Vanessa Louise Atkinson (born 10 March 1976 in Newcastle, England) is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands, who won the World Open in 2004 and reached the World No.

Atkinson was born in England, but her family moved to the Netherlands when she was still a child.

She now resides in Harrogate, Yorkshire, with her partner James Willstrop, himself a professional squash player and a former World No.

[1][2] Atkinson's biggest win came in 2004 when she won the World Open title in Kuala Lumpur by defeating fellow compatriote Natalie Grinham (at that time still representing Australia) with a score of 9–1, 9–1, 9–5 in the final.

[3] Atkinson also has won major tournaments in Qatar, New York, Monte Carlo, Malaysia and Ireland.