# 1982 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1982 Australian Open.

## Seeds

* Manuela Maleeva (qualified)
* Beverly Mould (first round)
* Anna-Maria Fernandez (first round)
* Barbara Jordan (first round)
* Paula Smith (qualified)
* Sue Saliba (qualified)
* Chris O'Neil (qualified)
* Kim Steinmetz (first round)

## Qualifiers

* Manuela Maleeva
* Chris O'Neil
* Christiane Jolissaint
* Sue Saliba
* Renáta Tomanová
* Sherry Acker
* Paula Smith
* Amanda Tobin

## 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 | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maree Booth | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Maree Booth | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Manuela Maleeva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Brenda Remilton-Ward | 2 | 4 |
| | Brenda Remilton-Ward | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Brenda Remilton-Ward | 2 | 4 |
| | Kim Sands | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Rebecca Bryant | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Bernadette Randall | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bernadette Randall | 6 | 6 | | Bernadette Randall | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | 7 | Chris O'Neil | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Karen Smith | 2 | 1 | 7 | Chris O'Neil | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Chris O'Neil | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Barbara Jordan | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | Christiane Jolissaint | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | Christiane Jolissaint | 7 | 4 | 6 | Christiane Jolissaint | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | Lilian Drescher | 4 | 5 |
| | Lilian Drescher | 6 | 6 | | Lilian Drescher | 4 | 5 |
| | Petra Huber | 3 | 3 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Annabel Croft | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Minter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Elizabeth Minter | 6 | 6 | | Elizabeth Minter | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | 6 | Sue Saliba | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | Karin Stampfli | 0 | 1 | 6 | Sue Saliba | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Sue Saliba | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Kim Steinmetz | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Heather Ludloff | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Heather Ludloff | 6 | 7 | Heather Ludloff | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 7 | Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | Julie Salmon | 4 | 5 | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Annette Gulley | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sherry Acker | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Sherry Acker | 6 | 7 | Sherry Acker | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | Renee Blount | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | Renee Blount | 6 | 6 | Renee Blount | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Anna-Maria Fernandez | 3 | 1 | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Paula Smith | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Yvette Flu | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Yvette Flu | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Paula Smith | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Lena Sandin | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| | Lena Sandin | 6 | 6 | | | Lena Sandin | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| | Catrin Jexell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Amanda Brown | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Amanda Tobin | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Amanda Tobin | 7 | 2 | 6 | Amanda Tobin | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | Pam Whytcross | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| | Pam Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | Pam Whytcross | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Beverly Mould | 2 | 4 | | | | | |