_(29235551494).jpg) Shvedova at the2016 US Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Russia (2002–2008) Kazakhstan (2008–2021) | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Astana, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-09-12)12 September 1987 (age 38) Moscow,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | September 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$ 6,717,223 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 357–278 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (29 October 2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2010,2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 4R (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 286–187 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (22 February 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2010) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2013) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | F (2010) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2015,2016,2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 25–18 | ||||||||||||||
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Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (Яросла́ва Вячесла́вовна Шве́дова; born 12 September 1987) is a Kazakhstani former professionaltennis player. Before 2008, she represented her country of birth, Russia.
She won one singles title and 13 doubles titles on theWTA Tour, plus one singles and one doubles title onWTA 125 tournaments, as well as four singles and three doubles titles on theITF Circuit. On 29 October 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 25. On 22 February 2016, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings.
Shvedova made threemajor singles quarterfinals: at the2010 and the2012 French Open, and also at the2016 Wimbledon Championships. She won two Grand Slam women's doubles titles, at the2010 Wimbledon Championships and the2010 US Open, partnering American playerVania King in both. Shvedova is also one of only seven players to record agolden set (i.e. a set in which every point is won by the same player) in theOpen era. She achieved this feat in 2012 at Wimbledon in her match againstSara Errani, the only time a golden set was recorded in a Grand Slam championship.[1]
In February 2007, she unexpectedly reached the final of theBangalore Open, beating home-crowd favourite and No. 2 seedSania Mirza in the quarterfinals. In the final, she defeated top-seeded defending championMara Santangelo in straight sets, to win her firstWTA Tour title.[2][3] This win caused her to be in the top 100 for the first time, at 78.
At the2007 Miami Open, she came through qualifying and impressively recorded her first-ever top 20 win over future No. 1,Ana Ivanovic, in the second round, beating her in two sets. However,Tathiana Garbin beat her in the third round.
In August 2008, she won an ITF Circuit title in Monterrey, Mexico, defeatingMagdaléna Rybáriková in the final in two sets. Just over a week later, she won through the qualifying rounds forUS Open, but lost toAgnieszka Radwańska in the first round.[4]
In 2009, Shvedova qualified for the main draw atRoland Garros, defeating AmericansShenay Perry in the first qualifying round andAngela Haynes in the second. She then beatElena Baltacha in the final qualifying round to enter the main draw. She beatKaia Kanepi and advanced to the third round after defeatingArantxa Rus, also a qualifier. There, she lost in a close three-sets match to former world No. 1,Maria Sharapova, returning from a long-lasting shoulder injury and then ranked 102.
AtWimbledon, she facedMonica Niculescu in the first round and defeated her with the loss of just one game, but lost to American teenagerMelanie Oudin in the second. At theUS Open, Shvedova pulled off the biggest win of her career by beating then No. 5Jelena Janković in three sets, in a match where she saved two match points.[5]
Shvedova experienced a good run at theMiami Open. She gained direct entry into the main draw and won a tight first-round match against wildcardAjla Tomljanović. She then defeated 23rd seedSabine Lisicki in the second round after she retired whilst trailing 3–6, 1–0. In the third round, Shvedova advanced against unseededAndrea Petkovic by winning another close match. She fell to sixth seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round, in straight sets.
At theBarcelona Open, Shvedova defeatedAnabel Medina Garrigues in the first round before upsetting fourth-seededMaria Kirilenko in the second. Next, she defeatedIveta Benešová, before falling to eventual tournament and the eventualFrench Open championFrancesca Schiavone in the semifinals.
Shvedova enjoyed arguably her best career result at the French Open. There, she advanced to the quarterfinals in thesingles competition. She defeated eighth seed Agnieszka Radwańska, avenging her loss to her in Miami, en route to the quarterfinals. As the last unseeded player in the tournament, Shvedova was defeated by fourth seed Jelena Janković in the quarterfinal. Inmixed doubles, she partnered withJulian Knowle to reach the final, beating doubles legendsCara Black andLeander Paes, the second seeds, along the way. They fell in a close final to sixth seedsKatarina Srebotnik andNenad Zimonjić.
At theWimbledon Championships, Shvedova entered thedoubles competition unseeded with partnerVania 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, beatingElena Vesnina andVera Zvonareva (who themselves beatSerena andVenus Williams in the quarterfinals) in the final.
Both Shvedova and King continued their good form onto the hardcourts of theUS Open. Seeded sixth, the team continued to win match after match, before taking a spot in their second consecutive major final, this time facingLiezel Huber andNadia Petrova. King and Shvedova won in three sets; the match was played over two days due to heavy rainfall.[6]
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Shvedova began her season representing Kazakhstan at theHopman Cup. She lost her first match to Ana Ivanovic in two sets. During her match against Ivanovic, Shvedova injured her right knee which caused her to pull out of the Hopman Cup.[7] Shvedova also missed theAustralian Open due to the same right knee injury.
She returned from injury in February to play atDubai where she lost in the first round toZhang Shuai.[8] She went to play at theQatar Open; seeded fifth for qualifying, she was defeated in the first round by wildcard Elena Vesnina. In March, she travelled toIndian Wells where she lost in the first round toKimiko Date-Krumm.[9] At theMiami Open, after beatingSara Errani Shvedova retired in her second-round match against 28th seedJarmila Groth due to a left thigh muscle strain.[10]
She began her clay-court season in Morocco at theRabat Grand Prix. Seeded second, she was defeated in the second round byAnastasia Pivovarova.[11] At theBarcelona Open, Shvedova lost in the second round to sixth seed and eventual championRoberta Vinci.[12] Playing at theMadrid Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to 10th seed Agnieszka Radwańska. At theItalian Open, she lost in the first round to qualifierAnastasia Rodionova in straight sets. In doubles, she andVania King reached the final where they lost toPeng Shuai andZheng Jie, also in straight sets.[13] Shvedova entered theFrench Open ranked No. 54 and lost in the first round to 14th seedAnastasia 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 championsAndrea Hlaváčková/Lucie Hradecká in two sets.[14]
Shvedova began grass-court season at theBirmingham Classic seeded 11th, and lost in the second round toMarina Erakovic.[15] At theEastbourne International, she lost in the first round of qualifying toMirjana Lučić-Baroni. Ranked world No. 123 atWimbledon, she was easily defeated in the first round by qualifierTamarine Tanasugarn.
Shvedova began wearingprescription sports glasses, after seeking medical advice about a nervous tic in one eye.[16]
She started herUS Open Series at theWashington Open and was defeated in the first round by sixth seedElena Baltacha.[17] In doubles, Shvedova and Sania Mirza won the title defeatingOlga Govortsova/Alla Kudryavtseva in the final.[18] Ranked world No. 143 at theVancouver Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to seventh seedStéphanie Dubois. She then played at theBronx Open where she reached the second round and lost toRomina Oprandi, after retiring early in the second set. Due to her ranking of 212, Shvedova had to play qualifying in order to make it into the main draw of theUS Open. She lost in the first round of qualifying toEkaterina Bychkova in two tie-breakers. In doubles, she and Vania King were the defending champions; they reached the final for a second year in a row but lost to Liezel Huber andLisa Raymond.[19][20]
Seeded eighth for qualifying at theKorea Open, Shvedova qualified for the main draw beating wildcardChoi Ji-hee,Han Sung-hee, and third seedRika Fujiwara. In the first round, she upset Tamarine Tanasugarn.[21] In the second round, Shvedova retired after losing the first set 6–7 to fourth seedDominika Cibulková.[22] She qualified for theJapan Women's Open, defeating sixth seedKristina Mladenovic, wildcardRisa Ozaki, andHsieh Su-wei. Shvedova was defeated in the second round by seventh seedChanelle Scheepers.[23] In doubles, she and Vania King advanced to the final where they lost to Date-Krumm/Zhang. Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at theTaipei Ladies Open. She reached the quarterfinals but lost to eighth seedChang Kai-chen, in straight sets.
Shvedova ended the year as No. 206, her lowest year-end singles ranking since 2005. She also won four WTA Tour doubles titles. Her decline in form in singles was explained by a knee injury that required surgery.
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Shvedova started the year playing qualifying at theAustralian Open. She lost in the first round of qualifying toBibiane Schoofs in a marathon three-set match.[24]
She then rebounded, qualifying into the main draw atCopa Colsanitas defeatingRaluca Olaru andLeticia Costas. In the main draw, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals where she fell toTímea Babos. Receiving a wildcard to play at theMonterrey Open, she beat countrywomanSesil Karatantcheva in the first round.[25] She lost toMandy Minella in the second round in three sets.[26] At theAbierto Mexicano, Shvedova retired due to a left thigh injury in the final round of qualifying to top seedEdina Gallovits-Hall.[27] Seeded fourth at the $25k event in Irapuato, she reached the final where she lost to sixth seedKiki Bertens.[28] Shvedova continued her rise in form at another $25K event in Poza Rica, where she won the title beatingMonica Puig in the final.[29]
Shvedova started her clay-court season by playing qualifying at theCharleston Open. Seeded 20th for qualifying, she qualified for the main draw defeatingJessica Pegula and tenth seed Andrea Hlaváčková. In the main draw, she reached the third round by defeatingAlexandra Panova and 12th seedYanina Wickmayer. In the third round, she lost to sixth seed Sabine Lisicki.[30] Seeded seventh for qualifying at theRabat Grand Prix, Shvedova lost in the second round of qualifying toBianca Botto. At thePortugal Open, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Bianca Botto. Due to having a low ranking, Shvedova played qualifying at theFrench Open and won against Ajla Tomljanović,CoCo Vandeweghe, andElena Bogdan. In the main draw, she defeated Mandy Minella,Sofia Arvidsson, andCarla Suárez Navarro in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, she upset seventh seed and defending championLi Na, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, the biggest win of her career in singles, to advance to her second French Open quarterfinal.[31] There, she lost to fourth seed and reigning Wimbledon champion,Petra Kvitová, in three sets.[32] 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, before losing to seventh seeds and eventual finalists Maria Kirilenko/Nadia Petrova.
On 15 June 2012, Shvedova and her partner, Sania Mirza, made a shock first-round exit from theBirmingham Classic losing toIveta Benešová/Alla Kudryavtseva in two sets.[33] At theWimbledon Championships, Shvedova received a wildcard into the main draw, and defeated Chanelle Scheepers and Kiki Bertens to reach the third round. There she faced tenth seed Sara Errani and won the fourth "Golden Set" in the history of tennis. She won all 24 points in the 15-minute-long first set, blasting 14 winners and making no 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.[34] In the fourth round, she was defeated by sixth seed and eventual champion, Serena Williams.[35]
RepresentingKazakhstan at the2012 London Olympics, she reached the second round of the women's singles where she lost to 15th seed Sabine Lisicki.[36] In doubles, she reached the second round with partner Galina Voskoboeva.[37]
As the top seed for qualifying at theCincinnati Open, Shvedova qualified for the main draw beating wildcardLauren Davis and 14th seedAnna Tatishvili. She beat 16th seedLucie Šafářová in the first round. In the second round, Shvedova was up against qualifierUrszula Radwańska and won the first set 6–4; Urszula was leading 4–1 in the second set when Shvedova retired due to heat illness.[38] At theTexas Tennis Open, Shvedova lost in the first round in a tough three set match to second seed and eventual finalist Jelena Janković.[39] Ranked 45 at theUS Open, Shvedova was defeated in the second round by 20th seed and eventual quarterfinalist Roberta Vinci.
At thePan Pacific Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone.[40] At theChina 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 Cibulková retired due to a left hip injury. In the second round, she was defeated by Peng Shuai.[41] Seeded fifth atOsaka, she lost in the first round to wildcard Tamarine Tanasugarn.[42] Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at theKremlin Cup. She beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova[43] but in the second round, she was defeated by seventh seed Maria Kirilenko.[44]
Shvedova ended the year ranked 29 in singles and 26 in doubles.
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Shvedova began her year at theAuckland Open. Seeded sixth, she defeatedLara Arruabarrena in the first round, but lost in the second round to Elena Vesnina.[45] In doubles, Shvedova and her partnerJulia Görges both reached the final, but they lost to Cara Black/Anastasia Rodionova.[46] Seeded fourth at theHobart International, Shvedova was defeated in the second round to eventual champion Elena Vesnina.[47] Seeded 28th at theAustralian Open, Shvedova lost in the first round toAnnika Beck.[48]
Seeded second at the first edition of theBrasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova was defeated in the first round byMelinda Czink in three sets.[49] However, in doubles, she and her partner Medina Garrigues won the title defeatingAnne Keothavong/Valeria Savinykh in the final.[50] Seeded 31st at theIndian Wells Open, Shvedova got a bye into the second round where she lost to qualifierLesia Tsurenko.[51] At theMiami Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Zheng Jie.[52]
Shvedova started her clay-court season at theCharleston Open. As the 14th seed, she lost in the first round to qualifier Vania King.[53] At thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals with wins over Roberta Vinci and Carla Suárez Navarro. In the quarterfinals, she lost to third seedAngelique Kerber.[54] Shvedova stunned tenth seed and former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in the first round at theMadrid Open, 6–2, 6–4,[55] and beatKirsten Flipkens in the second.[56] Shvedova withdrew from her third-round match against wildcard Medina Garrigues due to a right arm injury.[57] Seeded 27th at theFrench Open, Shvedova had quarterfinalist points to defend from last year. In the first round, she defeated CoCo Vandeweghe.[58] However, she was defeated in the second round by qualifierPaula Ormaechea.[59] As a result, Shvedova failed to defend her quarterfinalist points from last year, and her ranking dropped from 31 to 52.
Ranked 55 atWimbledon, Shvedova beat Kiki Bertens[60] and then withdrew from her second-round match against 2011 Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitová, due to an arm injury.[61]
She returned to action at theNew Haven Open and retired in the final round of qualifying to fifth seedStefanie Vögele. Ranked 78 at theUS Open, Shvedova reached the third round defeatingOlga Puchkova and lucky loserPatricia Mayr-Achleitner. She lost in the third round to world No. 1 and eventual champion, Serena Williams, in straight sets.[62]
Seeded eighth at theTashkent Open, Shvedova lost in the first round toVesna Dolonc.[63] In doubles, she and Tímea Babos won the title defeating Mandy Minella/Olga Govortsova in the final.[64] At theGuangzhou International Open, she lost to Zheng Jie in the first round. Seeded seventh at theNingbo International Open, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals defeating Tímea Babos and wildcard Zheng Saisai. She then lost in the quarterfinals to fourth seedYvonne Meusburger.[65] Seeded tenth for qualifying at theChina Open, Shvedova lost in the second round of qualifying toSharon Fichman. At theKremlin Cup, she was defeated in the first round by Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 6–2.[66] Competing at the first edition of theNanjing Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to second seed Yanina Wickmayer.[67] She played her final tournament of the year at theTaipei Ladies Open. In the first round, she upset fourth seedAyumi Morita in the first round.[68] However, in doubles, Shvedova andCaroline Garcia won the title defeatingAnna-Lena Friedsam/Alison Van Uytvanck in the final.[69]
Shvedova ended the year ranked 81 in singles and 59 in doubles.
