| Date | 27 July 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Makuhari Messe, 2-1, Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan | |
| Participants | 15 from 15 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. All fighters losing to the finalists in each pool advance to repêchage tournament for the bronze medal. | |
Britain’s three-time world champion since 2015, Bianca Walkden, was the strong favorite for the Tokyo gold medal but was surprisingly beaten in her semi-final bout against South Korean Lee Da-Bin by a close 25-24. Walkden went on to win a bronze medal. In the final, Lee was beaten 10-7 by Milica Mandić from Serbia, the third seed and London 2012 gold medal winner. The other bronze medal was won by Althéa Laurin from France.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Gold | ||
| 2 | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Silver | ||
| =3 | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Bronze | ||
| =3 | Bianca Walkden | GBR | Bronze | ||
| =5 | Aminata Traoré | CIV | |||
| =5 | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL | |||
| =7 | Katherine Rodríguez | DOM | |||
| =7 | Faith Ogallo | KEN | |||
| =9 | Zheng Shuyin | CHN | |||
| =9 | Cansel Deniz | KAZ | |||
| =11 | Reba Stewart | AUS | |||
| =11 | Keyla Ávila | HON | |||
| =11 | Briseida Acosta | MEX | |||
| =11 | Nafia Kuş | TUR | |||
| =11 | Svetlana Osipova | UZB |
| Date | 27 July 2021 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 10:00 | Katherine Rodríguez | DOM | Golden point | Nafia Kuş | TUR | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 10:30 | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Final score | Aminata Traoré | CIV | |
| Match #3 | 27 Jul 11:00 | Cansel Deniz | KAZ | Final score | Svetlana Osipova | UZB | |
| Match #4 | 27 Jul 11:30 | Zheng Shuyin | CHN | Final score | Keyla Ávila | HON | |
| Match #5 | 27 Jul 12:00 | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Final score | Briseida Acosta | MEX | |
| Match #6 | 27 Jul 12:30 | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL | Final score | Reba Stewart | AUS | |
| Match #7 | 27 Jul 13:00 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Final score | Faith Ogallo | KEN | |
| Match #8 | 27 Jul 13:30 | Bianca Walkden | GBR | bye |
| Date | 27 July 2021 — 14:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 14:00 | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Final score | Katherine Rodríguez | DOM | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 14:30 | Bianca Walkden | GBR | Final score | Cansel Deniz | KAZ | |
| Match #3 | 27 Jul 15:00 | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Final score | Zheng Shuyin | CHN | |
| Match #4 | 27 Jul 15:30 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Final score | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL |
| Date | 27 July 2021 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 16:00 | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | Final score | Bianca Walkden | GBR | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 16:30 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Final score | Althéa Laurin | FRA |
| Date | 27 July 2021 — 19:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the bronze medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 19:00 | Aminata Traoré | CIV | Final score | Katherine Rodríguez | DOM | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 19:30 | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL | Final score | Faith Ogallo | KEN |
| Date | 27 July 2021 — 21:30 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 27 Jul 21:30 | Milica Mandić | SRB | Final score | Lee Da-Bin | KOR | |
| Match 3/5 | 27 Jul 20:30 | Althéa Laurin | FRA | Referee stops contest | Aminata Traoré | CIV | |
| Match 3/5 | 27 Jul 21:00 | Bianca Walkden | GBR | Final score | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | POL |