Five of the 8 quarterfinalists from the 2016 Games returned: silver medalist Lisa Unruh of Germany, fourth-place finisher Alejandra Valencia of Mexico, and quarterfinalists Tan Ya-ting of Chinese Taipei, Wu Jiaxin of China, and Naomi Folkard of Great Britain.

Ranking round world record holder Kang Chae-young of South Korea competed.

The 2019 World Champion Lei Chien-ying joined Tan on the Chinese Taipei team (Kang was the bronze medalist).

If the match is tied 5-5 after 5 sets, a single tie-breaker arrow is to be used with the closest to center winning.

The schedule for the women's individual event covers five separate days of competition.