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]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	June Ferestien	6	6
	8	Maria Romanov	2	2
								June Ferestien		3	7	6
								Kathrin Keil		6	6	3
	4	Kathrin Keil	7	3	6
	5	Angela Walker	6	6	3
															June Ferestien		4	2
															Elise Burgin		6	6
	2	Elise Burgin	6	3	6
	7	Cathy Griffiths	0	6	2
								Elise Burgin		6	6
								Andrea Buchanan		4	4
	3	Andrea Buchanan	6	6
	6	Michelle Weiss	1	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Zina Garrison	6	6
	8	Ann Henricksson	4	1
								Zina Garrison		6	6
								Betsy Blaney		4	2
	4	Betsy Blaney	6	6
	5	Genevieve Greiwe	3	2
															Zina Garrison		6	6
															Kimberly Jones		1	3
	2	Bonnie Gadusek	6	6
	7	Gláucia Langela	0	4
								Bonnie Gadusek		4	0
								Kimberly Jones		6	6
	3	Kimberly Jones	6	6
	6	Sonoe Yonezawa	4	0

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Susie Jaeger	6	7
	8	Judith Principe	4	5
								Susie Jaeger		6	4	6
								Cláudia Monteiro		0	6	4
	4	Cláudia Monteiro	6	6
	5	Nancy Harris	3	2
															Susie Jaeger		1	6
															Liliana Giussani		6	7
	2	Liliana Giussani	6	6
	7	Phyllis Blackwell	2	3
								Liliana Giussani		6	6
								Caroline Franch		2	2
	3	Caroline Franch	6	6
	6	Chris Newton	4	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Pam Whytcross	1	6	6
	8	Beatrix Klein	6	1	2
								Pam Whytcross		2	6	6
								Nancy Ornstein		6	4	1
	4	Nancy Ornstein	7	6
	5	Shannon Gordon	5	4
															Pam Whytcross		4	2
															Lea Antonoplis		6	6
	2	Barbara Rossi	6	6
	7	Becky Bell	2	4
								Barbara Rossi		6	6	6
								Lea Antonoplis		7	4	7
	3	Lea Antonoplis	7	6
	6	Daniela Porzio	6	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Donna Rubin	7	6
	8	Naoko Sato	6	4
								Donna Rubin		2	5
								Jane Preyer		6	7
	4	Jane Preyer	6	6
	5	Karen Dewis	3	3
															Jane Preyer		3	3
															Nanette Schutte		6	6
	2	Caryn Copeland	6	6
	7	Mimmi Wikstedt	2	4
								Caryn Copeland		7	5	3
								Nanette Schutte		5	7	6
	3	Nanette Schutte	6	6
	6	Sylvie Provoust	3	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lisa Doherty	6	6
	8	Jean Hepner	0	4
								Lisa Doherty		6	6
								Patrizia Murgo		4	4
	4	Patrizia Murgo	6	6
	5	Heather Ludloff	3	3
															Lisa Doherty		3	7	6
															Elizabeth Little		6	6	3
	2	Silvana Urroz	6	6
	7	Jenny Walker	2	3
								Silvana Urroz		2	4
								Elizabeth Little		6	6
	3	Elizabeth Little	6	7
	6	Ilana Kloss	2	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Chris O'Neil	6	1	6
	8	Shelley Solomon	3	6	4
								Chris O'Neil		7	2	6
								Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer		5	6	1
	4	Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer	6	3	6
	5	Jill Davis	2	6	1
															Chris O'Neil		4	2
															Anthea Stewart		6	6
	2	Anthea Stewart	6	6
	7	Kathy Mueller	3	2
								Anthea Stewart		6	6
								Vicki Beggs		4	1
	3	Vicki Beggs	6	1	6
	6	Sheila McInerney	4	6	1

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Joyce Portman	6	6
	8	Nina Voydat	2	3
								Joyce Portman		7	6
								Kathleen Cummings		5	1
	4	Kathleen Cummings	6	7
	5	Cathy Farrell	3	5
															Joyce Portman		6	7
															Frédérique Thibault		3	5
	2	Felicia Raschiatore	6	6
	7	Penny Johnson	4	2
								Felicia Raschiatore		5	3
								Frédérique Thibault		7	6
	3	Frédérique Thibault	6	6
	6	Kerryn Pratt	1	2

References

External links

• 1980 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation