Bacsinszky had a round-two loss to Varvara Lepchenko in three tight sets in the US Open. She exited in the second round of the China Open, where she was runner-up the previous year. However, due to her strong first half of the season, Bacsinszky qualified for Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. At the last event of the season, she lost to Zhang Shuai in straight sets in one of the two round-robin matches, but concluded the season with a win against Tímea Babos. She ended the season ranked No. 15.