2001 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup

The 2001 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 4th edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from May 14 to May 26, 2001 in the CeNARD, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Argentina 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw in the final. Defending champions the Netherlands lost the third-place match to Australia 2–0.

Qualification
Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 15 teams competed in the tournament.


 * – Due to the lack of other competing teams in the Oceania qualifier, New Zealand were invited to compete despite losing to Australia.
 * – China withdrew from participating prior to the tournament; the first reserve team was Wales, thanks to their seventh place finish at the European qualifier.
 * – Ukraine withdrew from participating prior to the tournament, however they were not replaced by the second reserve team.

Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.