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
										Vincenzo Franchitti		2	6	8	0	6
										Bernard Detroye		6	3	6	6	1
	4	Bernard Detroye	8	5	1	6	8
	5	Gopala Bhupathi	6	7	6	4	6
																			Vincenzo Franchitti		6	6	6
																			Thierry Bernasconi		4	3	3
										Thierry Bernasconi		6	6	6
										David Segal		0	1	0

Second qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Eduardo Zuleta
										Yves Christiaen		w/o
																			Eduardo Zuleta		6	6	6
																			Paul van Min		3	4	2
	2	Paul van Min	5	6	6	6
	7	Alain Cassaigne	7	3	1	3
										Paul van Min		6	6	6
										Ray Keldie		4	4	4

Third qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Periclis Gavrilidis		6	4	6	6
										Uriel Oquendo		2	6	2	2
	4	Uriel Oquendo	6	6	6
	5	J Harris	1	1	1
																			Periclis Gavrilidis		2	2	6	7
																			Teimuraz Kakulia		6	6	3	9
										Teimuraz Kakulia		10	6	9
										Jean-Claude Fauvet		8	4	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Zlatko Ivančić
										Christian Duxin		w/o
																			Zlatko Ivančić		7	6	4	4
																			Sever Mureșan		9	4	6	5r
										Sever Mureșan		6	4	3	6	6
										Gérard Pilet		3	6	6	3	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Pierre Joly		13	6	9
										Andre Thielemans		11	2	7
																			Pierre Joly		4	7	3	6	6
																			Patrick Béraud		6	5	6	0	1
	2	Patrick Béraud	6	6	6
	7	J Spalding	2	1	0
										Patrick Béraud
										Philippe Fremoit		w/o

Sixth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Kenichi Hirai		4	6	6	6
										Norman Perry		6	2	2	2
	4	Norman Perry	9	3	6	6
	5	Jean-Pierre Bombardier	7	6	4	3
																			Kenichi Hirai		4	5	3
																			Geoff Masters		6	7	6
										Geoff Masters		6	6	6
										Octavio Piva		3	2	4
	3	Octavio Piva	5	5	6	6	6
	6	Bernard Le Rays	7	7	3	1	4

Seventh qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Róbert Machán		6	6	6
										Sampiero Gavini		1	3	1
																			Róbert Machán		6	6	6
																			Jean-Pierre Olivier		3	0	1
										Jean-Pierre Olivier
										Michel Bergès		w/o

Eighth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Takeshi Koura		6	6	2	6
										Marc Ungerer		3	3	6	1
																			Takeshi Koura		1	1	3
																			Pat Cramer		6	6	6
										Pat Cramer		6	6	6
										John Zwieg		3	3	0
	3	John Zwieg	6	6	5	7
	6	Christian Bimes	4	3	7	5

Ninth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Rainer Kuhlmey	7	6	4	10
	8	Bernard Fuzet	5	2	6	8
										Rainer Kuhlmey		6	10	6	5	11
										Derek Schroder		1	8	8	7	9
																			Rainer Kuhlmey		10	3	7	8	8
																			Alain Bouteleux		8	6	5	10	6
										Alain Bouteleux		6	3	6	2	6
										Sever Dron		4	6	4	6	1

Tenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Štěpán Koudelka		6	8	6
										François Matheu		2	6	3
	4	François Matheu	8	6	6
	5	Lew Grinnan	6	2	2
																			Štěpán Koudelka		6	7	6
																			Butch Seewagen		3	5	4
										Butch Seewagen		6	5	6	6
										Claude Boutard		1	7	1	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Alain Benoît-Levy		w/o
										Allan McDonald
																			Allan McDonald		6	5	3	3
																			Géza Varga		3	7	6	6
	2	J West	1	2	3
	7	Jean-Roger Cadot	6	6	6
										Jean-Roger Cadot		4	2	3
										Géza Varga		6	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Mohammed Arif Ilahi	6	8	0	3
	8	Michel Géraud	4	10	6	6
										Michel Géraud		2	3	3
										Iván Molina		6	6	6
																			Iván Molina		6	6	6
																			Bernard Mignot		3	2	1
	2	Dan Bleckinger	1	4	2
	7	Pierre Darmon	6	6	6
										Pierre Darmon		2	3	2
										Bernard Mignot		6	6	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Dimitri Sturdza	0	2	1
	8	Gondo Widjojo	6	6	6
										Gondo Widjojo		2	3	3
										Piero Toci		6	6	6
																			Piero Toci		9	5	8	4
																			Syd Ball		11	7	6	6
										François Battegay		7	4	1	5
										Syd Ball		5	6	6	7

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Raúl Peralta		0	4	5
										Jun Kamiwazumi		6	6	7
																			Jun Kamiwazumi		6	4	4
																			Bernard Paul		8	6	6
										Didier Charlet		4	1	2
										Bernard Paul		6	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Éric Deblicker		7	1	3	3
										William Álvarez		5	6	6	6
																			William Álvarez		7	3	2	6	6
																			Alvin Gardiner		5	6	6	3	2
	2	Luis C Moreira	6	9	3	6
	7	Jean Michy	3	11	6	8
										Jean Michy		7	4	1	0
										Alvin Gardiner		5	6	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Patrice Duhamel		w/o
										Éric Loliée
																			Éric Loliée		1	3	1
																			Wanaro N'Godrella		6	6	6
	2	Junzo Kawamori	5	2	1
	7	Robert Stock	7	6	6
										Robert Stock		5	2	4
										Wanaro N'Godrella		7	6	6

Seventeenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Richard Russell		3	6	6	6	3
										Chris Bovett		6	8	4	4	6
																			Chris Bovett		2	4	2
																			Antonio Zugarelli		6	6	6
	2	Jim Moore	4	8	0	3
	7	Denis Grozdanovitch	6	6	6	6
										Denis Grozdanovitch		8	0	8	3
										Antonio Zugarelli		10	6	6	6

Eighteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Roberto Lombardi		6	2	6
										Greg Perkins		8	6	8
																			Greg Perkins		3	1	5
																			Hendrick Sepp		6	6	7
										Armel Collinot		5	3	6
										Hendrick Sepp		7	6	8

Nineteenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Jacques Thamin		6	4	0
										John Paish		8	6	6
																			John Paish		4	4	4
																			Atet Wijono		6	6	6
										Pietro Marzano		2	3	6	4
										Atet Wijono		6	6	3	6
	3	Pierre Loizeau	4	2	7
	6	Atet Wijono	6	6	9

Twentieth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
										Gérard Gay		2	1	1
										Corrado Barazzutti		6	6	6
																			Corrado Barazzutti		6	2	2	6	6
																			John Bartlett		2	6	6	4	1
										Jim Ward		2	0	0
										John Bartlett		6	6	6

References

External links

• 1971 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation