The women's 10 metre air pistol shooting event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held on October 16 at the Pan American Shooting Polygon in Guadalajara.

[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Avianna Chao of Canada, but she did not participate.

In the qualifier, each shooter fired 40 shots with an air pistol at 10 metres distance.

With the win Dorothy Ludwig of Canada qualifies Canada a quota spot for the women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

The existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows.