1996 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

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

Men's singles qualifying
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Seeds

1.   Nicolás Pereira (second round)
2.   Steve Campbell (second round)
3.   Tommy Ho (second round)
4.   Patrick Baur (second round)
5.   Gastón Etlis (qualified)
6.   Sébastien 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.   Jörn Renzenbrink (first round)
13.   Nicklas Kulti (qualified)
14.   Bryan Shelton (first round)
15.   Thierry Guardiola (qualified)
16.   Jean-Philippe Fleurian (qualified)
17.   Eyal Ran (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
18.   Albert Chang (second round)
19.   Lars Burgsmüller (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 Kühnen (second round)
32.   Wayne Black (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1.   Patrik Fredriksson
2.   Heath Denman
3.   Andrey Cherkasov
4.   David Adams
5.   Gastón Etlis
6.   Sébastien 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
• 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	Nicolás Pereira	6	4	8
		Louis Gloria	4	6	6
								1	Nicolás Pereira	3	2
									Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
		Patrik Fredriksson	6	6^7	6
		Lee Hyung-taik	4	7^9	2
																Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
															32	Wayne Black	1	4
		Grégory Carraz	7^7	7^8
		Luis Herrera	6^4	6^6
									Grégory Carraz	6	5	4
								32	Wayne Black	3	7	6
		Kip Brady	4	4
	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	7^7	7^7
																Grant Stafford	6^1	6^4
		Grant Stafford	6	6
		Tamer El-Sawy	4	2
									Grant Stafford	6	6
								31	Patrik Kühnen	3	4
		Udo Plamberger	2	1
	31	Patrik Kühnen	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tommy Ho	6	6
		Mårten Renström	2	3
								3	Tommy Ho	7^7	2	5
									Yoon Yong-il	6^0	6	7
		Andrei Pavel	6	0^r
		Yoon Yong-il	4	2
																Yoon Yong-il	1	6^5
															29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	7^7
		Sébastien Leblanc	4	0
		Orlin Stanoytchev	6	6
									Orlin Stanoytchev	2	3
								29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6
		Michael De Jongh	0	2
	29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Patrick Baur	7^7	4	6
		Roger Smith	6^3	6	4
								4	Patrick Baur	6	2	4
									Neville Godwin	0	6	6
		Brent Larkham	6	2	6
		Neville Godwin	4	6	8
																Neville Godwin	4	5
																David Adams	6	7
		Mark Draper	4	7	10
		David Adams	6	5	12
									David Adams	6	6
								30	Oscar Ortiz	4	1
		Sulieman Ladipo	6^5r
	30	Oscar Ortiz	7^7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Gastón Etlis	6	6
		Christian Vinck	2	4
								5	Gastón Etlis	6	1	6
								WC	Sebastien Swierk	4	6	3
	WC	Sebastien Swierk	6	7
	WC	Sergio Gaoni	1	5
															5	Gastón Etlis	6	7
																Alejandro Hernandez	3	5
		Alejandro Hernandez	6	6
	WC	Dejan Petrović	2	2
									Alejandro Hernandez	6	7^12
								27	Daniel Courcol	2	6^10
		Răzvan Sabău	5	1
	27	Daniel Courcol	7	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sébastien Lareau	7	6
		Horst Skoff	5	1
								6	Sébastien Lareau	5	6	6
								WC	Andrew Kratzmann	7	2	3
		James Holmes	7	3	4
	WC	Andrew Kratzmann	5	6	6
															6	Sébastien Lareau	7^7	6
															28	Diego Nargiso	6^4	1
		Jocelyn Robichaud	3	6^3
	WC	Jaymon Crabb	6	7^7
								WC	Jaymon Crabb	1	6^4
								28	Diego Nargiso	6	7^7
		Danny Sapsford	3	4
	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 Šarić	2	1
																Steve Bryan	6	6
															26	Lars Jonsson	3	3
		Kotaro Miyachi	4	4
