This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 2016 Australian Open.

The loss of Francesca Schiavone in the second round ended her streak of consecutive appearances in the main draw of Grand Slam singles events at 61, the second longest streak after Ai Sugiyama, in the Open Era.^[1]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Wang Qiang	7	6
		Misa Eguchi	5	2
								1	Wang Qiang	6	5	6
									Yang Zhaoxuan	4	7	2
		Mathilde Johansson	6	2	5
		Yang Zhaoxuan	1	6	7
															1	Wang Qiang	6	6
															23	Richèl Hogenkamp	2	3
		Stéphanie Foretz	6	6
		Jovana Jakšić	1	1
									Stéphanie Foretz	1	3
								23	Richèl Hogenkamp	6	6
		María Irigoyen	2	1
	23	Richèl Hogenkamp	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Nicole Gibbs	6	6
	WC	Olivia Tjandramulia	2	2
								2	Nicole Gibbs	6	77
									Jana Fett	2	64
	WC	Sara Tomic	3	2
		Jana Fett	6	6
															2	Nicole Gibbs	6	6
																Ivana Jorović	3	3
	WC	Olivia Rogowska	1	1
		Ivana Jorović	6	6
									Ivana Jorović	6	6
								22	Chang Kai-chen	4	2
		Laura Pous Tió	2	0r
	22	Chang Kai-chen	6	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Naomi Broady	3	6	3
		Alizé Lim	6	2	6
									Alizé Lim	6	4	1
									Wang Yafan	1	6	6
		Wang Yafan	6	7
		Katerina Stewart	3	5
																Wang Yafan	5	77	6
																Kristína Kučová	7	65	3
	PR	Aleksandra Wozniak	3	3
		Kristína Kučová	6	6
									Kristína Kučová	7	6
								17	Tereza Smitková	5	0
		Olga Savchuk	68	3
	17	Tereza Smitková	710	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sesil Karatantcheva	2	0
		Jessica Pegula	6	6
									Jessica Pegula	2	3
									Zhang Kailin	6	6
		Jang Su-jeong	2	3
		Zhang Kailin	6	6
																Zhang Kailin	2	1
																Naomi Osaka	6	6
		Miyu Kato	0	3
		Naomi Osaka	6	6
									Naomi Osaka	6	77
								21	Alexandra Panova	2	64
		Marcela Zacarías	1	1
	21	Alexandra Panova	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anastasija Sevastova	6	6
	WC	Destanee Aiava	3	2
								5	Anastasija Sevastova	6	6
								PR	Vera Dushevina	3	1
	PR	Vera Dushevina	2	6	8
		İpek Soylu	6	2	6
															5	Anastasija Sevastova	4	6	6
																Julia Boserup	6	3	2
		Julia Boserup	6	7
		Mayo Hibi	2	5
									Julia Boserup	6	7
									Paula Kania	2	5
		Paula Kania	2	6	6
	13	María Teresa Torró Flor	6	4	2

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Francesca Schiavone	77	4	6
		An-Sophie Mestach	62	6	0
								6	Francesca Schiavone	1	6	1
									Virginie Razzano	6	4	6
		Virginie Razzano	6	6
		Kristie Ahn	4	3
																Virginie Razzano	6	2	6
															18	Zhang Shuai	4	6	8
		Irina Khromacheva	0	3
		Tereza Martincová	6	6
									Tereza Martincová	1	62
								18	Zhang Shuai	6	77
		Mandy Minella	3	2
	18	Zhang Shuai	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Kristýna Plíšková	6	4	6
		Shahar Pe'er	4	6	3
								7	Kristýna Plíšková	7	6
									Ysaline Bonaventure	5	1
		Ysaline Bonaventure	6	6
	WC	Zoe Hives	2	4
															7	Kristýna Plíšková	2	6	7
															15	Sachia Vickery	6	2	5
		Verónica Cepede Royg	2	4
		Jana Čepelová	6	6
									Jana Čepelová	4	5
								15	Sachia Vickery	6	7
	WC	Naiktha Bains	1	2
	15	Sachia Vickery	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Duan Yingying	6	6
		Petra Martić	1	2
								8	Duan Yingying	1r
								WC	Arina Rodionova	2
		Stephanie Vogt	4	1
	WC	Arina Rodionova	6	6
															WC	Arina Rodionova	2	1
																Viktorija Golubic	6	6
		Viktorija Golubic	4	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	6	4	1
									Viktorija Golubic	7	6
									Lesley Kerkhove	5	2
		Lesley Kerkhove	77	6
	20	Rebecca Peterson	65	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Stefanie Vögele	77	6
	WC	Tereza Mihalíková	60	3
								9	Stefanie Vögele	3	4
									Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
		Alexa Glatch	3	1
		Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
																Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
															16	Julia Glushko	4	2
		Kimiko Date-Krumm	2	77	4
		Amandine Hesse	6	63	6
									Amandine Hesse	1	6	3
								16	Julia Glushko	6	3	6
		Eri Hozumi	1	3
	16	Julia Glushko	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Pauline Parmentier	3	2
		Risa Ozaki	6	6
									Risa Ozaki	2	1
									Maryna Zanevska	6	6
		Zhang Yuxuan	5	77	4
		Maryna Zanevska	7	65	6
																Maryna Zanevska	6	7
															PR	Michelle Larcher de Brito	3	5
		Maria Sanchez	6	6
		Liu Fangzhou	4	2
									Maria Sanchez	2	3
								PR	Michelle Larcher de Brito	6	6
	PR	Michelle Larcher de Brito	0	6	7
	24	Marina Erakovic	6	4	5

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Elena Vesnina	3	6	7
		Zhu Lin	6	4	9
									Zhu Lin	6	6
									Sara Sorribes Tormo	3	2
		Cindy Burger	3	1
		Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	6
																Zhu Lin	3	2
																Maria Sakkari	6	6
		Elise Mertens	7	6
	PR	Heidi El Tabakh	5	2
									Elise Mertens	6	4	2
									Maria Sakkari	2	6	6
		Maria Sakkari	4	6	7
	19	Çağla Büyükakçay	6	4	5

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Patricia Maria Țig	65	77	3
		Barbora Krejčíková	77	61	6
									Barbora Krejčíková	6	6
									Hiroko Kuwata	3	2
		Hiroko Kuwata	6	64	12
		Sílvia Soler Espinosa	3	77	10
																Barbora Krejčíková	4	2
															14	Tamira Paszek	6	6
	PR	María José Martínez Sánchez	1	77	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	6	63	1
								PR	María José Martínez Sánchez	1	1
								14	Tamira Paszek	6	6
		Kateryna Kozlova	2	4
	14	Tamira Paszek	6	6

References

External links

• Qualifying Draw
• 2016 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation