Shvedova began the year at the Brisbane International.
As the top seed for qualifying, she lost in the second round of qualifying to Anastasia Rodionova.
Seeded 12th in qualifying at the Apia International Sydney, Shvedova was defeated in the final round of qualifying by fifth seed Christina McHale.
At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to 13th seed Sloane Stephens.

At the first edition of the Rio Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.
At the Brasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova reached the semifinals with wins over Sílvia Soler Espinosa, Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, and sixth seed Alexandra Cadanţu.
She lost in the semifinals to second seed Garbiñe Muguruza.
In doubles, she and her partner Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Schiavone/Soler Espinosa in the final.

Shvedova, as the third seed, qualified for the BNP Paribas Open by beating Magda Linette and 13th seed Kimiko Date-Krumm.
In the main draw, she reached the third round defeating Chanelle Scheepers and 24th seed Kaia Kanepi.
In the third round, she lost to 10th seed and former world No.
1 Caroline Wozniacki.
At the Sony Open Tennis, Shvedova defeated 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round.
In the second round, Shvedova lost to world No.
1 and eventual champion Serena Williams.

Shvedova began her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup.
She defeated qualifier Zheng Saisai in the first round but lost in the second round to seventh seed Samantha Stosur.
In doubles, she and Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Chan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan in the final.
At the Portugal Open, Shvedova defeated Karin Knapp in the first round.
She lost in the second round to second seed Eugenie Bouchard 6–4, 6–2.
Seeded seventh for qualifying at the Mutua Madrid Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Mariana Duque Mariño.
Shvedova reached the quarterfinals at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup defeating Patricia Mayr-Achleitner and sixth seed Kurumi Nara.
She lost to second seed and eventual champion Eugenie Bouchard in the quarterfinals.
Ranked world No.
69 at the French Open, Shvedova won her first-round match over Lauren Davis.
In the second round, she lost to wild card Pauline Parmentier.

Shvedova played at the Topshelf Open, her only grass court tune up tournament before Wimbledon.
She upset second seed Dominika Cibulková in the first round.
In the second round, she defeated in a tight match wild card Michaëlla Krajicek.
Shvedova lost in the quarterfinals to eighth seed Klára Koukalová 6–2, 6–4.
At Wimbledon, Shvedova defeated wild card Kristýna Plíšková in a first round thriller.
In the second round, she beat last year quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi.
In the third round, she faced Madison Keys.
Shvedova won the first set 7–6; the second set was tied 6–6 when Keys retired due to a right thigh injury.
In the fourth round, Shvedova lost to 19th seed and last year finalist Sabine Lisicki.

Seeded fourth at the Swedish Open, Shvedova was upset in the first round by qualifier Laura Siegemund.

Seeded 10th for qualifying at the Western & Southern Open, Shvedova lost in the first round of qualifying to American wild card Nicole Gibbs.
At the US Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Monica Niculescu.

Shvedova had a 1st round loss at the Korea Open to Anna-Lena Friedsam.
Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the China Open.
She was defeated in the first round by Roberta Vinci.

Shvedova ended the year ranked 66.
Shvedova began the year at the Brisbane International. As the top seed for qualifying, she lost in the second round of qualifying to Anastasia Rodionova. Seeded 12th in qualifying at the Apia International Sydney, Shvedova was defeated in the final round of qualifying by fifth seed Christina McHale. At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to 13th seed Sloane Stephens.
At the first edition of the Rio Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner. At the Brasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova reached the semifinals with wins over Sílvia Soler Espinosa, Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, and sixth seed Alexandra Cadanţu. She lost in the semifinals to second seed Garbiñe Muguruza. In doubles, she and her partner Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Schiavone/Soler Espinosa in the final.
Shvedova, as the third seed, qualified for the BNP Paribas Open by beating Magda Linette and 13th seed Kimiko Date-Krumm. In the main draw, she reached the third round defeating Chanelle Scheepers and 24th seed Kaia Kanepi. In the third round, she lost to 10th seed and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. At the Sony Open Tennis, Shvedova defeated 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round. In the second round, Shvedova lost to world No. 1 and eventual champion Serena Williams.
Shvedova began her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup. She defeated qualifier Zheng Saisai in the first round but lost in the second round to seventh seed Samantha Stosur. In doubles, she and Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Chan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan in the final. At the Portugal Open, Shvedova defeated Karin Knapp in the first round. She lost in the second round to second seed Eugenie Bouchard 6–4, 6–2. Seeded seventh for qualifying at the Mutua Madrid Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Mariana Duque Mariño. Shvedova reached the quarterfinals at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup defeating Patricia Mayr-Achleitner and sixth seed Kurumi Nara. She lost to second seed and eventual champion Eugenie Bouchard in the quarterfinals. Ranked world No. 69 at the French Open, Shvedova won her first-round match over Lauren Davis. In the second round, she lost to wild card Pauline Parmentier.
Shvedova played at the Topshelf Open, her only grass court tune up tournament before Wimbledon. She upset second seed Dominika Cibulková in the first round. In the second round, she defeated in a tight match wild card Michaëlla Krajicek. Shvedova lost in the quarterfinals to eighth seed Klára Koukalová 6–2, 6–4. At Wimbledon, Shvedova defeated wild card Kristýna Plíšková in a first round thriller. In the second round, she beat last year quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi. In the third round, she faced Madison Keys. Shvedova won the first set 7–6; the second set was tied 6–6 when Keys retired due to a right thigh injury. In the fourth round, Shvedova lost to 19th seed and last year finalist Sabine Lisicki.
Seeded fourth at the Swedish Open, Shvedova was upset in the first round by qualifier Laura Siegemund.
Seeded 10th for qualifying at the Western & Southern Open, Shvedova lost in the first round of qualifying to American wild card Nicole Gibbs. At the US Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Monica Niculescu.
Shvedova had a 1st round loss at the Korea Open to Anna-Lena Friedsam. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the China Open. She was defeated in the first round by Roberta Vinci.
Shvedova ended the year ranked 66.
Yaroslava Shvedova