| Tournament: | 2001 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup |
| Other Titles: | Junior Hockey World Cup 2001 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| City: | Buenos Aires |
| Dates: | 14–26 May 2001 |
| Venues: | CeNARD |
| Teams: | 15 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 56 |
| Goals: | 195 |
| Top Scorer: |  Kim Yun-Mi |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 12 |
| Best Player: | Mariné Russo |
| Previous Year: | 1997 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1997 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Next Tournament: | 2005 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup |
The 2001 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 4th edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from May 14 to May 26, 2001 in the CeNARD, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
South Korea won the tournament for the first time after defeating Argentina 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw in the final. Defending champions the Netherlands lost the third-place match to Australia 2–0.
Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 15 teams competed in the tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | |||
| 30 March–2 April 2000 | Junior Oceania Cup | Canberra, Australia | |
| 13–23 April 2000 | Pan American Junior Championship | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 6–13 May 2000 | Junior Asia Cup | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 2000 | EuroHockey Junior Championship | Leipzig, Germany | |
| Junior Africa Cup for Nations | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
– Due to the lack of other competing teams in the Oceania qualifier, New Zealand were invited to compete despite losing to Australia.
– China withdrew from participating prior to the tournament; the first reserve team was Wales, thanks to their seventh place finish at the European qualifier.
– Ukraine withdrew from participating prior to the tournament, however they were not replaced by the second reserve team.
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