# 1987 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1987 Australian Open.

## Seeds

* Heather Ludloff (qualified)
* Marianne van der Torre (qualified)
* Julie Salmon (qualified)
* Sandy Collins (qualified)
* Susan Rimes (qualified)
* Yukie Koizumi (qualified)
* Michaela Pazderová (qualified)
* Belinda Cordwell (qualified)

## Qualifiers

* Heather Ludloff
* Yukie Koizumi
* Sandy Collins
* Michaela Pazderová
* Susan Rimes
* Julie Salmon
* Belinda Cordwell
* Marianne van der Torre

## Lucky losers

* Virginie Paquet

## 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Heather Ludloff | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Joy Tacon | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Joy Tacon | 1 | 1 | 1 | Heather Ludloff | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Virginie Paquet | 4 | 1 |
| | Virginie Paquet | 6 | 6 | | Virginie Paquet | 4 | 1 |
| | Sheri Norris | 4 | 3 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Akemi Nishiya | 7 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Tracey Moyle | 5 | 7$^7$ | 9 | | | | |
| WC | Tracey Moyle | 5 | 7$^7$ | 9 | WC | Tracey Moyle | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Yukie Koizumi | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Paula Parentich | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Yukie Koizumi | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Yukie Koizumi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Sandy Collins | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ruth Seeman | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ruth Seeman | 3 | 4 | | 4 | Sandy Collins | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Petra Tesařová | 0 | 0 |
| | Genevieve Dwyer | 6 | 5 | 5 | | Petra Tesařová | 0 | 0 |
| | Petra Tesařová | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| WC | Sharon McNamara | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Louise Pleming | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | |
| | Louise Pleming | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | WC | Sharon McNamara | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | 7 | Michaela Pazderová | 6 | 7 |
| Alt | Teresa Catlin | 4 | 5 | | 7 | Michaela Pazderová | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Michaela Pazderová | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Susan Rimes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Naoko Sato | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Naoko Sato | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Susan Rimes | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Tracey Morton | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | Kristine Kunce | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | Tracey Morton | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | Tracey Morton | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Colleen Carney | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cynthia MacGregor | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Cynthia MacGregor | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | Colleen Carney | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Julie Salmon | 6 | 6 |
| | Stephanie Faulkner | 5 | 3 | | 3 | Julie Salmon | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Julie Salmon | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Belinda Cordwell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sylvia Schenck | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Sylvia Schenck | 1 | 2 | 8 | Belinda Cordwell | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Carin Bakkum | 2 | 2 |
| | Justine Brown | 2 | 3 | | Carin Bakkum | 2 | 2 |
| | Carin Bakkum | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Pamela Jung | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Kate McDonald | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Kate McDonald | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | WC | Kate McDonald | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Marianne van der Torre | 6 | 6 |
| | Paula Smith | 4 | 4 | | 2 | Marianne van der Torre | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Marianne van der Torre | 6 | 6 | | | | | |