1981 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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.[1]

Women's singles qualifying
1981 US Open
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1980 · US Open · 1982 →

Seeds

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  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

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Tina Mochizuki 3 6 6
    Shelby Torrance 6 4 1
1   Tina Mochizuki 6 6
    Connie Yowell 1 4
    Connie Yowell 6 6
    Lori Miller 1 2
1   Tina Mochizuki 6 2 6
10   Jill Davis 2 6 4
    Gina Genovese 2 3
    Lori McNeil 6 6
    Lori McNeil 3 0
10   Jill Davis 6 6
    Sonoe Yonezawa 62 1
10   Jill Davis 77 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
12   Joni Urban 2 77 77
    Jean Nachand 6 62 63
12   Joni Urban 2 6 2
    Aleida Spex 6 2 6
    Aleida Spex 7 6
    Helena Suková 5 4
    Aleida Spex 0r
    Leigh-Anne Thompson 6
    Kay McDaniel 4 3
    Penny Barg 6 6
    Penny Barg 4 2
    Leigh-Anne Thompson 6 6
    Leigh-Anne Thompson 6 6
8   Shelley Solomon 3 1

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Marita Redondo 3 2
    Kyle Copeland 6 6
    Kyle Copeland 65 7 1
    Beatrix Klein 77 5 6
    Beatrix Klein 6 77
    Clare Harrison 0 62
    Beatrix Klein 4 3
14   Kate Brasher 6 6
    Hélène Pelletier 0 1
    Michaela Washington 6 6
    Michaela Washington 77 1 4
14   Kate Brasher 64 6 6
    Chris Newton 3 6 1
14   Kate Brasher 6 1 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
15   Felicia Hutnick 7 6
    Lisa Bublitz 5 4
15   Felicia Hutnick 6 77
    Silvana Urroz 3 65
    Silvana Urroz 6 6
    Shannon Gordon 3 3
15   Felicia Hutnick 0 7 6
    Ilana Kloss 6 5 1
    Karin Moos 2 6 1
    Phyllis Blackwell 6 2 6
    Phyllis Blackwell 2 6 3
    Ilana Kloss 6 2 6
    Ilana Kloss 6 2 6
6   Cláudia Monteiro 3 6 4

Fifth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5   Lucy Gordon 1 6 6
    Vicki Beggs 6 3 1
5   Lucy Gordon 6 6
    Betsy Blaney 2 3
    Betsy Blaney 77 6
    Julie Filkoff 61 3
5   Lucy Gordon 6 1 3
9   Marie-Christine Calleja 4 6 6
    Jenni Goodling 2 4
    Cheryl Jones 6 6
    Cheryl Jones 64 3
9   Marie-Christine Calleja 77 6
    Suzanne Jarell 2 1
9   Marie-Christine Calleja 6 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
16   Heather Ludloff 6 6
    Donna Rubin 4 2
16   Heather Ludloff 2 2
    Barbara Gerken 6 6
    Barbara Gerken 6 6
    Cathy Farrell 1 1
    Barbara Gerken 6 6
    Louise Allen 4 3
    Nancy Ornstein 6 3 2
    Carol Watson 2 6 6
    Carol Watson 3 1
    Louise Allen 6 6
    Louise Allen 3 6 6
3   Nanette Schutte 6 1 2

Seventh qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7   Mariëtte Pakker 65 0
    Cissie Donigan 77 6
    Cissie Donigan 3 7 1
    Jean Hepner 6 5 6
    Jean Hepner 6 0 6
    Caryn Copeland 2 6 1
    Jean Hepner 2 6 6
    Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer 6 3 4
    Stephanie Hales 1 0
    Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer 6 6
    Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer 6 6
    Genevieve Greiwe 2 2
    Genevieve Greiwe 7 6
11   Catrin Jexell 5 3

Eighth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13   Pam Whytcross 0 1
    Kate Gompert 6 6
    Kate Gompert 6 3 6
    Camille Benjamin 4 6 2
    Camille Benjamin 6 6
    Brenda Perry 2 2
    Kate Gompert 6 6
    Gretchen Rush 4 2
    Angela Walker 4 4
    Kathy O'Brien 6 6
    Kathy O'Brien 3 2
    Gretchen Rush 6 6
    Gretchen Rush 6 6
2   Linda Cassell 2 1

References

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  1. ^ Rueb, Andrew. "A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding". Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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