At the Pan Pacific Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone. At the China Open, Shvedova faced 12th seed Dominika Cibulková in the first round. Shvedova won the first set 6–4 and was leading 4–1 in the second set when Cibulkova retired due to a left hip injury. In the second round, she was defeated by Peng Shuai. Seeded fifth at the HP Open, she lost in the first round to wild card Tamarine Tanasugarn. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the Kremlin Cup. She beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova but in the second round, Shvedova was defeated by seventh seed Maria Kirilenko.