1981 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
1981 US Open

Main articles: 1981 US Open (tennis) and 1981 US Open – Women's Singles

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.

Seeds

1. Tina Mochizuki (Qualified)
2. Linda Cassell (First round)
3. Nanette Schutte (First round)
4. Marita Redondo (First round)
5. Lucy Gordon (Qualifying Competition, Lucky loser)
6. Cláudia Monteiro (First round)
7. Mariëtte Pakker (First round)
8. Shelley Solomon (First round)
9. Marie-Christine Calleja (Qualified)
10. Jill Davis (Qualifying Competition, Lucky loser)
11. Catrin Jexell (First round)
12. Joni Urban (Second round)
13. Pam Whytcross (First round)
14. Kate Brasher (Qualified)
15. Felicia Hutnick (Qualified)
16. Heather Ludloff (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Tina Mochizuki
2. Leigh-Anne Thompson
3. Kate Brasher
4. Felicia Hutnick
5. Marie-Christine Calleja
6. Barbara Gerken
7. Jean Hepner
8. Kate Gompert

Lucky losers

1. Jill Davis
2. Lucy Gordon
3. Jody Appelbaum
4. Beatrix Klein

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

External links

• 1981 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation