# 1983 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1983 Australian Open.

## Seeds

* Amanda Brown (qualified)
* Nathalie Herreman (qualifying competition)
* Chris O'Neil (qualifying competition)
* Bernadette Randall (qualified)
* Ann Henricksson (qualifying competition)
* Renata Šašak (first round)
* Annabel Croft (qualifying competition)
* Laura Bernstein (qualified)

## Qualifiers

* Amanda Brown
* Laura Bernstein
* Bernadette Randall
* Amanda Tobin
* Lori McNeil
* Sophie Amiach
* Gigi Fernández
* Robin White

## 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 | Amanda Brown | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Hana Strachoňová | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hana Strachoňová | 1 | 6 | 1 | Amanda Brown | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Andrea Betzner | 4 | 2 |
| | Kris Kinney | 3 | 3 | | Andrea Betzner | 4 | 2 |
| | Andrea Betzner | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Julie Salmon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Natalia Leipus | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Natalia Leipus | 4 | 3 | | Julie Salmon | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 8 | Laura Bernstein | 6 | 6 |
| | Michelle Turk | 3 | 0 | 8 | Laura Bernstein | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Laura Bernstein | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Bernadette Randall | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sara Gomer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sara Gomer | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Bernadette Randall | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Betsy Heidenberger | 2 | 5 |
| | Helen Davis | 7 | 3 | 3 | | Betsy Heidenberger | 2 | 5 |
| | Betsy Heidenberger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Amanda Tobin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Naoko Sato | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Naoko Sato | 1 | 1 | | Amanda Tobin | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Ann Henricksson | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| | Nerida Gregory | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ann Henricksson | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Ann Henricksson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Renata Šašak | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | Myriam Schropp | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Myriam Schropp | 6 | 6 | 6 | Myriam Schropp | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | Lori McNeil | 6 | 7 |
| | Debbie Freeman | 6 | 4 | | Lori McNeil | 6 | 7 |
| | Lori McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Jenny Byrne | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Sophie Amiach | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Sophie Amiach | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Sophie Amiach | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Chris O'Neil | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| | Annette Gulley | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Chris O'Neil | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Chris O'Neil | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Annabel Croft | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cathy Drury | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Cathy Drury | 6 | 0 | 7 | Annabel Croft | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | Gigi Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| | Gigi Fernández | 6 | 6 | | Gigi Fernández | 6 | 6 |
| | Masako Yanagi | 4 | 3 | | | | |

### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Brenda Remilton-Ward | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Robin White | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Robin White | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Robin White | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Herreman | 5 | 0 |
| | Karen Smith | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Nathalie Herreman | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Nathalie Herreman | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | |