Last year's winner was Alison Waters , who did not participate again. Laura Massaro defeated Nicol David in the final 11: 9, 11: 7, 9:11 and 11: 8, which ended David's streak of 14 months without defeat.
The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard got Amanda Sobhy a spot in the main draw.