2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles
# 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 46th edition of the women's singles championship. Wang Nan defeated Lin Ling in the final by three sets to one, to win the title.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Wang Nan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Hyon-hui | 15 | 14 | 9 | | | Wang Nan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Nan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Li Nan | 13 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ryu Ji-hae | 10 | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | Wang Nan | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | |
| Niu Jianfeng | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Zhang Yining | 19 | 11 | 21 | 13 | | | | | |
| Ni Xialian | 11 | 15 | 13 | | | Niu Jianfeng | 14 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yining | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Zhang Yining | 21 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Jiawei | 14 | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wang Nan | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Lin Ling | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lin Ling | 21 | 12 | 12 | 19 |
| Chen Jing | 15 | 9 | 10 | | | Lin Ling | 21 | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Jia | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Liu Jia | 17 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jing Junhong | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | Lin Ling | 21 | 14 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Mihaela Steff | 15 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 23 | | | | | | | Kim Yun Mi | 14 | 21 | 18 | 11 | | | | | |
| Kim Moo-kyo | 21 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 21 | Steff | 20 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Yun-Mi | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Kim Yun Mi | 22 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Krisztina Tóth | 15 | 9 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
