Shvedova began her year at the ASB Classic.
Seeded sixth, she defeated Lara Arruabarrena in the first round, but lost in the second round to Elena Vesnina.
In doubles, Shvedova and her partner Julia Görges both reached the final, but they lost to Cara Black/Anastasia Rodionova.
Seeded fourth at the Moorilla Hobart International, Shvedova was defeated in the second round to eventual champion Elena Vesnina.
Seeded twenty-eighth at the Australian Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Annika Beck.

Seeded second at the first edition of the Brasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova was defeated in the first round by Melinda Czink in three sets.
However, in doubles, she and her partner Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Anne Keothavong/Valeria Savinykh in the final 6–0, 6–4.
Seeded 31st at the BNP Paribas Open, Shvedova got a bye into the second round where she lost to qualifier Lesia Tsurenko.
At the Sony Open Tennis, Shvedova lost in the first round to Zheng Jie.

Shvedova started her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup.
As the 14th seed, she lost in the first round to qualifier Vania King.
At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals with wins over Roberta Vinci and Carla Suárez Navarro.
In the quarterfinals, she lost to third seed Angelique Kerber.
Shvedova stunned 10th seed and former world No.
1 Caroline Wozniacki in the first round at the Mutua Madrid Open 6–2, 6–4.
In the second round, she beat Kirsten Flipkens.
Shvedova withdrew from her third round match against wild card Anabel Medina Garrigues due to a right arm injury.
Seeded 27th at the French Open, Shvedova had quarterfinalist points to defend from last year.
In the first round, she defeated CoCo Vandeweghe.
However, she was defeated in the second round by qualifier Paula Ormaechea.
As a result of her second-round loss at the French Open, Shvedova failed to defend her quarterfinalist points from last year, and her ranking dropped from 31 to 52.

Ranked 55 at the Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova beat Kiki Bertens.
She then withdrew from her second-round match against eighth seed and 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová due to an arm injury.

She returned to action at the New Haven Open at Yale and retired in the final round of qualifying to fifth seed Stefanie Vögele.
Ranked 78 at the US Open, Shvedova reached the third round defeating Olga Puchkova and Lucky Loser Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.
She lost in the third round to world No.
1 and eventual champion Serena Williams in straight sets.

Seeded eighth at the Tashkent Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Vesna Dolonc.
In doubles, she and Tímea Babos won the title defeating Mandy Minella/Olga Govortsova in the final.
At the Guangzhou International Women's Open, she lost to Zheng Jie in the first round.
Seeded seventh at the Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals defeating Tímea Babos and wild card Zheng Saisai.
She then lost in the quarterfinals to fourth seed Yvonne Meusburger.
Seeded 10th for qualifying at the China Open, Shvedova lost in the second round of qualifying to Sharon Fichman.
At the Kremlin Cup, she was defeated in the first round by Elena Vesnina 6–1, 6–2.
Competing at the first edition of the Nanjing Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to second seed Yanina Wickmayer.
She played her final tournament of the year at the Taipei Ladies Open.
In the first round, she upset fourth seed Ayumi Morita in the first round.
However, in doubles, Shvedova and Caroline Garcia won the title defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam/Alison Van Uytvanck in the final.

Shvedova ended the year ranked 81 in singles and 59 in doubles.
Shvedova began her year at the ASB Classic. Seeded sixth, she defeated Lara Arruabarrena in the first round, but lost in the second round to Elena Vesnina. In doubles, Shvedova and her partner Julia Görges both reached the final, but they lost to Cara Black/Anastasia Rodionova. Seeded fourth at the Moorilla Hobart International, Shvedova was defeated in the second round to eventual champion Elena Vesnina. Seeded twenty-eighth at the Australian Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Annika Beck.
Seeded second at the first edition of the Brasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova was defeated in the first round by Melinda Czink in three sets. However, in doubles, she and her partner Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Anne Keothavong/Valeria Savinykh in the final 6–0, 6–4. Seeded 31st at the BNP Paribas Open, Shvedova got a bye into the second round where she lost to qualifier Lesia Tsurenko. At the Sony Open Tennis, Shvedova lost in the first round to Zheng Jie.
Shvedova started her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup. As the 14th seed, she lost in the first round to qualifier Vania King. At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals with wins over Roberta Vinci and Carla Suárez Navarro. In the quarterfinals, she lost to third seed Angelique Kerber. Shvedova stunned 10th seed and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the first round at the Mutua Madrid Open 6–2, 6–4. In the second round, she beat Kirsten Flipkens. Shvedova withdrew from her third round match against wild card Anabel Medina Garrigues due to a right arm injury. Seeded 27th at the French Open, Shvedova had quarterfinalist points to defend from last year. In the first round, she defeated CoCo Vandeweghe. However, she was defeated in the second round by qualifier Paula Ormaechea. As a result of her second-round loss at the French Open, Shvedova failed to defend her quarterfinalist points from last year, and her ranking dropped from 31 to 52.
Ranked 55 at the Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova beat Kiki Bertens. She then withdrew from her second-round match against eighth seed and 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová due to an arm injury.
She returned to action at the New Haven Open at Yale and retired in the final round of qualifying to fifth seed Stefanie Vögele. Ranked 78 at the US Open, Shvedova reached the third round defeating Olga Puchkova and Lucky Loser Patricia Mayr-Achleitner. She lost in the third round to world No. 1 and eventual champion Serena Williams in straight sets.
Seeded eighth at the Tashkent Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Vesna Dolonc. In doubles, she and Tímea Babos won the title defeating Mandy Minella/Olga Govortsova in the final. At the Guangzhou International Women's Open, she lost to Zheng Jie in the first round. Seeded seventh at the Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals defeating Tímea Babos and wild card Zheng Saisai. She then lost in the quarterfinals to fourth seed Yvonne Meusburger. Seeded 10th for qualifying at the China Open, Shvedova lost in the second round of qualifying to Sharon Fichman. At the Kremlin Cup, she was defeated in the first round by Elena Vesnina 6–1, 6–2. Competing at the first edition of the Nanjing Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to second seed Yanina Wickmayer. She played her final tournament of the year at the Taipei Ladies Open. In the first round, she upset fourth seed Ayumi Morita in the first round. However, in doubles, Shvedova and Caroline Garcia won the title defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam/Alison Van Uytvanck in the final.
Shvedova ended the year ranked 81 in singles and 59 in doubles.
Yaroslava Shvedova