Defending champion was Jenny Duncalf , who was eliminated in the quarter-finals that year. They lost to Nour El Sherbini with 0: 3. Laura Massaro defeated Raneem El Weleily 11: 8, 11: 4 and 11: 5 in the final . This was Massaro's first title at this tournament, in 2010 she had to admit defeat to Jenny Duncalf in the final.
The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. A wildcard was not awarded.
At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 50,000.