Christmas Fern – Polystichum acrostichoides

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

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Jürgen Fassbender		8	5	6	6
										Pierre Loizeau		6	7	4	4
																			Jürgen Fassbender		4	6	8	7	6
																			Jean-Pierre Olivier		6	1	10	5	2
										Max Senior		6	6	6	3	1
										Jean-Pierre Olivier		1	8	4	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Sergio Palmieri	6	9	6
	8	Michel Bergès	1	7	3
										Sergio Palmieri		1	6	1	6	6
										Dick Dell		6	4	6	4	1
	4	Dick Dell	6	6	6
	5	Paul Desq	1	2	3
																			Sergio Palmieri		5	6	6	6
																			Jean-Paul Meyer		7	1	3	4
										Jean-Paul Meyer		6	6	5	6
										Gérard Pilet		2	2	7	4
	3	J. Cates	0	0	1
	6	Gérard Pilet	6	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	John Bartlett	6	6	4	9
	8	Jacques Thamin	3	2	6	7
										John Bartlett		6	6	6	6
										Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib		3	2	8	2
																			John Bartlett		6	6	7
																			François Matheu		3	1	5
	2	Peter Doerner	6	6	6
	7	Luis-Felipe Tavares	4	0	4
										Peter Doerner		5	6	3	5
										François Matheu		7	3	6	7
	3	Eric Sheridan	4	1	4
	6	François Matheu	6	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Luigi Pirro	7	0	3
	8	Patrice Dominguez	9	6	6
										Patrice Dominguez		7	6	6
										Bernard Boutboul		5	4	4
																			Patrice Dominguez		2	3	1
																			Geoff Masters		6	6	6
	2	Eugene McCabe	9	1	5
	7	Thierry Bernasconi	11	6	7
										Thierry Bernasconi		1	6	4	1
										Geoff Masters		6	3	6	6
	3	Geoff Masters	6	6	6
	6	Eduardo Argon	1	0	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Shirzad Akbari	0	3	1
	8	Christian Duxin	6	6	6
										Christian Duxin		6	6	6
										Sampiero Gavini		3	4	3
																			Christian Duxin		6	5	6	5	0
																			Andrzej Licis		4	7	1	7	6
	2	Sten Stahle	0	2	3
	7	Andrzej Licis	6	6	6
										Andrzej Licis		8	6	6
										Patrice Duhamel		6	1	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Piero Toci		7	2	6	6
										Philippe Fremoit		5	6	4	1
																			Piero Toci		4	6	8	6
																			Pierre Joly		6	4	6	2
										Anthony Hammond		6	8	1	6	2
										Pierre Joly		8	6	6	4	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Junzo Kawamori	6	6	3	6
	8	Henri Pellizza	3	4	6	2
										Junzo Kawamori		6	6	3	4	2
										François Battegay		2	4	6	6	6
																			François Battegay		3	1	1
																			John Barrett		6	6	6
										John Barrett
										Jean-Claude Fauvet		w/o

Eighth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Franco Bartoni	6	3	6	6
	8	Éric Loliée	1	6	1	3
										Franco Bartoni		1	6	7	4	4
										Zan Guerry		6	4	5	6	6
																			Zan Guerry		6	3	10	8
																			Syd Ball		2	6	8	6
										Syd Ball		6	1	2	7	6
										Christian Janssens		1	6	6	5	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Gavin Hogben	6	6	8
	8	Bertrand Dufour	1	1	6
										Gavin Hogben		1	9	9	2
										Mike Estep		6	7	11	6
	4	Mike Estep	6	6	6
	5	Patrick Béraud	1	0	1
																			Mike Estep		4	5
																			Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau		6	2r
										Issa Khodaei		2	2	3
										Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau		6	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Eduardo Gorostiaga	6	6	6
	8	Paul Jalabert	1	2	1
										Eduardo Gorostiaga		5	4	6	6	2
										Alain Bresson		7	6	4	3	6
																			Alain Bresson		4	3	1
																			Massimo Di Domenico		6	6	6
										Massimo Di Domenico		6	6	7
										Jorge Ramirez		3	1	5

Eleventh qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Wanaro N'Godrella		6	6	6
										Jean-Noël Grinda		2	1	3
																			Wanaro N'Godrella		5	6	6	1
																			Patrick Proisy		7	4	8	6
	2	Erwin Lange	3	6	3	7	6
	7	Jean-Louis Thiebaut	6	2	6	5	3
										Erwin Lange		3	2	3
										Patrick Proisy		6	6	6
	3	Raúl Peralta	4	3	4
	6	Patrick Proisy	6	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	John Gardner	5	7	7	6
	8	Jean Mazzella	7	5	5	1
										John Gardner		7	8	4
										Adriano Panatta		9	10	6
	4	Adriano Panatta	6	3	6	6
	5	Didier Charlet	3	6	1	2
																			Adriano Panatta		6	6	4	2	6
																			Antonio Muñoz		3	4	6	6	4
	2	Antonio Muñoz	0	6	6	6
	7	Alain Benoît-Levy	6	2	2	3
										Antonio Muñoz		4	6	6	6
										Georges Deniau		6	3	0	1

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Tom Gorman
										Yves Christiaen		w/o
	4	John Clifton	6	4	0	6
	5	Yves Christiaen	3	6	6	8
																			Tom Gorman		6	6	4	6
																			Alvin Gardiner		2	2	6	4
										Alvin Gardiner		9	6	6
										Marc Isambert		7	1	3

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	-. Ross	6	6	1	4	3
	8	Daniel Moreau	2	3	6	6	6
										Daniel Moreau		6	6	6
										Robert Goethals		3	2	2
																			Daniel Moreau		3	4	5
																			Stanley Matthews		6	6	7
	2	Stanley Matthews	6	6	6
	7	Jean-Louis Auget	1	4	1
										Stanley Matthews		6	8	3	6
										Keishiro Yanagi		2	6	6	0
	3	Keishiro Yanagi	10	8	6
	6	Alain Cassaigne	8	6	1

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										François Pierson		6	6	13
										Éric Derasse		1	4	11
																			François Pierson		0	2	6	6	6
																			Alain Bouteleux		6	6	2	3	3
										Alain Bouteleux		6	5	6	6
										Mel Baleson		3	7	3	4

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Bernard Detroye
										Jean-Pierre Bombardier		w/o
																			Bernard Detroye		2	6	6	6
																			Reza Akbari		6	4	2	2
										Reza Akbari
										Marc Boulle		w/o

References

External links

• 1969 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation