2026 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
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.