The 2001 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2001 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 31–April 8, 2001 at the Malley Sports Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Skip: Colleen Jones Third: Kim Kelly Second: Mary-Anne Waye Lead: Nancy Delahunt Alternate: Laine Peters Skip: Lene Bidstrup Third: Malene Krause Second: Susanne Slotsager Lead: Avijaja Lund Nielsen Alternate: Lisa Richardson Skip: Andrea Schöpp Third: Natalie Nessler Second: Heike Schwaller Lead: Jane Boake-Cope Alternate: Andrea Stock Skip: Akiko Katoh Third: Yumie Hayashi Second: Ayumi Onodera Lead: Mika Konaka Alternate: Yukari Okazaki Skip: Dordi Nordby Third: Hanne Woods Second: Marianne Haslum Lead: Kristin Løvseth Alternate: Camilla Holth Fourth: Olga Jarkova Skip: Nina Golovtchenko Second: Nkeiruka Ezekh Lead: Yana Nekrasova Alternate: Anastassia Skoultan Skip: Julia Ewart Third: Heather Byers Second: Nancy Murdoch Lead: Lynn Cameron Alternate: Edith Loudon Skip: Anette Norberg Third: Cathrine Norberg Second: Eva Lund Lead: Helena Lingham Alternate: Maria Engholm Skip: Nadja Heuer Third: Carmen Küng Second: Sybil Bachofen Lead: Vera Heuer Alternate: Yvonne Schlunegger Skip: Kari Erickson Third: Debbie McCormick Second: Stacey Liapis Lead: Ann Swisshelm Alternate: Joni Cotten *First Appearance