| Nine-ball women's singles at the 2001 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Selion Plaza, Akita, Japan | ||||||
| Dates | 22–26 August 2001 | ||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The women's singles nine-ball competition at the 2001 World Games took place from 22 to 26 August 2001 at the Selion Plaza in Akita, Japan.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
 Julie Kelly | 9 | |||||||||
 Liu Shinmei | 8 | |||||||||
| Julie Kelly | 3 | |||||||||
 Karen Corr | 9 | |||||||||
| Karen Corr | 9 | |||||||||
 Karin Mayet | 3 | |||||||||
| Karen Corr | 3 | |||||||||
 Jeanette Lee | 9 | |||||||||
| Jeanette Lee | 9 | |||||||||
 Akimi Kajitani | 8 | |||||||||
| Jeanette Lee | 9 | |||||||||
| Chen Chun-chen | 6 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||
| Franziska Stark | 6 | |||||||||
| Chen Chun-chen | 9 | |||||||||
| Julie Kelly | 8 | |||||||||
| Chen Chun-chen | 9 | |||||||||
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