# 1977 Australian Open (December) – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1977 Australian Open (December).

## Seeds

* Sharon Pinchbeck (qualified)
* Kerryn Pratt (qualified)
* Judy Tegart-Dalton (qualified)
* Susan Leo (qualified)
* Karen Gulley (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jenny Walker (qualifying competition)
* Leslie Allen (qualifying competition)
* Kerry Neill (first round)

## Qualifiers

* Sharon Pinchbeck
* Susan Leo
* Judy Tegart-Dalton
* Kerryn Pratt

## Lucky losers

* Karen Gulley

## Qualifying draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sharon Pinchbeck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S. Matthews | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S. Matthews | 2 | 3 | 1 | Sharon Pinchbeck | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | C. Crawford | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | C. Crawford | 6 | 6 | | C. Crawford | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | K. Leslie | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | K. Leslie | 0 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Sharon Pinchbeck | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Donna Kelly | 0 | 0 |
| | Wendy Pearson | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Donna Kelly | 0 | 0 |
| | Donna Kelly | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Kelly | 6 | 7 | | Donna Kelly | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | J. Carey | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | J. Carey | 6 | 6 | | J. Carey | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Kerry Neill | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Susan Leo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Pryor | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Pryor | 1 | 1 | 4 | Susan Leo | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Dianne Berkinshaw | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Dianne Berkinshaw | 6 | 7 | | Dianne Berkinshaw | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Helen Rice | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Helen Rice | 2 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Susan Leo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Karen Gulley | 2 | 3 |
| | Evelyn Lim | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Karen Gulley | 2 | 3 |
| | Kerry Ballard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kerry Ballard | 6 | 6 | | Kerry Ballard | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Karen Gulley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lois Raymond | 4 | 4 | 5 | Karen Gulley | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Karen Gulley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jenny Walker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Merrilyn Robinson | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Merrilyn Robinson | 6 | 4 | 6 | Jenny Walker | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Gwen Stirton | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gwen Stirton | 6 | 6 | | Gwen Stirton | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M. Earl | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M. Earl | 1 | 1 | | | | | 6 | Jenny Walker | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Julie Peters | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Michelle Berrigan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michelle Berrigan | 6 | 6 | | Michelle Berrigan | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C. McQuaide | 0 | 0 | 3 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Leslie Allen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Diane Eastburn | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Diane Eastburn | 3 | 5 | 7 | Leslie Allen | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | S. Middleton | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | S. Middleton | 6 | 6 | | S. Middleton | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | G. Thacker | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G. Thacker | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | Leslie Allen | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kerryn Pratt | 6 | 7 |
| | G. Ayre | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kerryn Pratt | 6 | 7 |
| | Sue Chancellor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sue Chancellor | 7 | 6 | | Sue Chancellor | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Kerryn Pratt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cathy Griffiths | 0 | 3 | 2 | Kerryn Pratt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Kerryn Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |