This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1981 Australian Open.

Seeds

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Robert Reininger	2	0
		Loïc Courteau	6	6
									Loïc Courteau	7	4	6
									Thomas Högstedt	6	6	7
		Thomas Högstedt	6	6
	PR	Stephen Maloney	1	1
																Thomas Högstedt	1	6	7
															13	Warren Maher	6	4	6
	WC	Mark Hartnett	2	6	6
		Shinichi Sakamoto	6	4	3
								WC	Mark Hartnett	7	4	2
								13	Warren Maher	6	6	6
		Jai DiLouie	4	6	2
	13	Warren Maher	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Wayne Hampson	6	2	3
		John James	2	6	6
									John James	7	6
									Shahar Perkiss	5	1
		Bill Gilmour	5	2
		Shahar Perkiss	7	6
																John James	5	4
															15	Cliff Letcher	7	6
	WC	John Frawley	6	6
		Claude England	3	2
								WC	John Frawley	5	1
								15	Cliff Letcher	7	6
		Andrew Jarrett	4	4
	15	Cliff Letcher	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Steve Meister	6	6	6
	WC	Ken Barton	3	7	3
								3	Steve Meister	4	6	7
									Andy Andrews	6	3	6
		Andy Andrews	7	6	6
		Mark Darby	6	7	3
															3	Steve Meister	6	6
																Glenn Petrovic	4	2
		Glenn Petrovic	7	6
		Glenn Busby	5	2
									Glenn Petrovic	3	6	6
								9	David Mustard	6	2	3
		Broderick Dyke	6	6	5
	9	David Mustard	7	4	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Dale Collings	4	6	6
		Joel Bailey	6	3	4
								4	Dale Collings	6	6
									Hitoshi Shirato	1	2
		Peter Smylie	4	6
		Hitoshi Shirato	6	7
															4	Dale Collings	5	6	6
																Shigeyuki Nishio	7	1	2
	WC	Richard O'Farrell	2	6	5
		Shigeyuki Nishio	6	4	7
									Shigeyuki Nishio	4	6	6
									Matt McDonald	6	4	2
		Matt McDonald	6	7	7
	12	Cary Stansbury	7	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Jeff Simpson	6	6
		Tony Withers	2	4
								5	Jeff Simpson	6	6
									Alvin Gardiner	4	3
		Deiter Johle	3	6	3
		Alvin Gardiner	6	1	6
															5	Jeff Simpson	6	7	2
															16	Wayne Pascoe	7	6	6
		Michael Fancutt	6	6
		Russell Barlow	4	3
									Michael Fancutt	2	6	1
								16	Wayne Pascoe	6	2	6
	PR	Maurice Hunter	6	1
	16	Wayne Pascoe	7	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Chris Mayotte	6	6	6
		Beeyong Sison	4	7	4
								6	Chris Mayotte	6	3
									Eric Sherbeck	7	6
		Rick Meyers	6	6	5
		Eric Sherbeck	4	7	7
																Eric Sherbeck	5	6	6
																Peter Johnston	7	4	4
		Peter Johnston	6	6
		Wes Horskins	4	1
									Peter Johnston	6	6	6
								11	David Schneider	3	7	2
		Dirk Vestweber	5	7	5
	11	David Schneider	7	5	7

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Henri Leconte	7	6	6
		Mike Brunnberg	5	7	7
									Mike Brunnberg	5	6
									Peter Doohan	7	7
		John McCurdy	1	5
		Peter Doohan	6	7
																Peter Doohan	3	2
																Drew Gitlin	6	6
		Mark Freedman	3	4
		Craig Edwards	6	6
									Craig Edwards	6	6
									Drew Gitlin	7	7
		Drew Gitlin	7	3	6
	10	Mike Estep	6	6	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	John Lloyd	1	3
		Karl Schultz	6	6
									Karl Schultz	1	4
									Markus Günthardt	6	6
		Markus Günthardt	7	6
		Kevin Cook	5	0
																Markus Günthardt	5	4
															14	Matt Mitchell	7	6
	WC	Steve Wood	6	7
		Jörgen Windahl	3	6
								WC	Steve Wood	4	4
								14	Matt Mitchell	6	6
		Rand Evett	4	6
	14	Matt Mitchell	6	7

External links

• 1981 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation