The women's 60 metres hurdles event at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 9.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Anjanette Kirkland | Michelle Freeman | Nicole Ramalalanirina |
First 3 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7.93 | Q, SB | ||||
| 4 | 7.98 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 8.03 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 8.04 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 8.05 | Q | ||||
| 4 | 8.05 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 8.07 | Q | ||||
| 3 | 8.07 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 8.09 | Q, NR | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 8.13 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 8.14 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 8.16 | Q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 8.19 | q, PB | |||
| 14 | 2 | 8.22 | q | |||
| 15 | 3 | 8.26 | q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 8.28 | q | |||
| 17 | 1 | 8.29 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 8.33 | SB | |||
| 19 | 1 | 8.34 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 8.34 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 8.34 | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 8.36 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 8.38 | ||||
| 24 | 4 | 8.47 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 8.54 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 8.85 | ||||
| 3 |
First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7.90 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 7.95 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 7.95 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 7.98 | Q, SB | ||||
| 1 | 8.00 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 8.03 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 8.04 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 8.07 | NR | ||||
| 2 | 8.08 | Q | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 8.09 | PB | |||
| 11 | 2 | 8.13 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 8.14 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 8.15 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 8.24 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8.28 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 8.30 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.85 | PB | ||||
| 7.92 | |||||
| 7.96 | |||||
| 4 | 7.96 | ||||
| 5 | 7.99 | ||||
| 6 | 8.06 | ||||
| 7 | 8.09 | ||||
| 8 | 8.24 |