Bowling at the 2001 World Games – Women's singles

The women's singles event in bowling at the 2001 World Games took place from 22 to 23 August 2001 at the Utenayu Bowl in Yokote, Japan.

Competition format
A total of 24 athletes entered the competition. Best ten athletes from preliminary round qualifies to the round-robin. In round-robin each player plays ten matches. For a win player gets 10 points and for a draw 5 points. Total pins and bonus points are counted as final result. From this stage the best three athletes advances to the finals.