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]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Patricio Rodríguez	7	6
	8	Guy Rual	5	3
								Patricio Rodríguez		6	6
								Pierre Joly		3	1
	4	Pierre Joly	10	6
	5	Jim Moore	8	3
															Patricio Rodríguez		6	6	6
															Dennis Matthews		0	3	3
	2	Dennis Matthews	3	6	9
	7	Pietro Marzano	6	2	7
								Dennis Matthews		6	8
								Keith Hancock		2	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Don Turner	9	8
	8	Michel Burgener	7	6
								Don Turner		3	1
								Dan Bleckinger		6	6
															Dan Bleckinger		4	5	3
															Patrice Beust		6	7	6
	2	Patrice Beust	6	6
	7	Rolf Spitzer	4	2
								Patrice Beust		6	6
								Richard Moody		2	0
	3	Richard Moody	6	3	6
	6	Fabrice Paquet	1	6	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Paul Gerken	6	6
	8	François Battegay	3	0
								Paul Gerken		2	2
								Sever Dron		6	6
	4	Sever Dron	2	6	6
	5	Bruno Sapène	6	0	3
															Sever Dron		6	1	2	1
															Géza Varga		3	6	6	6
	2	Thierry Bernasconi	6	6
	7	Kenichi Hirai	1	3
								Thierry Bernasconi		0	2
								Géza Varga		6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Denis Naegelen	6	6
	8	J Maharaj	2	2
								Denis Naegelen		2	1
								Ricardo Cano		6	6
															Ricardo Cano		11	2	7	6
															Russell Simpson		9	6	5	4
	2	Armel Collinot	6	6
	7	J Hester	2	3
								Armel Collinot		5	0
								Russell Simpson		7	6
	3	Russell Simpson	6	6
	6	Jim Ward	2	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dick Dell	6	6
	8	William Durham	1	4
								Dick Dell		6	6
								Robert Stock		1	3
	4	Robert Stock	6	6
	5	Jean Lovera	2	3
															Dick Dell		7	9	2	4
															Teimuraz Kakulia		5	11	6	6
	2	Teimuraz Kakulia	6	6
	7	Éric Derasse	2	1
								Teimuraz Kakulia		3	6	6
								Luis-Felipe Tavares		6	1	1
	3	Luis-Felipe Tavares	6	6
	6	Alain Benoît-Levy	3	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Pierre Loizeau		6	4	6
								Claude Boutard		4	6	4
															Pierre Loizeau		3	0	2
															Bernard Montrenaud		6	6	6
	2	Karl Fichtel	9	10
	7	Lenny Schloss	7	8
								Karl Fichtel		3	5
								Bernard Montrenaud		6	7

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Piero Toci	6	6
	8	Samudra Sangitan	2	4
								Piero Toci		6	8
								Éric Deblicker		1	6
															Piero Toci		6	6	6
															Sever Muresan		1	4	2
	2	Mike Estep	10	6
	7	Eduardo Zuleta	8	3
								Mike Estep		6	3	0
								Sever Muresan		4	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	John Lloyd	6	11
	8	Jean-Charles Toesca	1	9
								John Lloyd		8	6
								Marc Ungerer		6	3
															John Lloyd		6	4	9	10	4
															François Pierson		0	6	11	8	6
	2	François Pierson	6	6
	7	Steve Siegel	4	2
								François Pierson		9	6
								Maurice Claitte		7	2

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Éric Loliée	6	6
	8	Luciano Bonati	1	0
								Éric Loliée		6	3	6
								Denis Grozdanovitch		3	6	8
															Denis Grozdanovitch		2	3	3
															Sherwood Stewart		6	6	6
	2	Luis Bruguera	3	6	8
	7	Patrice Hagelauer	6	4	6
								Luis Bruguera		3	5
								Sherwood Stewart		6	7

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sergio Palmieri	8	6
	8	Jacques Laurent	6	0
								Sergio Palmieri		5	4
								Steve Faulk		7	6
	4	Steve Faulk	6	6
	5	Jean-Roger Cadot	4	4
															Steve Faulk		9	7	6	7
															Alan Haswell		7	9	3	5
	2	Alan Haswell	6	3	6
	7	Michel De Marneffe	2	6	1
								Alan Haswell		6	6
								Bernard Paul		3	4

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	John De Mendoza	6	6
	8	Yair Wertheimer	2	0
								John De Mendoza		6	6
								Franco Bartoni		3	4
	4	Franco Bartoni	6	4	6
	5	Philippe Couson	3	6	1
															John De Mendoza		6	6	4	9
															François Matheu		2	0	6	7
								François Matheu
								Jean-Pierre Bombardier		w/o

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Zlatko Ivančić	6	5	8
	8	Michel Bergès	3	7	6
								Zlatko Ivančić		6	6
								Jean-Pierre Courcol		2	4
	4	Jean-Pierre Courcol	4	6	6
	5	Mark Shires	6	0	3
															Zlatko Ivančić		6	6	6
															Ionel Santeiu		3	1	3
	2	Eulicio Silva	6	6
	7	Jean-Claude Fauvet	2	3
								Eulicio Silva		6	4
								Ionel Santeiu		8	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Rayno Seegers		6	6
								Lito Álvarez		0	4
															Rayno Seegers		6	6	6
															Richard Russell		1	1	1
	2	Ernie Ewert	6	6
	7	Pieter Verstraeten	2	3
								Ernie Ewert		3	3
								Richard Russell		6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Steven Turner		8	6
								Yves Hugon		6	1
															Steven Turner		6	6	6
															Jean-Pierre Olivier		4	0	2
	2	J Glaves	1	6	6
	7	Erik Sturdza	6	3	3
								J Glaves		3	2
								Jean-Pierre Olivier		6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								Massimo Di Domenico		0	6	6
								Jean-François Caujolle		6	2	4
															Massimo Di Domenico		4	4	4
															Bob Rheinberger		6	6	6
	2	Bob Rheinberger	6	3	6
	7	Patrick Béraud	4	6	3
								Bob Rheinberger		6	6
								Alain Bouteleux		3	1
	3	Alain Bouteleux	6	8	6
	6	Tony Dawson	4	10	4

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Bernard Detroye	6	6
	8	Gene Malin	3	4
								Bernard Detroye		4	6	3
								Allan McDonald		6	2	6
	4	Allan McDonald	6	6
	5	Stanley Pasarell	3	2
															Allan McDonald		7	6	6
															William Freer		5	2	4
	2	William Freer	6	8
	7	Vittorio Crotta	0	6
								William Freer		4	6	6
								Dimitri Sturdza		6	3	3
	3	Dimitri Sturdza	4	6	6
	6	William Mason	6	4	2

References

External links

• 1972 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation