At the first tournament of her season, the ASB Classic, Fichman qualified and upset world No.
22 Sorana Cîrstea in the first round to record the second top-50 win of her career (she also beat Cîrstea in 2010).
The same week, she won her first WTA doubles title alongside Maria Sanchez with a victory over Lucie Hradecká and Michaëlla Krajicek in the final.
In February, at the 100K ITF in Midland, Fichman scored her third top-50 win when she beat world No.
45 Urszula Radwańska to reach the semi-finals.
She was defeated by Ksenia Pervak in the next round.
At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in late February, Fichman upset world No.
39 Yvonne Meusburger in her opening match to advance to the second round.
She lost to Caroline Garcia in her next match.

At the beginning of March, she qualified for the WTA Premier Mandatory in Indian Wells and defeated Shahar Pe'er in the first round.
She was eliminated by world No.
10 Sara Errani in the second round.
In May, Fichman reached her first singles final of the season at the 100K in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where she won the biggest tournament of her career so far with a victory over Timea Bacsinszky.
At the French Open in May, Fichman earned direct entry in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, but was eliminated in the opening round by world No.
7 Jelena Janković in three sets.
At Wimbledon, Fichman was defeated by Timea Bacsinszky in the first round.
At the US Open, her first tournament after having knee surgery at the end of July, she lost to world No.
5 Agnieszka Radwańska in the opening round.
At the first tournament of her season, the ASB Classic, Fichman qualified and upset world No. 22 Sorana Cîrstea in the first round to record the second top-50 win of her career (she also beat Cîrstea in 2010). The same week, she won her first WTA doubles title alongside Maria Sanchez with a victory over Lucie Hradecká and Michaëlla Krajicek in the final. In February, at the 100K ITF in Midland, Fichman scored her third top-50 win when she beat world No. 45 Urszula Radwańska to reach the semi-finals. She was defeated by Ksenia Pervak in the next round. At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in late February, Fichman upset world No. 39 Yvonne Meusburger in her opening match to advance to the second round. She lost to Caroline Garcia in her next match.
At the beginning of March, she qualified for the WTA Premier Mandatory in Indian Wells and defeated Shahar Pe'er in the first round. She was eliminated by world No. 10 Sara Errani in the second round. In May, Fichman reached her first singles final of the season at the 100K in Cagnes-sur-Mer, where she won the biggest tournament of her career so far with a victory over Timea Bacsinszky. At the French Open in May, Fichman earned direct entry in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, but was eliminated in the opening round by world No. 7 Jelena Janković in three sets. At Wimbledon, Fichman was defeated by Timea Bacsinszky in the first round. At the US Open, her first tournament after having knee surgery at the end of July, she lost to world No. 5 Agnieszka Radwańska in the opening round.
Sharon Fichman