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Shvedova began the year at theBrisbane International. As the top seed for qualifying, she lost in the second round of qualifying to Anastasia Rodionova. Seeded 12th in qualifying at theSydney International, Shvedova was defeated in the final round of qualifying by fifth seedChristina McHale. At theAustralian Open, she lost in the first round to 13th seedSloane Stephens.[70]
At the first edition of theRio Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.[71] At theBrasil Tennis Cup, Shvedova reached the semifinals with wins overSílvia Soler Espinosa,Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, and sixth seedAlexandra Cadanţu. She lost in the semifinals to second seedGarbiñe Muguruza.[72] In doubles, she and her partner Medina Garrigues won the title defeating Schiavone/Soler Espinosa in the final.[73]
Shvedova, as the third seed, qualified for theIndian Wells Open by beatingMagda Linette and 13th seed Kimiko Date-Krumm. In the main draw, she reached the third round defeating Chanelle Scheepers and 24th seed Kaia Kanepi. In the third round, she lost to tenth seed and former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki.[74] At theMiami Open, Shvedova defeated 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round.[75] In the second round, Shvedova lost to world No. 1 and eventual champion, Serena Williams.[76]
Shvedova began her clay-court season at theCharleston Open. She defeated qualifier Zheng Saisai in the first round but lost in the second round to seventh seed Samantha Stosur.[77] In doubles, she and Medina Garrigues won the title defeatingChan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan in the final.[78] At thePortugal Open, Shvedova defeatedKarin Knapp in the first round.[79] She lost in the second round to second seedEugenie Bouchard, 4–6, 2–6.[80] Seeded seventh for qualifying at theMadrid Open, she lost in the first round toMariana Duque Mariño. Shvedova reached the quarterfinals at theNürnberger Versicherungscup defeating Patricia Mayr-Achleitner and sixth seedKurumi Nara. She lost to second seed and eventual champion Eugenie Bouchard in the quarterfinals.[81] Ranked world No. 69 at theFrench Open, Shvedova won her first-round match overLauren Davis.[82] In the second round, she lost to wild cardPauline Parmentier.[83]
Shvedova played at theRosmalen Open, her only grass-court tune-up tournament before Wimbledon. She upset second seed Dominika Cibulková in the first round.[84] In the second round, she defeated in a tight match wild cardMichaëlla Krajicek.[85] Shvedova lost in the quarterfinals to eighth seedKlára Koukalová, 2–6, 4–6.[86] AtWimbledon, Shvedova defeated wildcardKristýna Plíšková in a first-round thriller.[87] In the second round, she beat last year quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi.[88] In the third round, she faced Madison Keys. Shvedova won the first set 7–6; the second set was tied 6–6 when Keys retired due to a right thigh injury.[89][90] In the fourth round, Shvedova lost to 19th seed and last year finalist Sabine Lisicki.[91]
Seeded fourth at theSwedish Open, Shvedova was upset in the first round by qualifierLaura Siegemund.[92]
Seeded tenth for qualifying at theCincinnati Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to American wildcardNicole Gibbs. At theUS Open, Shvedova lost in the first round toMonica Niculescu.[93]
Shvedova had a first-round loss at theKorea Open to Anna-Lena Friedsam.[94] She played her final tournament of the year at theChina Open and was defeated in the first round by Roberta Vinci.[95]
Shvedova ended the year ranked 66.
Shvedova began her 2015 year at theBrisbane International. Getting past qualifying, she beat Sabine Lisicki in the first round.[96] In the second round, she lost to top seed and eventual champion Maria Sharapova.[97] At theSydney International, Shvedova was defeated in the first round of qualifying byKateřina Siniaková. In Melbourne at theAustralian Open, Shvedova upset 16th seed Lucie Šafářová in a first-round thriller.[98] She then beat Monica Puig in the second round.[99] In the third round, Shvedova lost to 21st seed Peng Shuai.[100]
At theMiami Open, Shvedova was defeated in the first round by Johanna Larsson.[101]
Shvedova began her clay-court season at theCharleston Open. In the first round, she beat Stefanie Vögele.[102] In the second round, Shvedova lost to 13th seed Irina-Camelia Begu.[103] Seeded fifth at theCopa Colsanitas, Shvedova reached her first WTA singles final since 2007 defeating Maryna Zanevska, qualifierSachia Vickery, second seed Monica Puig, and Mariana Duque Mariño. In the final, Shvedova lost toTeliana Pereira.[104] At theMadrid Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Sesil Karatantcheva. However, in doubles, she and Casey Dellacqua won the title defeating Muguruza/Suárez Navarro in the final.[105] At theNürnberger Versicherungscup, Shvedova was defeated in the first round by Kiki Bertens. Ranked 69 at theFrench Open, she lost in the first round to seventh seed and 2008 champion, Ana Ivanovic.[106] In doubles, she and her partner, Casey Dellacqua, reached the final where they lost to Mattek-Sands/Šafářová.[107]
Shvedova only played one grass-court warm-up tournament before Wimbledon. At theRosmalen Open, she stunned top seed Eugenie Bouchard in the first round.[108] In the second round, she beat Marina Erakovic.[109] In the quarterfinals, Shvedova was defeated by fifth seed and eventual champion,Camila Giorgi.[110] Ranked 79 atWimbledon, Shvedova lost in the first round to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.[111]
At theBucharest Open, she lost in the final round of qualifying toCristina Dinu.[112] In Turkey at theİstanbul Cup, Shvedova lost in the first round to Bojana Jovanovski.[113]
Shvedova began her US Open Series at theRogers Cup. She lost in the second round of qualifying to Monica Puig. At theCincinnati Open, Shvedova qualified for the main draw defeating Jarmila Gajdošová and Mariana Duque Mariño. In the first round, she upset ninth seed Garbiñe Muguruza.[114] In the second round, she was defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[115] In doubles, she and Dellacqua reached the final but lost to Chan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan.[116] Seeded second for qualifying at theUS Open, Shvedova lost in the final round of qualifying toTereza Mrdeža.[117] In doubles, Shvedova and Dellacqua advanced to the final where they were defeated by Hingis/Mirza.[118]
At theKorea 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.[119] At theTashkent Open, Shvedova beat eighth seedAndreea Mitu in the first round.[120] In the second round, she lost toEvgeniya Rodina.[121] At theChina Open, Shvedova lost in the final round of qualifying to eighth seedIrina Falconi.[122] Shvedova then played for the first time at theHong Kong Open where she beatJarmila Gajdošová in the first round.[123] In the second, she was defeated by eighth seed and doubles partner,Alizé Cornet.[124] In doubles, Shvedova and Cornet won the title beatingLara Arruabarrena/Andreja Klepač.[125] Seeded fourth at the first edition of theHua Hin Championships, Shvedova reached the final defeating wildcardKamonwan Buayam, qualifierLiu Chang,Duan Yingying, andWang Qiang. In the final, Shvedova beatNaomi Osaka for her first WTA 125 title.[126] Shvedova played her final tournament of the year at theTaipei Challenger. Seeded second, she made it to the quarterfinals beatingMarina Melnikova andAmandine 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.[127]
Shvedova ended the year ranked 82 in singles and No. 6 in doubles.
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Shvedova started the year at theShenzhen Open. Coming through qualifying, she lost in the first round to Anett Kontaveit.[128] At theSydney International, Shvedova retired during her qualifying first-round match against Sesil Karatantcheva. At theAustralian Open, she won her first-round match overTsvetana Pironkova.[129] In the second round, she lost to 15th seed Madison Keys.[130]
Getting past qualifying at theDubaiChampionships, Shvedova stunned seventh seed Roberta Vinci in the first round,[131] before she was defeated by eventual champion Sara Errani.[132] At theQatar Ladies Open, Shvedova lost in the first round toNao Hibino.[133] At theIndian Wells Open, she won her first two rounds over qualifier Kristýna Plíšková and 11th seed Lucie Šafářová. In the third round, she was defeated by qualifier Nicole Gibbs.[134] At theMiami Open, Shvedova lost in the final round of qualifying to Kristýna Plíšková. In doubles, she and Tímea Babos reached the final where they lost to Mattek-Sands/Šafářová.[135]
Shvedova started her clay-court season at theCharleston Open where she was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Sara Errani.[136] Playing at theMadrid Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Mariana Duque. At theItalian Open, Shvedova was defeated in the first round of qualifying byAna Konjuh. She played her final tournament before the French Open atInternationaux de Strasbourg and lost in the first round to lucky loser Virginie Razzano.[137] At theFrench Open, Shvedova was defeated in the first round by 13th seed and 2009 French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.[138]
She began her grass-court season at theRosmalen Open where she was defeated in the first round by third seed and eventual finalist Kristina Mladenovic.[139] However, in doubles, Shvedova and Oksana Kalashnikova won the title defeatingXenia Knoll and Aleksandra Krunić in the final.[140] Playing at the first edition of theMallorca Open, Shvedova lost in the first round to Daniela Hantuchová.[141] At theEastbourne International, she lost in the second round of qualifying to Alison Van Uytvanck. Competing at theWimbledon Championships, Shvedova reached the quarterfinals in singles for the first time in her career defeating Julia Görges, 17th seedElina Svitolina, 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, and 28th seed Lucie Šafářová. In her quarterfinal match, she lost to eighth seed, five-time Wimbledon champion, and former world No. 1, Venus Williams.[142] In doubles, Shvedova and Tímea Babos reached the final upsetting top seeds Hingis/Mirza en route to the final.[143] In the final, Shvedova and Babos lost to the Williams sisters.[144] Due to her quarterfinals result at Wimbledon, Shvedova's singles ranking improved from 96 to 49.
Seeded seventh at theSwedish Open, Shvedova retired during her first-round match againstMona Barthel due to a mid-back injury.[145] RepresentingKazakhstan at the2016 Rio Olympics, Shvedova lost in the first round to Misaki Doi ofJapan.[146] In doubles, she and her compatriot, Galina Voskoboeva, faced Kirsten Flipkens/Yanina Wickmayer in the first round. Flipkens/Wickmayer won the first set 6–1. The match was not continued because Shvedova and Voskoboeva pulled out of the doubles event at the Olympics.
In Cincinnati at theWestern & Southern Open, Shvedova lost in the first round of qualifying to Ana Konjuh. At theUS Open, Shvedova made it to the fourth round for the first time in her career defeating Lara Arruabarrena, Wang Qiang, and Zhang Shuai. In the fourth round, she was defeated by top seed Serena Williams.[147]
In China at theWuhan Open, Shvedova reached the third round with wins over wildcard Zheng Saisai and 13th seed Roberta Vinci. She lost in the third round to fourth seed Simona Halep.[148] In Beijing at theChina Open, Shvedova advanced to the quarterfinals defeating seventh seed Carla Suárez Navarro, Belinda Bencic, and Alizé Cornet. She lost in her quarterfinal match to third seed and eventual champion, Agnieszka Radwańska.[149] Seeded eighth at her final tournament of the year at theTianjin Open, Shvedova was defeated in the first round by Naomi Osaka.[150]
She ended the year ranked 33.
Shvedova withdrew from theShenzhen Open due to a left foot injury.[151] She started at theSydney International where she lost in the first round of qualifying toNaomi Broady. At theAustralian Open, she suffered a first-round loss by 27th seed Irina-Camelia Begu.[152]
Competing at theSt. Petersburg Trophy, Shvedova lost in the first round to Russian wildcardNatalia Vikhlyantseva.[153] AtDubai, she was defeated in the first round by Monica Puig.[154] In March, she played atIndian Wells where she again lost in the first round, to American qualifierVarvara Lepchenko.[155] InMiami, she had her first win of the year when she beat Jelena Janković.[156] In the second round, she was defeated by 17th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[157]
Shvedova started on clay court at theMorocco Open where she was eliminated in the second round by Tatjana Maria.[158] At theMadrid Open, she was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.[159] InRome, she lost in the first round to ninth seed Venus Williams.[160] Seeded seventh at theNürnberger Versicherungscup, she retired from her quarterfinal match due to an injury, after losing the first set to Misaki Doi.[161] At theFrench Open, she lost in the first round to fifth seed Elina Svitolina.[162]
Shvedova missed theWimbledon Championships due to undergoing ankle surgery.[163] As a result of this surgery, she missed the rest of the season.[164]
She ended the year ranked 292.
Following surgery and childbirth, Shvedova began her comeback in February at theDubai Championships. Using a protected ranking, she played doubles alongsideDarija Jurak. They lost in the first round to sistersLyudmyla/Nadiia Kichenok. Shvedova played her first singles match since 2017 atDoha where she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Laura Siegemund.[165] In doubles, she and Jurak lost in the first round to Russian team ofEkaterina Alexandrova andAnna Blinkova.
In March, she became the first player to face mandated quarantine during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[166]
Shvedova didn't play any more matches for the rest of the season. She ended the year without a ranking.
Shvedova started her season in Dubai at the first edition of theAbu Dhabi Open and lost in the first round to qualifierBianca Turati.[167] At the first edition of theYarra Valley Classic, she was beaten in her first-round match byVera Lapko.[168] Competing at theAustralian Open for the first time since 2017, she fell in the first round to Camila Giorgi.[169]
In March, Shvedova played at theQatar Ladies Open but was eliminated in the second round of qualifying byBethanie Mattek-Sands. AtDubai, she was beaten in the first round byJessica Pegula.[170] Playing at theMiami Open for the first time since 2017, she again lost in round one, to qualifierTereza Martincová.[171]
After Miami, Shvedova moved on toward the clay-court season. Playing at theCharleston Open for the first time since 2016, she was defeated in the first round byMisaki Doi.[172] Competing inMadrid for the first time since 2017, she lost her first-round match toOns Jabeur.[173] At theItalian Open, she scored her first WTA Tour main-draw win since reaching the 2017 Nuremberg quarterfinals with a remarkable victory over Italian wildcardMartina Trevisan.[174] She then was knocked out in the second round by top seedAshleigh Barty.[175]
Representing Kazakhstan at theSummer Olympics, Shvedova retired during her first-round match against Ajla Tomljanović due to heat illness.[176] In August, at theCincinnati Open, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Zhang Shuai. At the first edition of theCleveland Open, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying byLinda Fruhvirtová. And again, at theUS Open, she was eliminated in round one, byJasmine Paolini.[177]
On 1 October 2021, in a ceremony at theAstana Open, Shvedova announced her retirement from tennis. There was a celebration of her career as well.[178]
Shvedova is noted for her powerful serve, groundstrokes, and proficient net play. Her favorite serve is the flat serve down the T, her weakness is her consistency on the forehand side.
Shvedova was born to Russian father Vyacheslav andBashkir mother Nurzia, who used to be a professional runner (winner of theInternational Association of Ultra Runners100 km World Championships, 1992). Shvedova has one brother. She began playing tennis at age 8 when her father introduced her to the sport inChernogolovka (Moscow region). Shvedova changed her nationality from Russian to Kazakhstani in 2008 as part of the country's attempts to boost its sporting profile.[179][180][181] Shvedova gave birth to twins in October 2018.[182]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[183]
| Russia | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% | |
| French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 3R | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 12–10 | 55% | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 10 | 13–10 | 57% | |
| US Open | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q3 | 4R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 0–2 | 8–3 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 8–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 38 | 38–38 | 50% | |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NT1 | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% | |||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
| Cincinnati Open | NT1 | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[b] | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||
| China Open | NT1 | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | QF | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Career total: 178 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | |||
| Hard Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 8–9 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 12–14 | 3–6 | 5–8 | 4–10 | 6–7 | 6–8 | 12–10 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 1 / 110 | 71–109 | 39% | |
| Clay Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 2–5 | 8–3 | 5–3 | 5–6 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0 / 46 | 47–45 | 51% | |
| Grass Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 22 | 25–21 | 54% | |
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–2 | 10–14 | 6–13 | 18–17 | 23–22 | 6–13 | 17–13 | 10–13 | 16–15 | 13–14 | 17–17 | 4–10 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–10 | 1 / 178 | 143–175 | 45% | |
| Win% | 50% | 33% | 42% | 32% | 51% | 51% | 32% | 57% | 43% | 52% | 48% | 50% | 29% | – | – | 0% | 9% | Career total: 45% | |||
| Year-end ranking | 315 | 132 | 89 | 91 | 53 | 39 | 206 | 29 | 81 | 66 | 82 | 33 | 292 | – | – | – | 433 | $6,451,455 | |||
| Russia | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ... | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% | ||
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 1R | F | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 15–10 | 56% | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | QF | F | A | NH | A | 1 / 8 | 21–7 | 75% | ||
| US Open | A | QF | 1R | 2R | W | F | 3R | 1R | 2R | F | 3R | A | A | 1R | 1 / 11 | 24–10 | 71% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 12–2 | 10–3 | 9–4 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 14–4 | 10–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2 / 40 | 68–37 | 65% | ||
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | SF | SF | DNQ | QF | DNQ | NH | DNQ | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NT1 | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% | |||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 2R | 2R | A | SF | 2R | NH | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | A | F | QF | NH | 1R | 0 / 10 | 13–10 | 57% | ||
| Madrid Open | NH | A | 2R | SF | QF | 1R | SF | W | QF | QF | NH | 1R | 1 / 9 | 15–8 | 65% | ||||
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | F | A | A | SF | 2R | QF | SF | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 13–9 | 59% | ||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | ||
| Cincinnati Open | NT1 | 2R | 2R | W | A | A | QF | F | QF | A | A | 1R | 1 / 5 | 12–5 | 71% | ||||
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[b] | A | A | QF | A | 1R | SF | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | NH | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |||
| China Open | NT1 | 1R | SF | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | A | NH | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | |||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 11 | Career total: 175 | ||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 13 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 28 | ||||
| Overall win–loss | 2–1 | 5–4 | 18–18 | 16–20 | 27–19 | 37–13 | 19–13 | 16–12 | 26–15 | 32–11 | 35–19 | 14–10 | 0–2 | 1–11 | 13 / 175 | 238–169 | 58% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 242 | 111 | 42 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 59 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 37 | – | 827 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 5–5 | 50% | |
| French Open | 1R | F | A | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | NH | A | 9–7 | 56% | |
| Wimbledon | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | NH | A | 9–5 | 64% | |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | NH | QF | 7–5 | 58% | |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Vania King | Elena VesninaVera Zvonareva | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Win | 2010 | US Open | Hard | Vania King | Liezel HuberNadia Petrova | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 2011 | US Open | Hard | Vania King | Liezel HuberLisa Raymond | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 2015 | French Open | Clay |  Casey Dellacqua | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2015 | US Open | Hard | Casey Dellacqua |  Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Tímea Babos | Serena WilliamsVenus Williams | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2010 | French Open | Clay |  Julian Knowle |  Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [9–11] |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2011 | Italian Open | Clay | Vania King |  Peng ShuaiZheng Jie | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2011 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Vania King |  Natalie GrandinVladimíra Uhlířová | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 2015 | Madrid Open | Clay | Casey Dellacqua |  Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 2015 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Casey Dellacqua |  Chan Hao-chingChan Yung-jan | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2016 | Miami Open | Hard | Tímea Babos | Bethanie Mattek-SandsLucie Šafářová | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2007 | Bangalore Open, India | Tier III | Hard |  Mara Santangelo | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2015 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Teliana Pereira | 6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2008 | Cincinnati Open, United States | Tier III | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Maria KirilenkoNadia Petrova | 3–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2009 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | International | Hard |  Tamarine Tanasugarn |  Yuliya BeygelzimerVitalia Diatchenko | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2010 | Andalucia Experience, Spain | International | Clay | Maria Kondratieva | Sara ErraniRoberta Vinci | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2010 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | International | Grass | Vania King | Alla KudryavtsevaAnastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2010 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | Vania King | Elena VesninaVera Zvonareva | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 2010 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Vania King | Liezel Huber Nadia Petrova | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2011 | Italian Open | Premier 5 | Clay | Vania King | Peng ShuaiZheng Jie | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 2011 | Washington Open, US | International | Hard | Sania Mirza |  Olga Govortsova Alla Kudryavtseva | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Aug 2011 | Cincinnati Open, US | Premier 5 | Hard | Vania King | Natalie GrandinVladimíra Uhlířová | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2011 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Vania King | Liezel HuberLisa Raymond | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2011 | Japan Women's Open | International | Hard | Vania King |  Kimiko Date-KrummZhang Shuai | 5–7, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Win | 6–6 | Oct 2011 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Vania King | Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2012 | Charleston Open, US | Premier | Clay (green) | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaLucie Šafářová | 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 6–8 | May 2012 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Galina Voskoboeva | Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai | 6–4, 1–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 6–9 | Jan 2013 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard |  Julia Görges |  Cara Black Anastasia Rodionova | 6–2, 2–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 7–9 | Mar 2013 | Brasil Tennis Cup | International | Hard | Anabel Medina Garrigues |  Anne KeothavongValeria Savinykh | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–9 | Sep 2013 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Tímea Babos |  Mandy Minella Olga Govortsova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–9 | Feb 2014 | Brasil Tennis Cup | International | Hard | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Francesca SchiavoneSílvia Soler Espinosa | 7–6(7–1), 2–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 10–9 | Apr 2014 | Charleston Open, US | Premier | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Win | 11–9 | May 2015 | Madrid Open, Spain | Premier M | Clay | Casey Dellacqua | Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 11–10 | Jun 2015 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | Casey Dellacqua | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Aug 2015 | Cincinnati Open, US | Premier 5 | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Sep 2015 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Casey Dellacqua | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–12 | Oct 2015 | Hong Kong Open | International | Hard |  Alizé Cornet | Lara ArruabarrenaAndreja Klepač | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–13 | Apr 2016 | Miami Open, US | Premier M | Hard | Tímea Babos | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–13 | Jun 2016 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | International | Grass |  Oksana Kalashnikova | Xenia KnollAleksandra Krunić | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 13–14 | Jul 2016 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | Tímea Babos | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–15 | Feb 2017 | Qatar Ladies Open | Premier | Hard | Olga Savchuk | Abigail SpearsKatarina Srebotnik | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2015 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand | Hard | Naomi Osaka | 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–4 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | Nanjing Ladies Open, China | Hard | Zhang Shuai | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2013 | Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Caroline Garcia | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $10,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2005 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 10,000 | Clay |  Dominika Nociarová | 6–2, 7–6(6) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2005 | ITF Bolton, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sandra Kleinová | 6–0, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2006 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Julie Coin | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2006 | ITF Dinan, France | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Timea Bacsinszky | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2008 | ITF Monterrey, Mexico | 100,000 | Hard | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard |  Kiki Bertens | 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2012 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard |  Monica Puig | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $10,000 tournaments (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2005 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Vasilisa Bardina | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2006 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Olga Panova | Julie Coin Karla Mraz | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2006 | Open de Biarritz, France | 25,000 | Clay | Nina Bratchikova |  Klaudia Jans-IgnacikAlicja Rosolska | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2008 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 100,000 | Carpet | Mariya Koryttseva |  Maret AniGalina Voskoboeva | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Tournament | Year | Record accomplished | Player tied |
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| Wimbledon | 2012 | Achieved a Golden Set[184] | Pauline Betz (1943)Tine Scheuer-Larsen (1995) |
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| 2009 | ||||||
| 1. | Jelena Janković | No. 5 | US Open | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(6) |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 2. | Agnieszka Radwańska | No. 8 | French Open | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2012 | ||||||
| 3. | Li Na | No. 7 | French Open | Clay | 4R | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 4. | Sara Errani | No. 8 | Wimbledon | Grass | 3R | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 2013 | ||||||
| 5. |  Caroline Wozniacki | No. 10 | Madrid Open | Clay | 1R | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2014 | ||||||
| 6. | Dominika Cibulková | No. 10 | Rosmalen Open | Grass | 1R | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2015 | ||||||
| 7. | Garbiñe Muguruza | No. 8 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 7–6(0) |
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| Preceded by | WTA Comeback Player of the Year 2012 | Succeeded by |
