The WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship is an annual Pool tournament in the discipline of Nine-ball. The most successful player is Allison Fisher from England, who won the tournament in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2001. The women's tournament usually takes place in a different place than the men's world championship.
Winners
| Place | Player | Championships | Runner-ups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Allison Fisher | 4 | 3 |
| 2 |  Liu Shasha | 3 | 0 |
| Han Yu | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Liu Shin-mei | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Kim Ga-young | 2 | 1 |
| 5 |  Robin Dodson | 2 | 0 |
| Kelly Fisher | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Chen Siming | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Franziska Stark | 1 | 1 |
| LoreeJon Brown | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Xiaoting | 1 | 1 | |
| Lin Yuan-chun | 1 | 1 | |
| Fu Xiaofang | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Chou Chieh-yu | 1 | 0 |
 Ewa Laurance | 1 | 0 | |
 Gerda Hofstätter | 1 | 0 | |
 Julie Kelly | 1 | 0 | |
| Bi Zhuqing | 1 | 0 |
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