		Björn Jacob	6	6
									Björn Jacob	2	6	3
								26	Lars Jonsson	6	2	6
		Stephen Herdoiza	0	6	4
	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	6^8	6	1
									Jan-Michael Gambill	7^10	1	6
		Jan-Michael Gambill	7	6
	WC	Andrew Florent	5	1
																Jan-Michael Gambill	7	5	1
															25	Daniel Nestor	5	7	6
		Fernon Wibier	6^6	7	6
		Pan Bing	7^8	5	1
									Fernon Wibier	4	3
								25	Daniel Nestor	6	6
		Leigh Holland	1	6	1
	25	Daniel Nestor	6	3	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Mark Knowles	6^4	4
		Yasufumi Yamamoto	7^7	6
									Yasufumi Yamamoto	4	7^7	6
									Mahyar Goodarz	6	6^3	1
		Mahyar Goodarz	6	7^9
		Alistair Hunt	2	6^7
																Yasufumi Yamamoto	2	6^6
															23	David Nainkin	6	7^8
		Stephen Noteboom	6	2	7
		Lars-Anders Wahlgren	3	6	5
									Stephen Noteboom	6	4	1
								23	David Nainkin	2	6	6
		Donald Johnson	6	1	4
	23	David Nainkin	3	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Rodolphe Gilbert	7	6
		Song Hyeong-keun	5	2
								10	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	7^7
									T. J. Middleton	4	6^2
		Aleksandar Kitinov	6	6^4	4
		T. J. Middleton	3	7^7	6
															10	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
																Martijn Bok	1	4
		Martijn Bok	6	6
		Chris Haggard	4	3
									Martijn Bok	4	7^7	9
								24	Lars Rehmann	6	6^1	7
		Lin Bing-chao	7	4	4
	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	5	6	6
		James Sekulov	6	6
		Jiri Vanek	3	2
																James Sekulov	4	6	3
															22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	3	6
		Ola Kristiansson	1	6	6
		Nebojša Đorđević	6	4	3
									Ola Kristiansson	3	6	3
								22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	1	6
		Andrew Painter	2	4
	22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Jörn Renzenbrink	6^3	6^2
		Noam Behr	7^7	7^7
									Noam Behr	7^7	6^5	6
									Maxime Huard	6^3	7^7	4
		Brett Dickinson	4	6^4
		Maxime Huard	6	7^7
																Noam Behr	0	2
															21	Magnus Norman	6	6
		Jim Grabb	6	4	6
		Hideki Kaneko	3	6	2
									Jim Grabb	2	3
								21	Magnus Norman	6	6
		Kenny Thorne	4	1
	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	1	1
		Takao Suzuki	7^7	6
		Nick Baglin	6^4	3
															13	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
																Rainer Schüttler	1	2
	WC	Jurek Stasiak	7^7	3	4
		Francisco Montana	6^4	6	6
									Francisco Montana	1	6	5
									Rainer Schüttler	6	3	7
		Rainer Schüttler	6	6
	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	6^3
								WC	Wayne Arthurs	6	7^7
	WC	Wayne Arthurs	6^10	6	8
		Michael Hill	7^12	4	6
															WC	Wayne Arthurs	5	4
																Brian MacPhie	7	6
		Brian MacPhie	7^7	6
		Joshua Eagle	6^2	3
									Brian MacPhie	6	6
								19	Lars Burgsmüller	3	2
		Christopher Pressley	6	3	3
	19	Lars Burgsmüller	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
									Niclas Kroon	5	2
		James Greenhalgh	6^1	4
		Niclas Kroon	7^7	6
															15	Thierry Guardiola	6	6^4	6
															17	Eyal Ran	3	7^7	3
		Lionel Barthez	6	6^7	4
		Satoshi Iwabuchi	4	7^9	6
									Satoshi Iwabuchi	3	6	6
								17	Eyal Ran	6	3	8
		Clemens Trimmel	2	2
	17	Eyal Ran	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	6
		Alberto Martín	2	1
								16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	5	6	6
									Gouichi Motomura	7	4	1
		Teo Susnjak	0	4
		Gouichi Motomura	6	6
															16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	5	6	8
																Tom Kempers	7	4	6
		Tom Kempers	6	6
		Scott Clark	3	1
									Tom Kempers	7^7	6
								18	Albert Chang	6^4	2