title: 1982 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
text: # 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 | | | | | |
  