2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2001 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the 2001 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Melbourne in Australia from 11 October until 19 October 2001. Sarah Fitzgerald won her fourth World Open title, defeating Leilani Joyce in the final.

Seeds
• # 🇳🇿 Leilani Joyce (final)

• # 🇳🇿 Carol Owens (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Sarah Fitzgerald (champion)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Linda Charman-Smith (semifinals)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fiona Geaves (quarterfinals)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stephanie Brind (quarterfinals)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Suzanne Horner (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Rachael Grinham (second round)

• # Vanessa Atkinson (second round)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rebecca Macree (second round)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cassie Campion (quarterfinals)

• # Pamela Nimmo (second round)

• # 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Vicky Botwright (second round)

• # 🇳🇿 Shelley Kitchen (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 Natalie Grinham (second round)

• # 🇪🇬 Maha Zein (first round)