The 2001 British Open (officially the 2001 Stan James British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 29 September–7 October 2001 at the Telewest Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Graeme Dott nine frames to six in the final.

The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was defeated by Mark King in the quarter-final.

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