Shvedova started her clay-court season at the Morocco Open. She was eliminated in the second round by Tatjana Maria. At the Madrid Open, she was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. In Rome at the Italian Open, she lost in the first round to ninth seed Venus Williams. Seeded seventh at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Shvedova reached the quarterfinal round beating qualifier Anna Zaja and Tatjana Maria. She retired from her quarterfinal match, after losing the first set to Misaki Doi due to an injury. At the French Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to fifth seed Elina Svitolina.