title: 1983 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
text: # 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 | | | | |
  