Yaroslava Shvedova Biography

Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (, born 12 September 1987) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player.

Shvedova has won one singles and eleven doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 29 October 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 25. On 22 February 2016, she peaked at world number 3 in the doubles rankings.

Shvedova has made three Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, at the 2010 and the 2012 French Open and most recently at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. She has won two Grand Slam women's doubles titles, the 2010 Wimbledon Championships and the 2010 US Open, partnering American player Vania King in both. Shvedova is also one of only 7 players to record a golden set in the professional era. She achieved this feat at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships in her match against Sara Errani, the only time a golden set was recorded in a Grand Slam.

She began wearing prescription sports glasses in 2012 after seeking medical advice about a nervous tic in one eye.

Career

2007-2008

In February 2007, she unexpectedly reached the final of the Sony Ericsson International in Bangalore, beating homecrowd favourite and No.2 seed Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals. In the final, she defeated top-seeded defending champion Mara Santangelo in straight sets, to win her first WTA Tour title. This win caused her to be in the top 100 for the first time, at 78.

At the 2007 Miami Masters, she came through qualifying and impressively recorded her first-ever top 20 win over future number one Ana Ivanovic in the second round, beating her 7-5, 6-4. Tathiana Garbin beat her 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the third round.

In August 2008, she won an ITF title in Monterrey, Mexico, defeating Magdalna Rybrikov in the final in two sets. Just over a week later, she won through the qualifying rounds for 2008 US Open, but lost to Agnieszka Radwa?ska in the first round.

2009

In 2009, Shvedova qualified for the main draw of Roland Garros, defeating Americans Shenay Perry in the first qualifying round and Angela Haynes, in the second qualifying round. She then beat Elena Baltacha in the final qualifying round to enter the main draw. She beat Kaia Kanepi in the first round and advanced to the third round after defeating Arantxa Rus, also a qualifier, in the second. There she lost in a close three-sets third round match to former number one Maria Sharapova, returning from a long-lasting shoulder injury and then ranked 102.

At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships in the first round she faced Romanian Monica Niculescu and defeated her with the loss of just one game, but lost to American teenager Melanie Oudin in the second. At the 2009 US Open, Shvedova pulled off the biggest win of her career by beating then No. 5 Jelena Jankovi? in three sets, in a match where she saved two match points.

2010

Shvedova experienced a good run at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. She gained direct entry into the main draw and won a tight first round match against wildcard Ajla Tomljanovi? 6-7, 7-6, 7-5. She then defeated 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki in the second round after she retired whilst trailing 3-6, 1-0. In the third round, Shvedova advanced against unseeded Andrea Petkovic by winning another close match 6-0, 5-7, 7-5. She fell to 6th seed Agnieszka Radwa?ska 6-1, 6-4 in the fourth round.

At the 2010 Barcelona Ladies Open Shvedova defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round before upsetting fourth-seeded Maria Kirilenko in the second round. Next, she defeated Iveta Beneov before falling to eventual tournament and 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals.

Shvedova enjoyed arguably her best career result at the 2010 French Open. There, she advanced to the quarterfinals in the Women's Singles competition. Shvedova defeated 8th seed Agnieszka Radwa?ska, avenging her loss to her in Miami, en route to the quarters. As the last unseeded player in the tournament, Shvedova was defeated by 4th seed Jelena Jankovi? in the quarterfinal, 7-5, 6-4. In mixed doubles, Shvedova partnered with Julian Knowle of Austria to reach the final, beating doubles legends Cara Black and Leander Paes, the second seeds, along the way. They fell 4-6, 7-6, [11-9] in a close final to sixth seeds Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Nenad Zimonji? of Serbia.

At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova entered the Women's Doubles competition unseeded with partner Vania King. The two began playing together at the start of the grass court season two weeks before, and were only in their third event together. In a stunning string of upsets, Shvedova and King won the tournament, beating Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva in the final. The pairing they beat in the final beat Serena and Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, and Zvonareva lost to Serena in the women's singles final.

Both Shvedova and King continued their good form onto the hard courts of the 2010 US Open, being seeded 6th, the team continued to win match after match before taking a spot in their second consecutive Grand Slam final, this time facing Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova. King and Shvedova won in three sets after the match was played over two days due to heavy rainfall.

2011

Shvedova began her season representing Kazakhstan at the 2011 Hopman Cup. She lost her first match to Ana Ivanovic 7-6(6), 6-1. During her match against Ivanovic, Shvedova injured her right knee which caused her to pull out of the Hopman Cup. Shvedova also missed the 2011 Australian Open due to the same right knee injury.

Shvedova returned from injury in February to play at the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. She lost in the 1st round to Shuai Zhang 6-3, 6-4. After Dubau, Shvedova went to play at the 2011 Qatar Ladies Open. Seeded 5th for qualifying, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round of qualifying by wildcard Elena Vesnina 7-5, 7-5. In March, she traveled to Indian Wells to compete at the 2011 BNP Paribas Open where she lost in the 1st round to Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-4, 7-5. After Indian Wells, Shvedova went to Miami to play at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open. After beating Sara Errani in the 1st round, Shvedova retired in her 2nd round match against 28th seed Jarmila Groth due to a left thigh muscle strain.

Shvedova began her clay court season at the 2011 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. Seeded 2nd, she was defeated in the 2nd round by Anastasia Pivovarova 6-2, 7-6(5). At the 2011 Barcelona Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the 2nd round to 6th seed and eventual champion Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-4. Playing at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 10th seed Agnieszka Radwa?ska 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. At the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, she lost in the 1st round to qualifier Anastasia Rodionova 6-4, 6-4. In doubles, she and Vania King reached the final where they lost to Peng Shuai/Jie Zheng 6-2, 6-3. Shvedova entered the 2011 French Open ranked No. 54. Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3. 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 Hlav?kov/Lucie Hradeck 6-3, 6-3.

Shvedova started the grass court season at the 2011 Aegon Classic. Seeded 11th, she lost in the 2nd round to Marina Erakovic 7-6(7), 7-5. At the 2011 Aegon International, Shvedova lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni 6-3, 6-4. Ranked World Number 123 at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she was defeated in the 1st round by qualifier Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2, 6-3.

Shvedova started her US Open Series at the 2011 Citi Open. She was defeated in the 1st round by 6th seed Elena Baltacha 6-2, 7-6(5). In doubles, Shvedova and Sania Mirza won the title defeating Olga Govortsova/Alla Kudryavtseva in the final 6-3, 6-3. Ranked 143 at the 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 7th seed Stphanie Dubois 6-4, 6-0. Now ranked No. 157, she played at the 2011 EmblemHealth Bronx Open, where she reached the 2nd round. She lost to Italian Romina Oprandi after retiring early in the second set. Due to having the ranking of 212, Shvedova had to play qualifying in order to make it into the main draw at the 2011 US Open. She lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Ekaterina Bychkova 7-6(5), 7-6(3). In doubles, she and Vania King were the defending champions; they reached the final for a second year in a row, but they lost to Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3).

Seeded 8th for qualifying at the 2011 Korea Open, Shvedova qualified for the main draw beating wildcard Choi Ji-hee, Han Sung-hee, and 3rd seed Rika Fujiwara. In the 1st round, she beat Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2, 6-0. In the 2nd round, Shvedova retired after losing the 1st set 7-6(4) to 4th seed Dominika Cibulkov. Shvedova qualified for the 2011 HP Open defeating 6th seed Kristina Mladenovic, wildcard Risa Ozaki, and Hsieh Su-Wei. In the 1st round, she beat qualifier Shuko Aoyama 6-2, 6-0. Shvedova was defeated in the 2nd round by 7th seed Chanelle Scheepers 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5). In doubles, she and Vania King advanced to the final where they lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm/Shuai Zhang 7-5, 3-6, 11-9. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the 2011 OEC Taipei Ladies Open. She reached the quarterfinals where she lost to 8th seed Chang Kai-chen 6-3, 6-4.

Shvedova ended the year ranked No. 206, her lowest year-end singles ranking since 2005. She also won four WTA Doubles titles. Her decline in form in singles was later explained by a knee injury that required surgery.

2012

Shvedova started the year playing qualifying at the 2012 Australian Open. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Bibiane Schoofs in a marathon three-set match 6-4, 3-6, 11-9.

She then rebounded, qualifying into the main draw at 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas defeating Raluca Olaru and Leticia Costas. In the main draw, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals where she fell to Tmea Babos 6-4, 6-4. Receiving a wildcard to play at the 2012 Monterrey Open, she beat countrywoman Sesil Karatantcheva in the 1st round 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. She lost to Mandy Minella in the 2nd round 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-4. At the 2012 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Shvedova retired due to a left thigh injury in the final round of qualifying to top seed Edina Gallovits-Hall. Seeded 4th at the $25K ITF event in Irapuato, she reached the final where she lost to 6th seed Kiki Bertens 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. Shvedova continued her rise in form at another $25K ITF event in Poza Rica, where she won the title beating Monica Puig in the final 6-1, 6-2.

Shvedova started her clay court season by playing qualifying at the 2012 Family Circle Cup. Seeded 20th for qualifying, she qualified for the main draw defeating Jessica Pegula and 10th seed Andrea Hlav?kov. In the main draw, she reached the 3rd round after defeating Alexandra Panova and 12th seed Yanina Wickmayer. In the 3rd round, she lost to 6th seed Sabine Lisicki 7-5, 6-4. Seeded 7th for qualifying at the 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Shvedova lost in the 2nd round of qualifying to Bianca Botto 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. At the 2012 Estoril Open, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round of qualifying by Bianca Botto 7-6(5), 6-4. Due to having a low ranking, Shvedova played qualifying at the 2012 French Open. She qualified into the main draw beating Ajla Tomljanovi?, Coco Vandeweghe, and Elena Bogdan. In the main draw, she defeated Mandy Minella, Sofia Arvidsson, and Carla Surez Navarro in the first 3 rounds. In the fourth round, she upset 7th seed and defending champion Li Na 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 to advance to her second French Open quarterfinal. This was Shvedova's biggest win of her career in singles. She lost to 4th seed and reigning Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitov in the quarterfinals 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. Due to making the quarterfinals at the French Open, Shvedova's ranking went from 142 to 62. In doubles, she and Vania King reached the quarterfinals where they lost to 7th seed and eventual finalist Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-4.

On 15 June 2012, Shvedova and her partner, Sania Mirza, made a shock 1st round exit from the 2012 Aegon Classic; they lost to Iveta Beneov/Alla Kudryavtseva 7-5, 6-3. At the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova received a wild card into the main draw. There, she defeated Chanelle Scheepers and Kiki Bertens to reach the third round. In the 3rd round, she faced 10th seed Sara Errani and won the fourth "Golden Set" in the history of tennis. She won all 24 points in the fifteen-minute-long first set, blasting 14 winners and making 0 unforced errors before losing the first point of the second set to break the sequence. She went on to win the match in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 reaching the second week of Wimbledon for the first time. In the fourth round, she was defeated by 6th seed and eventual champion Serena Williams 6-1, 2-6, 7-5.

Representing Kazakhstan at the 2012 London Olympics, she reached the second round of the women's singles where she lost to 15th seed Sabine Lisicki 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. In doubles, she reached the second round with partner Galina Voskoboeva.

As the top seed for qualifying at the 2012 Western & Southern Open, Shvedova successfully qualified for the main draw beating wildcard Lauren Davis and 14th seed Anna Tatishvili. She beat 16th seed Lucie af?ov in the 1st round 6-3, 6-4. In the 2nd round, Shvedova was up against qualifier Urszula Radwa?ska. Shvedova won the 1st set 6-4; Urszula was leading 4-1 in the 2nd set when Shvedova retired due to heat illness. At the 2012 Texas Tennis Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round in a tough 3 set match to 2nd seed and eventual finalist Jelena Jankovi? 6-7(7), 7-6(4), 6-1. Ranked 45 at the 2012 US Open, Shvedova was defeated in the 2nd round by 20th seed and eventual quarterfinalist Roberta Vinci 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.

At the 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4. At the 2012 China Open, Shvedova faced 12th seed Dominika Cibulkov in the 1st round. Shvedova won the 1st set 6-4 and was leading 4-1 in the 2nd set when Cibulkova retired due to a left hip injury. In the 2nd round, she was defeated by Peng Shuai 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. Seeded 5th at the 2012 HP Open, she lost in the 1st round to wildcard Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-3, 6-2. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the 2012 Kremlin Cup. She beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 1st round 6-2, 6-2. In the 2nd round, Shvedova was defeated by 7th seed and Russian Maria Kirilenko 7-5, 6-4.

Shvedova ended the year ranked 29 in singles and 26 in doubles.

2013

Shvedova began her year at the 2013 ASB Classic. Seeded 6th, she defeated Lara Arruabarrena in the 1st round, but lost in the 2nd round to Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-3. In doubles, Shvedova and her partner Julia Grges both reached the final, but they lost to Cara Black/Anastasia Rodionova 2-6, 6-2, 10-5. Seeded 4th at the 2013 Moorilla Hobart International, Shvedova lost in the 2nd round to eventual champion Elena Vesnina 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Seeded 28th at the 2013 Australian Open, she was upset in the 1st round by World Number 71 Annika Beck 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-3.

Seeded 2nd at the 1st edition of the 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round by Melinda Czink 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. However, in doubles, she and her partner Anabel Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Anne Keothavong/Valeria Savinykh in the final 6-0, 6-4. Seeded 31st at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open, Shvedova got a bye into the 2nd round. In the 2nd round, Shvedova lost to qualifier Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. At the 2013 Sony Open Tennis, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Jie Zheng 7-5, 6-4.

Shvedova started her clay court season at the 2013 Family Circle Cup. As the 14th seed, she lost in the 1st round to American qualifier Vania King 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. At the 2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals with wins over Roberta Vinci and Carla Surez Navarro. In the quarterfinals, she lost to 3rd seed Angelique Kerber 6-3, 7-6(2). Shvedova stunned 10th seed and former World Number 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the 1st round at the 2013 Mutua Madrid Open 6-2, 6-4. In the 2nd round, she beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Shvedova withdrew from her 3rd round match against Spanish wildcard Anabel Medina Garrigues due to a right arm injury. Seeded 27th at the 2013 French Open, Shvedova had quarterfinalist points to defend from last year. In the 1st round, she defeated Coco Vandeweghe 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. However, she was defeated in the 2nd round by qualifier Paula Ormaechea 6-4, 7-6(6). As a result of her 2nd round loss at the French Open, Shvedova failed to defend her quarterfinalist points from last year, and her ranking dropped from 31 to 52.

Ranked 55 at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova beat Kiki Bertens 6-4, 6-3. She then withdrew from her 2nd round match against 8th seed and 2011 Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitov due to an arm injury.

Shvedova returned to action at the 2013 New Haven Open at Yale. She retired in the final round of qualifying to 5th seed Stefanie Vgele. Ranked 78 at the 2013 US Open, Shvedova reached the 3rd round defeating Olga Puchkova and Lucky Loser Patricia Mayr-Achleitner. She lost in the 3rd round to World Number 1 and eventual champion Serena Williams 6-3, 6-1.

Seeded 8th at the 2013 Tashkent Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Vesna Dolonc 7-6(6), 7-5. In doubles, she and Tmea Babos won the title defeating Mandy Minella/Olga Govortsova in the final 6-3, 6-3. At the 2013 Guangzhou International Women's Open, she lost to Jie Zheng in the 1st round 6-1, 6-4. Seeded 7th at the 2013 Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals defeating Tmea Babos and Chinese wildcard Saisai Zheng. She then lost in the quarterfinals to 4th seed Yvonne Meusburger 6-2, 6-4. Seeded 10th for qualifying at the 2013 China Open, Shvedova lost in the 2nd round of qualifying to Sharon Fichman 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4. At the 2013 Kremlin Cup, she was defeated in the 1st round by Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1, 6-2. Competing at the 1st edition of the 2013 Nanjing Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 2nd seed Yanina Wickmayer 7-5, 6-2. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the 2013 OEC Taipei WTA Ladies Open. In the 1st round, she upset 4th seed Ayumi Morita in the 1st round 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3. However, in doubles, Shvedova and Caroline Garcia won the title defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam/Alison Van Uytvanck in the final 6-3, 6-3.

Shvedova ended the year ranked 81 in singles and 59 in doubles.

2014

Shvedova began the year at the 2014 Brisbane International. As the top seed for qualifying, she lost in the 2nd round of qualifying to Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-4. Seeded 12th in qualifying at the 2014 Apia International Sydney, Shvedova was defeated in the final round of qualifying by 5th seed Christina McHale 6-3, 6-4. At the 2014 Australian Open, she lost in the 1st round to 13th seed Sloane Stephens 7-6(1), 6-3.

At the 1st edition of the 2014 Rio Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6-4, 6-3. At the 2014 Brasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova reached the semifinals with wins over Slvia Soler Espinosa, Barbora Zhlavov-Strcov, and 6th seed Alexandra Cadan?u. She lost in the semifinals to 2nd seed Garbie Muguruza 6-2, 6-3. In doubles, she and her partner Anabel Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Francesca Schiavone/Slvia Soler Espinosa in the final 7-6(1), 2-6, 10-3.

Shvedova, as the 3rd seed, successfully qualified for the 2014 BNP Paribas Open by beating Magda Linette and 13th seed Kimiko Date-Krumm. In the main draw, she reached the 3rd round defeating Chanelle Scheepers and 24th seed Kaia Kanepi. In the 3rd round, she lost to 10th seed and former World Number 1 Caroline Wozniacki 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-1. At the 2014 Sony Open Tennis, Shvedova defeated 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone in the 1st round 6-4, 6-2. In the 2nd round, Shvedova lost to World Number 1 and eventual champion Serena Williams 7-6(7), 6-2.

Shvedova began her clay court season at the 2014 Family Circle Cup. She defeated qualifier Saisai Zheng in the 1st round but lost in the 2nd round to 7th seed Samantha Stosur 6-3, 5-7, 6-1. In doubles, she and Anabel Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Chan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan in the final 7-6(4), 6-2. At the 2014 Portugal Open, Shvedova defeated Karin Knapp in the 1st round 6-2, 6-4. She lost in the 2nd round to 2nd seed Eugenie Bouchard 6-4, 6-2. Seeded 7th for qualifying at the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open, she lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Mariana Duque Mario 7-5, 5-7, 7-6(7). Shvedova reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 Nrnberger Versicherungscup defeating Patricia Mayr-Achleitner and 6th seed Kurumi Nara. She lost to 2nd seed and eventual champion Eugenie Bouchard in the quarterfinals 7-6(3), 7-6(6). Ranked World Number 69 at the 2014 French Open, Shvedova won her 1st round match over Lauren Davis 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. In the 2nd round, she lost to French wildcard Pauline Parmentier 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Shvedova played at the 2014 Topshelf Open, her only grass court tune up tournament before Wimbledon. She upset 2nd seed Dominika Cibulkov in the 1st round 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. In the 2nd round, she defeated Dutch wildcard Michalla Krajicek 7-6(6), 7-6(4). Shvedova lost in the quarterfinals to 8th seed Klra Koukalov 6-2, 6-4. At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova defeated wildcard Kristna Plkov in a 1st round thriller 3-6, 6-4, 8-6. In the 2nd round, she beat last year quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2. In the 3rd round, she faced Madison Keys. Shvedova won the 1st set 7-6(7); the 2nd set was tied 6-6 when Keys retired due to a right thigh injury. In the 4th round, Shvedova lost to 19th seed and last year finalist Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Seeded 4th at the 2014 Swedish Open, Shvedova was upset in the 1st round by qualifier Laura Siegemund 7-5, 6-3.

Seeded 10th for qualifying at the 2014 Western & Southern Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round of qualifying to American wildcard Nicole Gibbs 7-6(2), 6-2. At the 2014 US Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Monica Niculescu 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-5.

Shvedova had a 1st round loss at the 2014 Korea Open to Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-6(5), 7-5. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the 2014 China Open. She was defeated in the 1st round by Roberta Vinci 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.

Shvedova ended the year ranked 66.

2015

Shvedova began her 2015 year by playing qualifying at the 2015 Brisbane International. As the top seed, Shvedova qualified for the main draw defeating Paula Ormaechea, Paula Kania, and Maryna Zanevska. In the 1st round, she beat World Number 27 Sabine Lisicki 0-6, 7-5, 6-4. In the 2nd round, she lost to top seed and eventual champion Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1. Seeded 5th for qualifying at the 2015 Apia International Sydney, Shvedova lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Kate?ina Siniakov 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2). Ranked 66 at the 2015 Australian Open, Shvedova upset 16th seed Lucie af?ov in a 1st round thriller 6-4, 2-6, 8-6. She then beat Monica Puig in the 2nd round 6-2, 7-6(6). In the 3rd round, Shvedova was defeated by 21st seed Peng Shuai 7-6(7), 6-3.

At the 2015 Miami Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Johanna Larsson 6-4, 7-6(4).

Shvedova began her clay court season at the 2015 Family Circle Cup. In the 1st round, she beat Stefanie Vgele 7-5, 6-2. In the 2nd round, Shvedova lost to 13th seed Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0, 6-7(4), 6-4. Seeded 5th at the 2015 Copa Colsanitas, Shvedova reached her 1st WTA singles final since 2007 defeating Maryna Zanevska, qualifier Sachia Vickery, 2nd seed Monica Puig, and Mariana Duque Mario. In the final, Shvedova lost to Teliana Pereira 7-6(2), 6-1. As the top seed for qualifying at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Sesil Karatantcheva 6-3, 6-2. However, in doubles, she and Casey Dellacqua won the title defeating Garbie Muguruza/Carla Surez Navarro in the final 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-5. At the 2015 Nrnberger Versicherungscup, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round by Kiki Bertens 6-1, 6-3. Ranked 69 at the 2015 French Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 7th seed Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. In doubles, she and her partner, Casey Dellacqua, reached the final where they lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands/ Lucie af?ov 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Shvedova only played one grass court warm up tournament before Wimbledon. At the 2015 Topshelf Open, she stunned top seed Eugenie Bouchard in the 1st round 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. In the 2nd round, she beat Marina Erakovic 6-4, 6-4. In the quarterfinals, Shvedova was defeated by 5th seed and eventual champion Camila Giorgi 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(9). Ranked 79 at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-5.

Shvedova was the top seed for qualifying at the 2015 BRD Bucharest Open; she lost in the final round of qualifying to Cristina Dinu 6-3, 6-3. At the 2015 ?stanbul Cup, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Bojana Jovanovski 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.

Shvedova began her US Open series at the 2015 Rogers Cup. She lost in the 2nd round of qualifying to Monica Puig 6-4, 6-4. At the 2015 Western & Southern Open, Shvedova qualified for the main draw defeating 23rd seed Jarmila Gajdoov and Mariana Duque Mario. In the 1st round, she upset 9th seed Garbie Muguruza 6-4, 7-6(0). In the 2nd round, she lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. In doubles, she and Dellacqua reached the final but lost to Chan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan 7-5, 6-4. Seeded 2nd for qualifying at the 2015 US Open, Shvedova lost in the final round of qualifying to Tereza Mrdea 5-7, 7-6(8), 7-6(4). In doubles, Shvedova and Dellacqua advanced to the final where they were defeated by Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza 6-3, 6-3.

At the 2015 Korea Open, Shvedova faced Christina McHale in her 1st round match. McHale won the 1st set 6-4; Shvedova led 2-1 in the 2nd set when she abandoned the match. At the 2015 Tashkent Open, Shvedova beat 8th seed Andreea Mitu in the 1st round 7-5, 6-3. In the 2nd round, she lost to Evgeniya Rodina 6-4, 7-6(4). At the 2015 China Open, Shvedova lost in the final round of qualifying to 8th seed Irina Falconi 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. After the China Open, Shvedova played for the 1st time at the 2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open. She beat Jarmila Gajdoov in the 1st round 6-4, 6-4. In the 2nd round, she was defeated by 8th seed and doubles partner Aliz Cornet 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4. In doubles, Shvedova and Cornet won the title beating Lara Arruabarrena/Andreja Klepa? 7-5, 6-4. Seeded 4th at the 1st edition of the 2015 Hua Hin Championships, Shvedova reached the final defeating wildcard Kamonwan Buayam, qualifier Liu Chang, Duan Yingying, and Qiang Wang. In the final, Shvedova beat Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-4 for her 1st WTA 125K title. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the 2015 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger. Seeded 2nd, she made it to the quarterfinals beating Marina Melnikova and Amandine Hesse. In the quarterfinals, Shvedova faced 5th seed Kirsten Flipkens. Shvedova won the first set 6-4; Flipkens was leading 2-1 in the 2nd set when Shvedova pulled out of the tournament.

Shvedova ended the year ranked 82 in singles and 6 in doubles.

2016

Shvedova started the year by playing qualifying at the 2016 Shenzhen Open. As the top seed for qualifying, she made it to the main draw defeating Vera Dushevina and 6th seed a?la Bykakay. In the 1st round, she lost to Anett Kontaveit 6-4, 7-6(5). Seeded 4th for qualifying at the 2016 Apia International Sydney, Shvedova retired in the 1st round of qualifying to Sesil Karatantcheva. Ranked 70 at the 2016 Australian Open, Shvedova won her 1st round match over Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-4. In the 2nd round, she lost to 15th seed Madison Keys 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3.

Shvedova qualified for the 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships beating 5th seed Zarina Diyas, Wang Yafan, and 4th seed Denisa Allertov. In the 1st round, she stunned 7th seed Roberta Vinci 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. In the 2nd round, she was defeated by eventual champion Sara Errani 6-3, 6-0. At the 2016 Qatar Total Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Nao Hibino 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3. At the 2016 BNP Paribas Open, Shvedova won her first two rounds over qualifier Kristna Plkov and 11th seed Lucie af?ov. In the 3rd round, she lost to American qualifier Nicole Gibbs 6-0, 6-4. Seeded 2nd for qualifying at the 2016 Miami Open, Shvedova was defeated in the final round of qualifying by 19th seed Kristna Plkov 6-3, 6-3. In doubles, she and Tmea Babos reached the final where they lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie af?ov 6-3, 6-4.

Shvedova started her clay court season at the 2016 Volvo Car Open. She lost in the 2nd round to 5th seed Sara Errani 6-0, 6-3. Seeded 15th for qualifying at the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Mariana Duque Mario 6-4, 6-2. At the 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round of qualifying by 16th seed Ana Konjuh 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3. Shvedova played her final tournament before the French Open at the 2016 Internationaux de Strasbourg. She lost in the 1st round to Lucky Loser Virginie Razzano 6-3, 6-3. Ranked 89 at the 2016 French Open, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round by 13th seed and 2009 French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Shvedova began her grass court season at the 2016 Ricoh Open. She was defeated in the 1st round by 3rd seed and eventual finalist Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 6-3. However, in doubles, Shvedova and Oksana Kalashnikova won the title defeating Xenia Knoll/Aleksandra Kruni? in the final 6-1, 6-1. Playing at the 1st edition of the 2016 Mallorca Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to wildcard Daniela Hantuchov 6-1, 6-3. At the 2016 Aegon International Eastbourne, Shvedova lost in the 2nd round of qualifying to Alison Van Uytvanck 7-6(2), 6-4. Ranked 96 at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals in singles for the 1st time in her career defeating Julia Grges, 17th seed Elina Svitolina, 2013 Wimbledon Finalist Sabine Lisicki, and 28th seed Lucie af?ov. In the quarterfinals, Shvedova lost to 8th seed, five time Wimbledon Champion, and former World Number 1 Venus Williams 7-6(5), 6-2. In doubles, Shvedova and Tmea Babos reached the final upsetting top seeds Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza en route to the final. In the final, Shvedova and Babos lost to Serena Williams/Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4. Due to her quarterfinals result in singles at Wimbledon, Shvedova's ranking improved from 96 to 49.

Seeded 7th at the 2016 Swedish Open, Shvedova was up against World Number 79 Mona Barthel in the 1st round. Shvedova won the 1st set 6-4, and Barthel won the 2nd set 6-3. In the 3rd set, Barthel was up 3-0 when Shvedova retired due to a Mid-back injury. Representing Kazakhstan at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to Misaki Doi of Japan 6-3, 6-4. In doubles, she and her compatriot, Galina Voskoboeva, faced Belgians Kirsten Flipkens/Yanina Wickmayer in the 1st round. Flipkens/Wickmayer won the 1st set 6-1. The match was not continued because Shvedova and Voskoboeva pulled out of the doubles event at the Olympics.

Seeded 6th for qualifying at the 2016 Western & Southern Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Ana Konjuh 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(7). Ranked 52 at the 2016 US Open, Shvedova made it to the 4th round for the 1st time in her career defeating Lara Arruabarrena, Qiang Wang, and Shuai Zhang. In the 4th round, she was defeated by World Number 1 Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3.

At the 2016 Wuhan Open, Shvedova reached the 3rd round after wins over wildcard Saisai Zheng and 13th seed Roberta Vinci. She was defeated in the 3rd round by 4th seed Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3. Ranked 39 at the 2016 China Open, Shvedova advanced to the quarterfinals defeating 7th seed Carla Surez Navarro, Belinda Bencic, and Aliz Cornet. She lost in the quarterfinals to 3rd seed and eventual champion Agnieszka Radwa?ska 6-1, 6-2. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at the 2016 Tianjin Open. Seeded 8th, she lost in the 1st round to Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-2.

Shvedova ended the year ranked 33.

2017

Shvedova was supposed to start her season at the 2017 Shenzhen Open, but she withdrew. Seeded 1st for qualifying at the 2017 Apia International Sydney, Shvedova lost in the 1st round of qualifying to Naomi Broady 6-1, 6-4. Ranked 39 at the 2017 Australian Open, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round by 27th seed Irina-Camelia Begu 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.

At the 2017 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, she lost in the 1st round to Russian wildcard Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-3, 6-4. At the 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round by Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. In March, Shvedova competed at the 2017 BNP Paribas Open. She lost in the 1st round to American qualifier Varvara Lepchenko 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. At the 2017 Miami Open, Shvedova had her 1st win of the year when she defeated Jelena Jankovi? in the 1st round 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3). In the 2nd round, she lost to 17th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-0.

Shvedova started her clay court season at the 2017 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She lost in the 2nd round to Tatjana Maria 6-3, 6-4. At the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open, Shvedova was defeated in the 1st round by 8th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3. At the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 9th seed Venus Williams 6-4, 7-6(4). Seeded 7th at the 2017 Nrnberger Versicherungscup, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals beating qualifier Anna Zaja and wildcard Tatjana Maria. In the quarterfinals, Shvedova retired after losing the 1st set 6-4 to Misaki Doi due to an injury. Ranked 45 at the 2017 French Open, Shvedova lost in the 1st round to 5th seed Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-3.

Shvedova missed the 2017 Wimbledon Championships due to undergoing ankle surgery. As a result of this surgery, Shvedova will miss the rest of the season.

Playing style

Shvedova is noted for her powerful serve, groundstrokes, and proficient net play. Shvedova's favorite serve is the flat serve down the T. Shvedova's weakness is her consistency on the forehand side.

Personal life

Shvedova was born to Russian father Vyacheslav and Bashkir mother Nurzia, who used to be a professional runner (winner of the International Association of Ultra Runners 100 km World Championships, 1992). Shvedova has one brother. She began playing tennis at age 8 when her father introduced her to the sport in Chernogolovka (Moscow region). Shvedova changed her nationality from Russian to Kazakhstani in 2008 as part of the country's attempts to boost its sporting profile.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 4 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	2010	Wimbledon	Grass	Vania King	Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva	7-6(8-6), 6-2
Winner	2010	US Open	Hard	Vania King	Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova	2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-4)
Runner-up	2011	US Open	Hard	Vania King	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-7(3-7)
Runner-up	2015	French Open	Clay	Casey Dellacqua	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie af?ov	6-3, 4-6, 2-6
Runner-up	2015	US Open (2)	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	3-6, 3-6
Runner-up	2016	Wimbledon	Grass	Timea Babos	Serena Williams Venus Williams	4-6, 3-6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2010	French Open	Clay	Julian Knowle	Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonji?	6-4, 6-7(5-7), [9-11]

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2011	Rome	Clay	Vania King	Peng Shuai Zheng Jie	2-6, 3-6
Winner	2011	Cincinnati	Hard	Vania King	Natalie Grandin Vladimra Uhl?ov	6-4, 3-6, [11-9]
Winner	2015	Madrid Open	Clay	Casey Dellacqua	Garbie Muguruza Carla Surez Navarro	6-3, 6-7(4-7), [10-5]
Runner-up	2015	Cincinnati	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	5-7, 4-6
Runner-up	2016	Miami Open	Hard	Tmea Babos	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie af?ov	3-6, 4-6

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Winner - Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0-0) WTA Tour Championships (0-0) Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0-0) Tier II / Premier (0-0) Tier III, IV & V / International (1-1)

Titles by Surface Hard (1-0) Grass (0-0) Clay (0-1) Carpet (0-0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in final	Score in final
Winner	1.	18 February 2007	Bangalore Open, Bangalore, India	Hard	Mara Santangelo	6-4, 6-4
Runner-up	1.	19 April 2015	Copa Colsanitas, Bogot, Colombia	Clay	Teliana Pereira	6-7(2-7), 1-6

Doubles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runners-up)

Winner - Legend Grand Slam tournaments (2-4) WTA Tour Championships (0-0) Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (1-3) Tier II / Premier (2-2) Tier III, IV & V / International (7-6) 125K Series (1-1)

Titles by Surface Hard (9-9) Grass (2-2) Clay (1-4) Carpet (0-0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 September 2008	Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova	3-6, 6-4, [8-10]
Winner	1.	15 February 2009	Pattaya Women's Open, Pattaya City, Thailand	Hard	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Yuliya Beygelzimer Vitalia Diatchenko	6-3, 6-2
Runner-up	2.	11 April 2010	Andalucia Tennis Experience, Marbella, Spain	Clay	Maria Kondratieva	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	4-6, 2-6
Runner-up	3.	19 June 2010	Ordina Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Vania King	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova	6-3, 3-6, [6-10]
Winner	2.	3 July 2010	Wimbledon, London, Great Britain	Grass	Vania King	Elena Vesnina Vera Zvonareva	7-6(8-6), 6-2
Winner	3.	13 September 2010	US Open, New York, United States	Hard	Vania King	Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova	2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-4)
Runner-up	4.	15 May 2011	Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy	Clay	Vania King	Peng Shuai Zheng Jie	2-6, 3-6
Winner	4.	31 July 2011	Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States	Hard	Sania Mirza	Olga Govortsova Alla Kudryavtseva	6-3, 6-3
Winner	5.	20 August 2011	Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Vania King	Natalie Grandin Vladimra Uhl?ov	6-4, 3-6, [11-9]
Runner-up	5.	11 September 2011	US Open, New York, United States	Hard	Vania King	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-7(3-7)
Runner-up	6.	16 October 2011	HP Open, Osaka, Japan	Hard	Vania King	Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai	5-7, 6-3, [9-11]
Winner	6.	22 October 2011	Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Vania King	Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva	7-6(7-3), 6-3
Runner-up	7.	8 April 2012	Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie af?ov	7-5, 4-6, [6-10]
Runner-up	8.	5 May 2012	Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Galina Voskoboeva	Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai	6-4, 1-6, [9-11]
Runner-up	9.	5 January 2013	ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Julia Grges	Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova	6-2, 2-6, [5-10]
Winner	7.	1 March 2013	Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianpolis, Brasil	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Anne Keothavong Valeria Savinykh	6-0, 6-4
Winner	8.	14 September 2013	Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Tmea Babos	Mandy Minella Olga Govortsova	6-3, 6-3
Winner	9.	28 February 2014	Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianpolis, Brazil	Hard	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Francesca Schiavone Silvia Soler Espinosa	7-6(7-1), 2-6, [10-3]
Winner	10.	6 April 2014	Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States	Clay (green)	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	7-6(7-4), 6-2
Winner	11.	9 May 2015	Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain	Clay	Casey Dellacqua	Garbie Muguruza Carla Surez Navarro	6-3, 6-7(4-7), [10-5]
Runner-up	10.	7 June 2015	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Casey Dellacqua	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie af?ov	6-3, 4-6, 2-6
Runner-up	11.	23 August 2015	Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati, United States	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	5-7, 4-6
Runner-up	12.	13 September 2015	US Open, New York, United States	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	3-6, 3-6
Winner	12.	18 October 2015	Hong Kong Tennis Open, Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Hard	Aliz Cornet	Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepa?	7-5, 6-4
Runner-up	13.	3 April 2016	Miami Open, Miami, United States	Hard	Timea Babos	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie af?ov	3-6, 4-6
Winner	13.	11 June 2016	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships,'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Oksana Kalashnikova	Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Kruni?	6-1, 6-1
Runner-up	14.	9 July 2016	Wimbledon, London, Great Britain	Grass	Timea Babos	Serena Williams Venus Williams	3-6, 4-6
Runner-up	15.	18 February 2017	Qatar Total Open, Doha, Qatar	Hard	Olga Savchuk	Abigail Spears Katarina Srebotnik	3-6, 6-7 (7-9)

WTA 125s finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	15 November 2015	Hua Hin, Thailand	Hard	Naomi Osaka	6-4, 6-7(8-10), 6-4

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	3 November 2013	Nanjing Ladies Open, Ninjing, China	Hard	Zhang Shuai	Misaki Doi Xu Yifan	1-6, 4-6
Winner	1.	10 November 2013	OEC Taipei WTA Ladies Open, Chinese Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet	Caroline Garcia	Anna-Lena Friedsam Alison Van Uytvanck	6-3, 6-3

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

As of 2017 French Open.

	Russia		Kazakhstan
Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q3	2R	1R	2R	A	Q1	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	5-8
French Open	Q1	1R	Q1	3R	QF	1R	QF	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	12-10
Wimbledon	1R	1R	Q2	2R	2R	1R	4R	2R	4R	1R	QF	A	13-10
US Open	Q3	1R	1R	3R	1R	Q1	2R	3R	1R	Q3	4R	A	5-7
Win-Loss	0-1	0-3	1-2	5-4	6-4	0-2	8-3	4-3	4-4	2-3	5-3	0-1	35-34

Doubles

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W-L
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	1R	A	QF	1R	2R	2R	2R	0 / 8	6-8
French Open	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	SF	QF	2R	1R	F	3R	0 / 10	14-9
Wimbledon	A	A	2R	2R	W	2R	3R	A	3R	QF	F	1 / 8	21-7
US Open	A	QF	1R	2R	W	F	3R	1R	2R	F	3R	1 / 9	22-8
Win-Loss	0-0	2-2	1-4	2-4	12-2	10-3	9-4	1-2	4-4	14-4	8-3	2 / 35	63-32
Year-End Championship
Tour Championships	A	A	A	A	SF	SF	A	A	A	A		0 / 2	0-2
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian Wells	A	A	A	1R	1R	QF	A	2R	2R	A	SF	0 / 6	7-6
Miami	A	A	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	QF	QF	A	F	0 / 8	11-8
Madrid	Not Held			A	2R	SF	QF	1R	SF	W	QF	1 / 7	14-6
Beijing	Not Tier I			1R	SF	SF	2R	1R	1R	SF		0 / 7	5-7
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
Dubai	Tier II			A	1R	1R	Premier			A	P	0 / 2	0-2
Doha	Tier II		2R	Not Held		P	A	A	A	P	QF	0 / 2	2-2
Rome	A	A	1R	SF	QF	F	A	A	SF	2R	QF	0 / 7	12-7
Montral / Toronto	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	A	A	1R	1R		0 / 4	1-4
Cincinnati	Tier III			2R	2R	W	A	A	QF	F		1 / 4	11-4
Tokyo	A	A	QF	A	1R	SF	1R	A	Premier			0 / 4	3-4
Wuhan	Not Held								A	A		0 / 0	0-0
Year-end Ranking	242	111	42	49	7	5	26	59	24	6

Mixed

	Russia		Kazakhstan
Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	W-L
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	SF	A	1R	2R	A	5-4
French Open	A	A	A	A	F	A	1R	A	SF	1R	2R	2R	9-6
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	QF	2R	3R	A	A	A	SF	A	9-5
US Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	QF	QF		5-4

Records

Tournament	Year	Record accomplished	Player tied
Wimbledon	2012	Achieved a Golden Set	Pauline Betz (1943) Tine Scheuer-Larsen (1995)

Head vs. Head Record

• Victoria Azarenka 0-2
• Kiki Bertens 2-2
• Eugenie Bouchard 1-2
• Sara Errani 3-3
• Ana Ivanovic 1-2
• Jelena Jankovi? 1-4
• Kaia Kanepi 3-1
• Angelique Kerber 1-1
• Svetlana Kuznetsova 0-1
• Petra Kvitov 0-1
• Sabine Lisicki 3-3
• Li Na 1-1
• Carla Surez Navarro 3-1
• Agnieszka Radwa?ska 1-3
• Lucie af?ov 4-0
• Dinara Safina 0-1
• Maria Sharapova 0-2
• Roberta Vinci 3-3
• Serena Williams 0-5
• Venus Williams 0-2
• Caroline Wozniacki 1-1