The 2026 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying is a series of tennis matches that took place from 12 to 15 January 2026 to determine the sixteen qualifiers into the main draw of the women's singles tournament.
This was the first time 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens contested the qualifying competition of a major since the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.
Only 16 out of the 128 qualifiers who compete in this knock-out tournament, secure a main draw place. The match between Elvina Kalieva and Guiomar Maristany, was the longest final qualifying contest, lasting 2 hours and 57 minutes.
Seeds All seeds are per WTA rankings as of 5 January 2026. The entry list was based on the WTA rankings for the week of 22 December 2025.
Qualifiers
Lucky loser
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
Ninth qualifier
Tenth qualifier
Eleventh qualifier
Twelfth qualifier
Thirteenth qualifier
Fourteenth qualifier
Fifteenth qualifier
Sixteenth qualifier
References
External links Qualifying draw Qualifying entry list