At the Korea Open, Shvedova faced Christina McHale in her first-round match. McHale won the first set 6–4; Shvedova led 2–1 in the second set when she abandoned the match. At the Tashkent Open, Shvedova beat eighth seed Andreea Mitu in the first round. In the second round, she lost to Evgeniya Rodina. At the China Open, Shvedova lost in the final round of qualifying to eighth seed Irina Falconi. After the China Open, Shvedova played for the first time at the Hong Kong Open. She beat Jarmila Gajdošová in the first round. In the second round, she was defeated by eighth seed and doubles partner Alizé Cornet. In doubles, Shvedova and Cornet won the title beating Lara Arruabarrena/Andreja Klepač. Seeded fourth at the first edition of the Hua Hin Championships, Shvedova reached the final defeating wildcard Kamonwan Buayam, qualifier Liu Chang, Duan Yingying, and Wang Qiang. In the final, Shvedova beat Naomi Osaka for her first WTA 125K title. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the Taipei Challenger. Seeded second, she made it to the quarterfinals beating Marina Melnikova and Amandine Hesse. In the quarterfinals, Shvedova faced fifth seed Kirsten Flipkens. Shvedova won the first set 6–4; Flipkens was leading 2–1 in the second set when Shvedova pulled out of the tournament.