The women's individual recurve competition at the 2001 World Archery Championships took place in September 2001 in Beijing, China. 95 archers entered the competition. Following a qualifying 144 arrow FITA round, the top 64 archers qualified for the 6-round knockout tournament, drawn according to their qualification round scores. The semi-finals and finals then took place on 23 September.^[1]

The following archers were the leading 8 qualifiers:

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	1	Choi Nam-ok	160
	64	Katsiaryna Muliuk	154
						1	Choi Nam-ok	165
						32	Erika Reyes	158
	33	Jutta Schneider	155
	32	Erika Reyes	156
											1	Choi Nam-ok	169
											48	Eliza Matthews	154
	17	Chen Hsin-i	154
	48	Eliza Matthews	156
						48	Eliza Matthews	159
						16	Naomi Folkard	151
	49	Natalia Nasaridze	155
	16	Naomi Folkard	162
																1	Choi Nam-ok	107
																41	Alison Williamson	110
	9	Barbara Wegrzynowska	161
	56	Lindsay Pearson	159
						9	Barbara Wegrzynowska	154
						41	Alison Williamson	158
	41	Alison Williamson	162
	24	Anna Karaseva	152
											41	Alison Williamson	158
											25	Yang Jianping	155
	25	Yang Jianping	160
	40	Agnes Bablee	159
						25	Yang Jianping	164
						8	He Ying	147
	57	Zekiye Keskin	154
	8	He Ying	162

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	5	Choi Jin	164
	60	Yrjonen Taru	159
						5	Choi Jin	165
						28	Sa Ren	158
	37	Deonne Bridger	157
	28	Sa Ren	164
											5	Choi Jin	169
											12	Olena Sadovnycha	161
	21	Yelena Plotnikova	152
	44	Roberta Allodi	156
						44	Roberta Allodi	147
						12	Olena Sadovnycha	166
	53	Suutari Katri	151
	12	Olena Sadovnycha	155
																5	Choi Jin	106
																4	Kim Kyung-wook	113
	13	Mayumi Asano	155
	52	Elif Altınkaynak	153
						13	Mayumi Asano	161
						20	Irene Franchini	159
	45	Misa Tsubouchi	156
	20	Irene Franchini	156*
											13	Mayumi Asano	163
											4	Kim Kyung-wook	165
	29	Sylvie Pissis	155
	36	Wiebke Nulle	155*
						36	Wiebke Nulle	159
						4	Kim Kyung-wook	162
	61	Olga Moroz	153
	4	Kim Kyung-wook	169

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	3	Park Sung-hyun	163
	62	Sabine Mayrhofer	151
						3	Park Sung-hyun	167
						35	Tsai Ching-wen	155
	35	Tsai Ching-wen	159
	30	Irina Outkina	156
											3	Park Sung-hyun	165
											14	Barbara Mensing	154
	19	Cornelia Pfohl	154
	46	Alexandra Fouace	148
						19	Cornelia Pfohl	152
						14	Barbara Mensing	157
	51	Chekrovolu Swuro	157
	14	Barbara Mensing	161
																3	Park Sung-hyun	110
																6	Zhang Juanjuan	97
	11	Margarita Galinovskaya	163
	54	Kirstin Lewis	150
						11	Margarita Galinovskaya	157
						43	Aurore Trayan	159
	43	Aurore Trayan	155
	22	Justyna Mospinek	154
											43	Aurore Trayan	161
											6	Zhang Juanjuan	163
	27	Maria-Joao Ribeiro	158
	38	Almudena Gallardo	167
						38	Almudena Gallardo	161
						6	Zhang Juanjuan	168
	59	Katja Brix Poulsen	157
	6	Zhang Juanjuan	171

	1st round					2nd round					3rd round					Quarterfinal
	7	Kateryna Palekha	157
	58	Nadejda Badmatsirenova	155
						7	Kateryna Palekha	162
						26	Karin Larsson	159
	39	Hung Shih-chun	150
	26	Karin Larsson	159
											7	Kateryna Palekha	171
											42	Olga Pilipova	153
	23	Liu Pi-yu	151
	42	Olga Pilipova	152
						42	Olga Pilipova	154
						10	Agata Bulwa	153
	55	Małgorzata Sobieraj	140
	10	Agata Bulwa	154
																7	Kateryna Palekha	109
																18	Petra Ericsson	108
	15	Tetyana Berezhna	162
	50	Elena Maffioli	158
						15	Tetyana Berezhna	160
						18	Petra Ericsson	167
	47	Anna Poutseva	149
	18	Petra Ericsson	164
											18	Petra Ericsson	169
											2	Natalia Valeeva	164
	31	Nataliya Burdeyna	159
	34	Dola Banerjee	163
						34	Dola Banerjee	160
						2	Natalia Valeeva	161
	63	Suutari Kaisa	155
	2	Natalia Valeeva	161

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Choi Nam-ok	107
	41	Alison Williamson	110
						41	Alison Williamson	108
						4	Kim Kyung-wook	111
	5	Choi Jin	106
	4	Kim Kyung-wook	113
											4	Kim Kyung-wook	111
											3	Park Sung-hyun	111*
	3	Park Sung-hyun	110
	6	Zhang Juanjuan	97
						3	Park Sung-hyun	114			Third place
						7	Kateryna Palekha	109
	7	Kateryna Palekha	109								41	Alison Williamson	105
	18	Petra Ericsson	108								7	Kateryna Palekha	107