Player data updated: 2026-10-30 22:34 UTC

Photo of Yaroslava Shvedova, professional tennis player
KAZ Born Sep 12, 1987 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2005–2021

Yaroslava Shvedova represented Kazakhstan on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 25. TennisDB's records show a 143–177 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 2005 through 2021 and one recorded singles title.

Peak singles rank
25 (Oct 29, 2012)
Elo peak
1754 (68th percentile)
Singles record
143–177 (44.7%)
Singles titles
1
Prize money
$6,717,224

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Yaroslava Shvedova's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jasmine Paolini #99 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Sep 1, 2021* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Linda Fruhvirtova #378 2-6 6-7(3) L H2H Match data Aug 21, 2021 Q1 Q Tennis In the Land WTA 250 Hard
Shuai Zhang #51 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Aug 14, 2021 Q1 Q Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Ajla Tomljanovic #51 5-7 2-3 (ret.) L H2H Match data Jul 26, 2021* R64 Tokyo Olympics Olympics Hard
Ashleigh Barty #1 4-6 1-6 L H2H Match data May 13, 2021* R32 Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Yaroslava Shvedova's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jelena Jankovic 2 4 6 Mar 23, 2017 H2H
Roberta Vinci 3 3 6 Sep 28, 2016 H2H
Sabine Lisicki 3 3 6 Jul 3, 2016 H2H
Sara Errani 3 3 6 Apr 7, 2016 H2H
Agnieszka Radwanska 1 4 5 Oct 7, 2016 H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Yaroslava Shvedova singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
200719 1 — — — 1 — Bangalore
Total 1 — — — 1 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Yaroslava Shvedova Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2012 London Olympics Second Round 1 1 Sabine Lisicki #20 def. Yaroslava Shvedova #46 4-6 6-3 7-5 H2H Match data
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics First Round 0 1 Misaki Doi #37 def. Yaroslava Shvedova #47 6-3 6-4 H2H Match data
2020 Tokyo Olympics First Round 0 1 Ajla Tomljanovic #51 def. Yaroslava Shvedova #456 7-5 3-2 (ret.) H2H Match data

Career Results

Yaroslava Shvedova career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
200517WTA11250.0%762292
200618WTA12333.3%292138
200719WTA10142441.7%13884
200820WTA6131931.6%8492
200921WTA18173551.4%9251
201022WTA23224551.1%5139
201123WTA6131931.6%39204
201224WTA17133056.7%20429
201325WTA10152540.0%2979
201426WTA16153151.6%8065
201527WTA13142748.2%6667
201628Qualifying Q32560.0%——
201628WTA17173450.0%6737
201729Qualifying Q0110.0%——
201729WTA4101428.6%37289
202032WTA0110.0%——
202133Qualifying Q13425.0%——
202133WTA110119.1%—434
Career—14317732044.7%——

Career Results by Surface

Yaroslava Shvedova career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200517WTA 11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
200618WTA 11250.0%————0110.0% 12333.3%
200719WTA 891747.1%13425.0%12333.3% 10142441.7%
200820WTA 4121625.0%————21366.7% 6131931.6%
200921WTA 8101844.4%841266.7%23540.0% 18173551.4%
201022WTA 12142646.2%851361.5%33650.0% 23224551.1%
201123WTA 36933.3%25728.6%12333.3% 6131931.6%
201224WTA 581338.5%831172.7%42666.7% 17133056.7%
201325WTA 4101428.6%54955.6%11250.0% 10152540.0%
201426WTA 671346.2%561145.5%52771.4% 16153151.6%
201527WTA 681442.9%54955.6%22450.0% 13142748.1%
201628Qualifying Q 31475.0%0110.0%———— 32560.0%
201628WTA 12102254.5%14520.0%43757.1% 17173450.0%
201729Qualifying Q 0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
201729WTA 15616.7%35837.5%———— 4101428.6%
202032WTA 0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
202133Qualifying Q 13425.0%———————— 13425.0%
202133WTA 0770.0%13425.0%———— 110119.1%
Career——7110918039.4%47469350.5%25224753.2%14317732044.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Yaroslava Shvedova career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200517 0110.0%00——00——101100.0% 11250.0%
200618 00——00——12333.3%00—— 12333.3%
200719 00——14520.0%661250.0%33650.0% 10132343.5%
200820 0110.0%13425.0%281020.0%31475.0% 6131931.6%
200921 14520.0%23540.0%751258.3%751258.3% 17173450.0%
201022 14520.0%36933.3%1482263.6%54955.6% 23224551.1%
201123 00——0440.0%36933.3%33650.0% 6131931.6%
201224 22450.0%34742.9%951464.3%32560.0% 17133056.7%
201325 13425.0%31475.0%591435.7%12333.3% 10152540.0%
201426 11250.0%26825.0%1161764.7%22450.0% 16153151.6%
201527 12333.3%31475.0%6101637.5%31475.0% 13142748.1%
201628 14520.0%54955.6%971656.2%22450.0% 17173450.0%
201729 0220.0%0330.0%13425.0%32560.0% 4101428.6%
202032 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
202133 0110.0%0110.0%15616.7%0330.0% 110119.1%
Career 8253324.2%23406336.5%758115648.1%36306654.5% 14217631844.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 318/320 (99.4%) of Yaroslava Shvedova's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Yaroslava Shvedova performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200618 3/3 2.3 2.7 45.6% 64.2% 50.7% 16.7% 47.2% 57.7% 46.4%
200719 17/24 2.6 3.4 57.6% 63.5% 44.3% 48.3% 51.3% 54.0% 39.2%
200820 14/19 3.1 2.9 62.5% 60.4% 48.9% 50.9% 42.9% 56.2% 42.2%
200921 33/35 3.5 3.2 60.1% 67.7% 49.4% 54.7% 45.7% 60.4% 44.5%
201022 41/45 3.2 4.4 60.1% 62.0% 43.5% 48.1% 41.2% 54.6% 44.1%
201123 18/19 2.8 3.7 60.4% 60.6% 49.6% 53.0% 52.7% 55.7% 42.9%
201224 26/30 3.2 4.6 60.9% 67.0% 49.4% 56.5% 49.7% 59.9% 47.3%
201325 20/25 1.8 5.8 63.5% 60.8% 42.5% 36.3% 50.2% 53.9% 43.7%
201426 30/31 3.7 4.7 67.1% 63.6% 42.8% 54.7% 52.0% 56.6% 43.7%
201527 22/27 3.9 4.1 70.8% 63.1% 53.3% 52.9% 46.3% 60.4% 37.2%
201628 29/34 3.4 4.0 60.8% 66.9% 44.5% 58.1% 49.7% 57.9% 42.5%
201729 14/14 2.3 2.6 63.8% 60.8% 53.3% 43.1% 46.9% 58.1% 37.1%
202032 1/1 2.0 2.0 69.4% 50.0% 40.0% 37.5% 16.7% 46.9% 35.6%
202133 9/11 2.4 4.4 61.6% 56.6% 34.9% 42.8% 59.3% 48.3% 41.9%
Career 277/320 3.1 4.0 62.2% 63.5% 46.5% 50.7% 48.0% 56.9% 42.8%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 277/320 (86.6%) of Yaroslava Shvedova's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Yaroslava Shvedova advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
2005 17 1514 110.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.15
2006 18 1509 104.8 -1.22 -0.02 1.098 51.9% — — — 60.0% +0.20 0–1 — — +0.02
2007 19 1492 109.4 -1.46 -3.15 0.852 46.6% +41 +12 +78 41.1% -0.72 5–5 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 +1.09
2008 20 1469 115.8 -0.04 -1.88 0.963 48.9% -7 — +123 40.0% -0.16 3–6 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.14
2009 21 1601 136.8 +3.96 +0.37 1.124 52.2% -58 +30 -5 53.8% +0.55 3–7 (30%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 +1.19
2010 22 1667 129.5 -0.25 +0.48 0.973 49.2% -64 +71 -70 48.5% -0.03 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 104.8 +0.55
2011 23 1578 115.3 -0.34 -1.96 0.967 49.3% +3 +73 -4 36.8% -0.37 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.6 -0.35
2012 24 1691 136.2 +3.39 +2.47 1.179 53.1% -98 +77 -21 59.7% +0.82 3–8 (27%) 5–2 (71%) 99.0 -0.23
2013 25 1652 121.8 -0.93 -0.32 0.946 48.5% -127 +125 — 47.2% -0.15 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 92.7 -0.25
2014 26 1648 124.3 +0.44 +0.21 1.008 50.2% -84 +43 +123 50.0% -0.03 6–6 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 99.1 -0.21
2015 27 1618 122.7 +0.99 -2.74 0.940 49.0% -34 +57 +132 51.6% -0.31 5–7 (42%) 6–6 (50%) 99.3 -0.26
2016 28 1709 136.5 +1.33 -0.04 1.010 50.4% +5 -101 +66 51.4% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.9 -0.15
2017 29 1616 115.6 +1.03 -2.59 0.886 47.4% +14 -16 — 37.5% -0.81 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 99.1 -0.21
2020 32 1605 100.0 -0.65 -0.84 0.671 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.04
2021 33 1498 103.6 -3.87 -0.08 0.810 45.2% -12 +76 — 13.6% -2.86 1–1 2–0 — +0.48
Career 1754 131.8 +0.75 -0.43 0.991 49.7% -38 +48 +43 47.4% -0.12 43–60 (42%) 39–42 (48%) 96.3 +0.94

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Yaroslava Shvedova Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
200618 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
200719 —R128R128R128 0–3 (0%)
200820 R64——R128 1–2 (33%)
200921 R128R32R64R32 5–4 (56%)
201022 R64QFR64R128 6–4 (60%)
201123 —R128R128— 0–2 (0%)
201224 —QFR16R64 8–3 (73%)
201325 R128R64R64R32 4–4 (50%)
201426 R128R64R16R128 4–4 (50%)
201527 R32R128R128— 2–3 (40%)
201628 R64R128QFR16 8–4 (67%)
201729 R128R128—— 0–2 (0%)
202133 R128——R128 0–2 (0%)
W-L 5–9
(36%)
12–10
(55%)
13–10
(57%)
8–9
(47%)
38–38
(50%)

WTA 1000

Yaroslava Shvedova WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITASDGPANCANMOSWUH W-L
Win %
200719 ——————R32—R64——R32— 2–3 (40%)
200820 ——R32—R128—R128—————— 1–3 (25%)
200921 R64R64——R64——R32——R32—— 3–5 (38%)
201022 R64R32—R64R128R64R16R32—R32R32—— 7–9 (44%)
201123 ———R64R128R64R64R64————— 1–5 (17%)
201224 R32R32———————R64——— 2–3 (40%)
201325 ————R64R16R128—————— 2–3 (40%)
201426 R64———R32—R64—————— 3–3 (50%)
201527 —R32————R128—————— 1–2 (33%)
201628 QFQ1R64—R32Q1——————R16 7–6 (54%)
201729 ———R64R128R64R64R64————— 1–5 (17%)
202032 ——R64—————————— 0–1 (0%)
202133 —Q1—R64—R64R128R32————— 1–5 (17%)
W-L 4–5
(44%)
3–6
(33%)
1–3
(25%)
0–4
(0%)
5–8
(38%)
2–6
(25%)
8–9
(47%)
3–5
(38%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
31–53
(37%)

WTA 500

Yaroslava Shvedova WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ANTBEIBRIDOHDUBMELSPBPORABUAMEBANCHALOSMERMOSPHISTASYD W-L
Win %
200517 ———————————————R16—— 1–1 (50%)
200719 —————————R32——R64———R16— 2–3 (40%)
200820 R16R32————————R32——————— 1–3 (25%)
200921 ——————————————R32——— 0–1 (0%)
201022 —————————————R16———— 1–1 (50%)
201224 ———————————R16——R16——— 3–2 (60%)
201325 ———————QF———R64——R32——— 2–3 (40%)
201426 ———————————R32—————— 1–1 (50%)
201527 ——R16————————R32—————— 2–2 (50%)
201628 ————R16——————R32—————— 4–2 (67%)
201729 ——————R32——————————Q1 0–2 (0%)
202133 ———Q2—R64——R64——R64—————— 1–4 (20%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
5–6
(45%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
18–25
(42%)

