
		Alex Lopez-Moron	6	6
									Alex Lopez-Moron	6	6
									Lars Rehmann	3	3
		Herbert Wiltschnig	77	4	2
		Lars Rehmann	63	6	6
																Alex Lopez-Moron	5	6	3
																Wolfgang Schranz	7	4	6
		Andrew Richardson	77	3	2
	WC	Jean-François Bachelot	65	6	6
								WC	Jean-François Bachelot	64	4
									Wolfgang Schranz	77	6
		Wolfgang Schranz	6	7
	20	Eyal Ran	2	5

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Frederik Fetterlein	6	6
		Chris Haggard	2	4
								14	Frederik Fetterlein	3
									Michael Sell	3r
		Michael Sell	6	6
		Grant Doyle	4	2
															14	Frederik Fetterlein	3	77	1
															19	Alberto Martín	6	65	6
	WC	Jean-Michel Pequery	3	65
	WC	Pierre Bouteyre	6	77
								WC	Pierre Bouteyre	4	6
								19	Alberto Martín	6	7
		Karsten Braasch	1	4
	19	Alberto Martín	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Fernando Vicente	6	6
		David Caballero	1	0
								15	Fernando Vicente	6	3	1
									Salvador Navarro	2	6	6
		Salvador Navarro	6	77
		Jimy Szymanski	3	61
																Salvador Navarro	1	6	6
																Rogier Wassen	6	4	2
		Rogier Wassen	7	61	6
		Nicklas Timfjord	5	77	1
									Rogier Wassen	6	5	6
								WC	Guillaume Marx	2	7	0
	WC	Guillaume Marx	68	6	6
	18	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	710	2	4

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Răzvan Sabău	6	3	4
		Jérôme Hanquez	2	6	6
									Jérôme Hanquez	6	6
									Thomas Schiessling	4	2
		Petr Luxa	6	4	0
		Thomas Schiessling	0	6	6
																Jérôme Hanquez	6	2	1r
																Ramón Delgado	4	6	4
		Ramón Delgado	6	6
		Chris Wilkinson	3	4
									Ramón Delgado	7	77
								17	Andrey Cherkasov	5	65
		Robbie Koenig	3	4
	17	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6

References

External links

• 1997 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation