She began her clay-court season in Morocco at the Rabat Grand Prix. Seeded second, she was defeated in the second round by Anastasia Pivovarova. At the Barcelona Open, Shvedova lost in the second round to sixth seed and eventual champion Roberta Vinci. Playing at the Madrid Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to 10th seed Agnieszka Radwańska. At the Italian Open, she lost in the first round to qualifier Anastasia Rodionova in straight sets. In doubles, she and Vania King reached the final where they lost to Peng Shuai and Zheng Jie, also in straight sets. Shvedova entered the French Open ranked No. 54 and lost in the first round to 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. As a result of not defending her quarterfinalist points from the previous year, her ranking dropped to No. 115. In doubles, she and her regular doubles partner, Vania King, reached the semifinals where they fell to eventual champions Andrea Hlaváčková/Lucie Hradecká in two sets.