WTA 250

Yaroslava Shvedova WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ASBBADBARDALLIBHKGMALRIOKORWASBADBALBANBIRBOGTENFESFLOGUAHOBISTKOLMARMEMMONNURNÜROEIJAPPALPATQUEMORSHESTRTASTIA W-L
Win %
200618 ———————————————————————R16————————————— 1–1 (50%)
200719 ———————————R32WR32——————R32R32—————————R32————— 6–5 (55%)
200820 ———————————R32—R16—————R32——————————R32————R16— 3–5 (38%)
200921 ————R16—————SF——R64——————————————R32QFR16————SF— 10–7 (59%)
201022 ——SF—QF———R16————R32—————R32R32—R32———————SF—————— 9–8 (53%)
201123 ——R16—————R16R32———R32——R16———————————R16———————— 5–6 (45%)
201224 ———R32——————————QF—————————R16———R32———————— 3–4 (43%)
201325 R16————————————————R32R32R16———————————————R32— 2–5 (29%)
201426 —R32——QF——R32R32————————SF———————QF—R16————————— 8–7 (53%)
201527 ————QFR16——R32—————F—————R32————R32—————————R16— 8–7 (53%)
201628 —R32——R32—R32——————————————————————————R32R32—R32 0–6 (0%)
201729 ——————————————————————————QF—————R16———— 3–2 (60%)
202133 ———————————————Q1————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
7–5
(58%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–4
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–2
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
4–5
(44%)
6–2
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
2–1
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
5–4
(56%)
0–1
(0%)
58–64
(48%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
25
Career-high date
Oct 29, 2012
First Top 100
Feb 19, 2007
First Top 50
Aug 3, 2009
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Yaroslava Shvedova ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
200315———1199—713646639493500500509
200416508501513498508632654668869920750762
200517760768764729758763606573636378312292
200618268203201161151154136138124127134138
2007191318584777780747089878484
200820779191139133121132115100939192
200921911331121119874515552515351
201022524448353629323139403939
2011233943425154123141212215227203204
20122420716014814314265464535252929
201325293435353155677872828079
201426797955656965525167686565
2015276652745669791078789826767
201628707271888996475241333737
2017294548505145497982123291289—
201830300304318370970———————
202133—1028822725433442456452426425434434
202234459505—53311581136——————

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Yaroslava Shvedova born?
Yaroslava Shvedova was born on September 12, 1987.
Which country did Yaroslava Shvedova represent?
Yaroslava Shvedova represented Kazakhstan in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Yaroslava Shvedova?
Yaroslava Shvedova is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Yaroslava Shvedova use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Yaroslava Shvedova uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Yaroslava Shvedova left-handed or right-handed?
Yaroslava Shvedova plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Yaroslava Shvedova won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Yaroslava Shvedova in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Yaroslava Shvedova won?
TennisDB does not group any of Yaroslava Shvedova's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Yaroslava Shvedova won?
TennisDB records 1 WTA singles title for Yaroslava Shvedova across all categories. The most recent was Bangalore in 2007.
What is Yaroslava Shvedova's highest WTA ranking?
Yaroslava Shvedova's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 25, first achieved on October 29, 2012.
What is Yaroslava Shvedova's career win-loss record?
Yaroslava Shvedova has 143 wins and 177 losses (44.7%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 2005 through 2021.
How much career prize money has Yaroslava Shvedova earned?
Yaroslava Shvedova has earned at least $6,717,224 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Yaroslava Shvedova's career appear in TennisDB?
Yaroslava Shvedova appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2005 through 2021.
On which surface does Yaroslava Shvedova have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Yaroslava Shvedova's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 53.2% (25–22).
Who has Yaroslava Shvedova faced most often?
Yaroslava Shvedova's most frequent opponent is Jelena Jankovic, with a head-to-head record of 2–4 across 6 meetings.