Last year's winner was Natalie Grinham , who was eliminated in the semifinals against Camille Serme . Serme also won the final against Laura Massaro 11: 7, 17:15, 9:11 and 11: 8.
The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. A wildcard was not awarded.