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This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1981 Australian Open.

Seeds

1. Robert Reininger (first round)
2. Wayne Hampson (first round)
3. Steve Meister (qualified)
4. Dale Collings (qualified)
5. Jeff Simpson (qualifying competition)
6. Chris Mayotte (second round)
7. Henri Leconte (first round)
8. John Lloyd (first round)
9. David Mustard (second round)
10. Mike Estep (first round)
11. David Schneider (second round)
12. Cary Stansbury (first round)
13. Warren Maher (qualifying competition)
14. Matt Mitchell (qualified)
15. Cliff Letcher (qualified)
16. Wayne Pascoe (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Thomas Högstedt
2. Cliff Letcher
3. Steve Meister
4. Dale Collings
5. Wayne Pascoe
6. Eric Sherbeck
7. Drew Gitlin
8. Matt Mitchell

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							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Robert Reininger	2	0
		Loïc Courteau	6	6
									Loïc Courteau	7	4	6
									Thomas Högstedt	6	6	7
		Thomas Högstedt	6	6
	PR	Stephen Maloney	1	1
																Thomas Högstedt	1	6	7
															13	Warren Maher	6	4	6
	WC	Mark Hartnett	2	6	6
		Shinichi Sakamoto	6	4	3
								WC	Mark Hartnett	7	4	2
								13	Warren Maher	6	6	6
		Jai DiLouie	4	6	2
	13	Warren Maher	6	4	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Wayne Hampson	6	2	3
		John James	2	6	6
									John James	7	6
									Shahar Perkiss	5	1
		Bill Gilmour	5	2
		Shahar Perkiss	7	6
																John James	5	4
															15	Cliff Letcher	7	6
	WC	John Frawley	6	6
		Claude England	3	2
								WC	John Frawley	5	1
								15	Cliff Letcher	7	6
		Andrew Jarrett	4	4
	15	Cliff Letcher	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Steve Meister	6	6	6
	WC	Ken Barton	3	7	3
								3	Steve Meister	4	6	7
									Andy Andrews	6	3	6
		Andy Andrews	7	6	6
		Mark Darby	6	7	3
															3	Steve Meister	6	6
																Glenn Petrovic	4	2
		Glenn Petrovic	7	6
		Glenn Busby	5	2
									Glenn Petrovic	3	6	6
								9	David Mustard	6	2	3
		Broderick Dyke	6	6	5
	9	David Mustard	7	4	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Dale Collings	4	6	6
		Joel Bailey	6	3	4
								4	Dale Collings	6	6
									Hitoshi Shirato	1	2
		Peter Smylie	4	6
		Hitoshi Shirato	6	7
															4	Dale Collings	5	6	6
																Shigeyuki Nishio	7	1	2
	WC	Richard O'Farrell	2	6	5
		Shigeyuki Nishio	6	4	7
									Shigeyuki Nishio	4	6	6
									Matt McDonald	6	4	2
		Matt McDonald	6	7	7
	12	Cary Stansbury	7	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Jeff Simpson	6	6
		Tony Withers	2	4
								5	Jeff Simpson	6	6
									Alvin Gardiner	4	3
		Deiter Johle	3	6	3
		Alvin Gardiner	6	1	6
															5	Jeff Simpson	6	7	2
															16	Wayne Pascoe	7	6	6
		Michael Fancutt	6	6
		Russell Barlow	4	3
									Michael Fancutt	2	6	1
								16	Wayne Pascoe	6	2	6
	PR	Maurice Hunter	6	1
	16	Wayne Pascoe	7	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Chris Mayotte	6	6	6
		Beeyong Sison	4	7	4
								6	Chris Mayotte	6	3
									Eric Sherbeck	7	6
		Rick Meyers	6	6	5
		Eric Sherbeck	4	7	7
																Eric Sherbeck	5	6	6
																Peter Johnston	7	4	4
		Peter Johnston	6	6
		Wes Horskins	4	1
									Peter Johnston	6	6	6
								11	David Schneider	3	7	2
		Dirk Vestweber	5	7	5
	11	David Schneider	7	5	7

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Henri Leconte	7	6	6
		Mike Brunnberg	5	7	7
									Mike Brunnberg	5	6
									Peter Doohan	7	7
		John McCurdy	1	5
		Peter Doohan	6	7
																Peter Doohan	3	2
																Drew Gitlin	6	6
		Mark Freedman	3	4
		Craig Edwards	6	6
									Craig Edwards	6	6
									Drew Gitlin	7	7
		Drew Gitlin	7	3	6
	10	Mike Estep	6	6	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	John Lloyd	1	3
		Karl Schultz	6	6
									Karl Schultz	1	4
									Markus Günthardt	6	6
		Markus Günthardt	7	6
		Kevin Cook	5	0
																Markus Günthardt	5	4
															14	Matt Mitchell	7	6
	WC	Steve Wood	6	7
		Jörgen Windahl	3	6
								WC	Steve Wood	4	4
								14	Matt Mitchell	6	6
		Rand Evett	4	6
	14	Matt Mitchell	6	7

External links

• 1981 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1981 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying