Shvedova began her season representing Kazakhstan at the 2011 Hopman Cup.
She lost her first match to Ana Ivanovic in two sets.
During her match against Ivanovic, Shvedova injured her right knee which caused her to pull out of the Hopman Cup.
Shvedova also missed the Australian Open due to the same right knee injury.

Shvedova returned from injury in February to play at Dubai where she lost in the first round to Zhang Shuai.
Shvedova went to play at the Qatar Ladies Open.
Seeded fifth for qualifying, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by wild card Elena Vesnina.
In March, she traveled to Indian Wells to compete at the BNP Paribas Open where she lost in the first round to Kimiko Date-Krumm.
After Indian Wells, Shvedova went to Miami to play at the Sony Ericsson Open.
After beating Sara Errani in the first round, Shvedova retired in her second-round match against 28th seed Jarmila Groth due to a left thigh muscle strain.

Shvedova began her clay-court season at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem.
Seeded second, she was defeated in the second round by Anastasia Pivovarova.
At the Barcelona Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the second round to sixth seed and eventual champion Roberta Vinci.
Playing at the Mutua Madrid Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to 10th seed Agnieszka Radwańska.
At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, she lost in the first round to qualifier Anastasia Rodionova in straight sets.
In doubles, she and Vania King reached the final where they lost to Peng Shuai/Zheng Jie, also in straight sets.
Shvedova entered the French Open ranked No.
54.
Shvedova lost in the first round to 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
As a result of not defending her quarterfinalist points from the previous year, her ranking dropped to No.
115.
In doubles, she and her regular doubles partner, Vania King, reached the semifinals where they fell to eventual champions Andrea Hlaváčková/Lucie Hradecká in two sets.

Shvedova started the grass-court season at the Aegon Classic.
Seeded 11th, she lost in the second round to Marina Erakovic.
At the Aegon International, Shvedova lost in the first round of qualifying to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.
Ranked world No.
123 at the Wimbledon Championships, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–2, 6–3.

Shvedova began wearing prescription sports glasses, after seeking medical advice about a nervous tic in one eye.

She started her US Open Series at the Citi Open and was defeated in the first round by sixth seed Elena Baltacha.
In doubles, Shvedova and Sania Mirza won the title defeating Olga Govortsova/Alla Kudryavtseva in the final.
Ranked 143 at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to seventh seed Stéphanie Dubois.
She then played at the Bronx Open, where she reached the second round and lost to Romina Oprandi after retiring early in the second set.
Due to having the ranking of 212, Shvedova had to play qualifying in order to make it into the main draw at the US Open.
She lost in the first round of qualifying to Ekaterina Bychkova in two tie-breakers.
In doubles, she and Vania King were the defending champions; they reached the final for a second year in a row, but they lost to Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond.

Seeded eighth for qualifying at the Korea Open, Shvedova qualified for the main draw beating wild card Choi Ji-hee, Han Sung-hee, and third seed Rika Fujiwara.
In the first round, she upset Tamarine Tanasugarn.
In the second round, Shvedova retired after losing the first set 6–7 to fourth seed Dominika Cibulková.
She qualified for the HP Open defeating sixth seed Kristina Mladenovic, wildcard Risa Ozaki, and Hsieh Su-wei.
Shvedova was defeated in the second round by seventh seed Chanelle Scheepers.
In doubles, she and Vania King advanced to the final where they lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm/Zhang Shuai.
Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the OEC Taipei Ladies Open.
She reached the quarterfinals where she lost to eighth seed Chang Kai-chen in straight sets.

Shvedova ended the year ranked No.
206, her lowest year-en
Shvedova began her season representing Kazakhstan at the 2011 Hopman Cup. She lost her first match to Ana Ivanovic in two sets. During her match against Ivanovic, Shvedova injured her right knee which caused her to pull out of the Hopman Cup. Shvedova also missed the Australian Open due to the same right knee injury.
Shvedova returned from injury in February to play at Dubai where she lost in the first round to Zhang Shuai. Shvedova went to play at the Qatar Ladies Open. Seeded fifth for qualifying, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by wild card Elena Vesnina. In March, she traveled to Indian Wells to compete at the BNP Paribas Open where she lost in the first round to Kimiko Date-Krumm. After Indian Wells, Shvedova went to Miami to play at the Sony Ericsson Open. After beating Sara Errani in the first round, Shvedova retired in her second-round match against 28th seed Jarmila Groth due to a left thigh muscle strain.
Shvedova began her clay-court season at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. Seeded second, she was defeated in the second round by Anastasia Pivovarova. At the Barcelona Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the second round to sixth seed and eventual champion Roberta Vinci. Playing at the Mutua Madrid Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to 10th seed Agnieszka Radwańska. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, she lost in the first round to qualifier Anastasia Rodionova in straight sets. In doubles, she and Vania King reached the final where they lost to Peng Shuai/Zheng Jie, also in straight sets. Shvedova entered the French Open ranked No. 54. Shvedova lost in the first round to 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. As a result of not defending her quarterfinalist points from the previous year, her ranking dropped to No. 115. In doubles, she and her regular doubles partner, Vania King, reached the semifinals where they fell to eventual champions Andrea Hlaváčková/Lucie Hradecká in two sets.
Shvedova started the grass-court season at the Aegon Classic. Seeded 11th, she lost in the second round to Marina Erakovic. At the Aegon International, Shvedova lost in the first round of qualifying to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni. Ranked world No. 123 at the Wimbledon Championships, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–2, 6–3.
Shvedova began wearing prescription sports glasses, after seeking medical advice about a nervous tic in one eye.
She started her US Open Series at the Citi Open and was defeated in the first round by sixth seed Elena Baltacha. In doubles, Shvedova and Sania Mirza won the title defeating Olga Govortsova/Alla Kudryavtseva in the final. Ranked 143 at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to seventh seed Stéphanie Dubois. She then played at the Bronx Open, where she reached the second round and lost to Romina Oprandi after retiring early in the second set. Due to having the ranking of 212, Shvedova had to play qualifying in order to make it into the main draw at the US Open. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Ekaterina Bychkova in two tie-breakers. In doubles, she and Vania King were the defending champions; they reached the final for a second year in a row, but they lost to Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond.
Seeded eighth for qualifying at the Korea Open, Shvedova qualified for the main draw beating wild card Choi Ji-hee, Han Sung-hee, and third seed Rika Fujiwara. In the first round, she upset Tamarine Tanasugarn. In the second round, Shvedova retired after losing the first set 6–7 to fourth seed Dominika Cibulková. She qualified for the HP Open defeating sixth seed Kristina Mladenovic, wildcard Risa Ozaki, and Hsieh Su-wei. Shvedova was defeated in the second round by seventh seed Chanelle Scheepers. In doubles, she and Vania King advanced to the final where they lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm/Zhang Shuai. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the OEC Taipei Ladies Open. She reached the quarterfinals where she lost to eighth seed Chang Kai-chen in straight sets.
Shvedova ended the year ranked No. 206, her lowest year-en
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