In 2009, Shvedova qualified for the main draw of Roland Garros, defeating Americans Shenay Perry in the first qualifying round and Angela Haynes, in the second.
She then beat Elena Baltacha in the final qualifying round to enter the main draw.
She beat Kaia Kanepi and advanced to the third round after defeating Arantxa Rus, also a qualifier, in the second.
There she lost in a close three-sets third-round match to former number one Maria Sharapova, returning from a long-lasting shoulder injury and then ranked 102.

At the Wimbledon Championships in the first round she faced Monica Niculescu and defeated her with the loss of just one game, but lost to American teenager Melanie Oudin in the second.
At the US Open, Shvedova pulled off the biggest win of her career by beating then No.
5 Jelena Janković in three sets, in a match where she saved two match points.
In 2009, Shvedova qualified for the main draw of Roland Garros, defeating Americans Shenay Perry in the first qualifying round and Angela Haynes, in the second. She then beat Elena Baltacha in the final qualifying round to enter the main draw. She beat Kaia Kanepi and advanced to the third round after defeating Arantxa Rus, also a qualifier, in the second. There she lost in a close three-sets third-round match to former number one Maria Sharapova, returning from a long-lasting shoulder injury and then ranked 102.
At the Wimbledon Championships in the first round she faced Monica Niculescu and defeated her with the loss of just one game, but lost to American teenager Melanie Oudin in the second. At the US Open, Shvedova pulled off the biggest win of her career by beating then No. 5 Jelena Janković in three sets, in a match where she saved two match points.
Yaroslava Shvedova