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

Seeds

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

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
		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
									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

External links

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