2011
Makarova caused an upset in the first round of the Australian Open when she defeated #19 seed Ana Ivanović. She won 6–3, 4–6, 8–10, in 2 hours and 47 minutes. She said it was the biggest win of her career as Ivanovic previously had beaten her at the 2010 US Open in straight sets. She then went on to defeat qualifier Lesya Tsurenko 7–6, 6–1, and caused another upset by beating #13 seed Nadia Petrova 6–2, 3–6, 8–6. Makarova's career-best run at a Grand Slam tournament was ended in the fourth round by #3 seed and champion Kim Clijsters 7–6, 6–2. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Makarova upset defending champion María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round, but lost to eventual champion Maria Sharapova 1–6, 1–6, in the following round. Makarova would reach the fourth round of the 2011 French Open before losing to #4 seed Victoria Azarenka 2–6, 3–6.
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