In January, Panova obtained an invitation from the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play JB Group Classic with her compatriot Anna Chakvetadze (she replaced Maria Sharapova for injury) and Vera Zvonareva, and then she entered the Australian Open women's qualifying singles unseeded and made it to the qualifying third round, before losing to unseeded Julia Schruff of Germany, in two sets.

[1] In February 2012, Panova made it to her first WTA Tour final at the Copa Colsanitas, upsetting the fifth seed Gisela Dulko along the way.

Panova won her fourth Tour doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering with British Heather Watson.

[5] As an unseeded pair partnering Cristina Bucșa, Panova made her first major quarterfinal at the 2024 Australian Open, defeating eighth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia and Taylor Townsend.

[7] Partnering with Yana Sizikova, Panova won the Palermo Ladies Open, defeating Yvonne Cavallé Reimers and Aurora Zantedeschi.

[8] Alongside with Giuliana Olmos, Panova was runner-up in the doubles at the Monterrey Open, losing to Guo Hanyu and Monica Niculescu in final.

[9] Partnering with Guo Hanyu, Panova won the doubles title at the Adelaide International, defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia and Laura Siegemund in the final in straight sets.

[10] 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.