Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.^[1]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Lionel Roux	4	6	6
		Daniel Orsanic	6	4	0
								1	Lionel Roux	2	6
									Wayne Black	6	7
		Mark Petchey	3	3
		Wayne Black	6	6
																Wayne Black	4	4
															31	Pablo Campana	6	6
		Luke Milligan	3	2
		R?zvan Sab?u	6	6
									R?zvan Sab?u	6	6	3
								31	Pablo Campana	7	4	6
	WC	Adam Peterson	6	6	4
	31	Pablo Campana	7	4	6

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Ignacio Truyol-Turrion	6	7
		Christopher Pressley	2	5
								2	Ignacio Truyol-Turrion	6	1
								WC	David Caldwell	7	6
		Diego del Río	7	3	2
	WC	David Caldwell	5	6	6
															WC	David Caldwell	6	6
																Mario Rincón	0	4
		Claudio Pistolesi	4	4
		Mario Rincón	6	6
									Mario Rincón	6	6	6
								32	Chris Wilkinson	7	3	4
		Stephen Herdoiza	4	0
	32	Chris Wilkinson	6	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Pier Gauthier	6	6
		Federico Rovai	2	2
								Alt	Pier Gauthier	2	7	6
									Nick Gould	6	5	1
		Nick Gould	6	3	6
		Robbie Koenig	4	6	4
															Alt	Pier Gauthier	2	4
																Filippo Veglio	6	6
		Filippo Veglio	6	3	6
		Gabriel Trifu	4	6	3
									Filippo Veglio	7	1	6
									Geoff Grant	6	6	1
		Geoff Grant	3	7	6
	29	Gastón Etlis	6	6	3

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Dennis van Scheppingen	4	3
		Leonardo Lavalle	6	6
									Leonardo Lavalle	6	6	1
									Jaime Oncins	4	7	6
		Sascha Nensel	5	3
		Jaime Oncins	7	6
																Jaime Oncins	6	6
															30	Jacco Eltingh	4	4
	WC	Paul Goldstein	4	6	0
		Steve Campbell	6	4	6
									Steve Campbell	3	2
								30	Jacco Eltingh	6	6
		Sulieman Ladipo	6	4
	30	Jacco Eltingh	7	6

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Neville Godwin	6	6
		Martijn Belgraver	1	2
								5	Neville Godwin	6	7
									Chris Haggard	3	5
		Chris Haggard	3	6	6
		Jérôme Hanquez	6	3	4
															5	Neville Godwin	6	6
															WC	Jeff Salzenstein	0	4
	WC	Ryan Wolters	6	1
	WC	Jeff Salzenstein	7	6
								WC	Jeff Salzenstein	7	5	6
								28	Eyal Ran	6	7	2
		Jan Weinzierl	3	6
	28	Eyal Ran	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Cristiano Caratti	3	7	4
		Glenn Weiner	6	6	6
									Glenn Weiner	4	7	4
									David Nainkin	6	5	6
		Gerald Mandl	5	5
		David Nainkin	7	7
																David Nainkin	6	5	6
															27	Danny Sapsford	1	7	1
		Michael Sell	6	1	7
		Maurice Ruah	4	6	5
									Michael Sell	2	1
								27	Danny Sapsford	6	6
		Mark Draper	4	4
	27	Danny Sapsford	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Sargis Sargsian	4	6
		Mahesh Bhupathi	6	7
									Mahesh Bhupathi	6	0
									Tati Rascón	7	6
		Louis Gloria	1	2
		Tati Rascón	6	6
																Tati Rascón	2	3
															WC	Pat Cash	6	6
		Diego Nargiso	2	6
	WC	Pat Cash	6	7
								WC	Pat Cash	6	6
									Luis Herrera	0	2
		Luis Herrera	3	7	6
	25	Jörn Renzenbrink	6	6	0

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Luis Morejón	6	7
		Satoshi Iwabuchi	2	5
								8	Luis Morejón	6	6
									Andrew Richardson	7	7
		Ivan Baron	7	1	2
		Andrew Richardson	5	6	6
																Andrew Richardson	2	5
															26	Tamer El-Sawy	6	7
		David Draper	4	7	7
		Michael Geserer	6	5	6
									David Draper	3	1
								26	Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
		Bjorn Jacob	6	1	5
	26	Tamer El-Sawy	4	6	7

Ninth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Gianluca Pozzi	6	1
		Grant Doyle	1	0r
								9	Gianluca Pozzi	6	7
									Rob Givone	2	5
		Claude N'Goran	6	6	4
		Rob Givone	4	7	6
															9	Gianluca Pozzi	7	6
																Mosé Navarra	5	2
		Mosé Navarra	6	6
		Noam Behr	3	4
									Mosé Navarra	3	7	7
									Lars Rehmann	6	6	5
		Lars Rehmann	6	7
	23	Gérard Solvès	4	6

Tenth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Alejandro Hernandez	6	6
		Yasufumi Yamamoto	1	1
								10	Alejandro Hernandez	1	4
									Gouichi Motomura	6	6
		Paul Kilderry	6	5	2
		Gouichi Motomura	4	7	6
																Gouichi Motomura	6	6	3
															24	Dirk Dier	7	2	6
	WC	Mashiska Washington	6	6
	WC	Alex Reichel	3	4
								WC	Mashiska Washington	3	6	3
								24	Dirk Dier	6	3	6
		Olivier Delaître	1	4
	24	Dirk Dier	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Steve Bryan	3	1
		Andrei Pavel	6	6
									Andrei Pavel	6	6
									Aleksandar Kitinov	3	0
		Max Mirnyi	5	6	3
		Aleksandar Kitinov	7	4	6
																Andrei Pavel	6	6
															21	Jimy Szymanski	1	3
		David Adams	1	6	6
		David DiLucia	6	4	2
									David Adams	6	6	2
								21	Jimy Szymanski	7	3	6
		Massimo Ardinghi	3	5
	21	Jimy Szymanski	6	7

Twelfth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Yahiya Doumbia	6	4
		Stéphane Huet	7	6
									Stéphane Huet	6	6
									Brian MacPhie	2	2
		Wojciech Kowalski	6	3	1
		Brian MacPhie	4	6	6
																Stéphane Huet	2	2
																Tommy Haas	6	6
		Tommy Haas	6	7
		Albert Chang	3	5
									Tommy Haas	7	7
								22	Vincenzo Santopadre	6	5
		Lorenzo Manta	6	0r
	22	Vincenzo Santopadre	3	1

Thirteenth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	13	Lars Burgsmüller	6	1	1r
		Steven Downs	4	6	0
									Steven Downs	2	0
									Frederic Vitoux	6	6
		Frederic Vitoux	6	6
		Lionel Barthez	3	4
																Frederic Vitoux	6	6
															19	David ?koch	0	2
		Daniele Balducci	5	4
		Guillermo Cañas	7	6
									Guillermo Cañas	4	7	4
								19	David ?koch	6	5	6
		Nelson Aerts	0	2
	19	David ?koch	6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	14	Leander Paes	6	7
		Bojan Vuji?	1	6
								14	Leander Paes	6	6
									Miguel Tobón	2	2
		Miguel Tobón	6	7
	WC	Donavan September	3	6
															14	Leander Paes	5	4
																Ramón Delgado	7	6
		Christian Vinck	6	4	1
		Ramón Delgado	1	6	6
									Ramón Delgado	7	6
								20	Patricio Arnold	6	1
		Oscar Ortiz	3	6
	20	Patricio Arnold	6	7

Fifteenth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	15	Franco Squillari	6	5	5
		Peter Tramacchi	4	7	7
									Peter Tramacchi	5	6	7
									Colin Beecher	7	4	6
		Petr Pála	3	2
		Colin Beecher	6	6
																Peter Tramacchi	6	6
															17	Roberto Jabali	4	3
		Mark Merklein	6	7
		Ronald Agénor	0	6
									Mark Merklein	3	7	3
								17	Roberto Jabali	6	6	6
		Justin Gimelstob	6	3	5
	17	Roberto Jabali	4	6	7

Sixteenth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	16	Ben Ellwood	6	6
		Arne Thoms	1	3
								16	Ben Ellwood	6	6
									Fredrik Utgren	1	3
		Maxime Huard	0	0r
		Fredrik Utgren	6	1
															16	Ben Ellwood	6	2	6
															18	Martin Sinner	4	6	2
		Bryan Shelton	6	6
		Lars-Anders Wahlgren	4	3
									Bryan Shelton	6	6
								18	Martin Sinner	7	7
		Bill Behrens	3	1
	18	Martin Sinner	6	6

References

External links

• 1996 US Open - Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation