1981 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
| Women's singles qualifying | |
|---|---|
| 1981 Australian Open |
This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1981 Australian Open.
Seeds
Marcella Mesker (first round)
Catherine Tanvier (qualified).svg.png)
Amanda Tobin (qualified)
Carol Baily (qualifying competition)- Jane Preyer (first round)
- Debbie Freeman (qualifying competition)
Kateřina Skronská (qualified)- Brenda Remilton-Ward (qualified)
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
First qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Marcella Mesker
| 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Chris O'Neil
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Chris O'Neil
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Helena Suková
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Helena Suková
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Brenda Catton
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
Second qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
 Naoko Sato
| 7 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Mimmi Wikstedt
| 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Mimmi Wikstedt
| 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Brenda Remilton-Ward
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Linda Cassell
| 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Brenda Remilton-Ward
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Third qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Carol Baily
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bernadette Randall
| 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Carol Baily
| 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Karen Gulley
| 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Karen Gulley
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Renata Šašak
| 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
Fourth qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| Ann Henricksson
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Kim Steinmetz
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Kim Steinmetz
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Elizabeth Little
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Elizabeth Little
| 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Jane Preyer
| 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
Fifth qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Debbie Freeman
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Kerryn Pratt
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Debbie Freeman
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
 Helga Lütten
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Helga Lütten
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Lucy Gordon
| 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
Sixth qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
 Brenda Perry
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sharon Hodgkin
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Sharon Hodgkin
| 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Amanda Tobin
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| Debbie Chesterton
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Amanda Tobin
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Seventh qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kateřina Skronská
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Pam Whytcross
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Kateřina Skronská
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Elizabeth Gordon
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Elizabeth Gordon
| 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Sophie Amiach
| 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
Eighth qualifier
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Smylie
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Maree Booth
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Maree Booth
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Catherine Tanvier
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Chris Newton
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Catherine Tanvier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||