Shvedova started her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup. As the 14th seed, she lost in the first round to qualifier Vania King. At the Porsche Grand Prix, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals with wins over Roberta Vinci and Carla Suárez Navarro. In the quarterfinals, she lost to third seed Angelique Kerber. Shvedova stunned tenth seed and former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in the first round at the Madrid Open, 6–2, 6–4. In the second round, she beat Kirsten Flipkens. Shvedova withdrew from her third-round match against wildcard Medina Garrigues due to a right arm injury. Seeded 27th at the French Open, Shvedova had quarterfinalist points to defend from last year. In the first round, she defeated CoCo Vandeweghe. However, she was defeated in the second round by qualifier Paula Ormaechea. As a result of her second-round loss at the French Open, Shvedova failed to defend her quarterfinalist points from last year, and her ranking dropped from 31 to 52.