Alona started her clay-court season at the MPS Group Championships. Seeded second, she lost in the first round to eventual finalist Olga Govortsova. In Charleston at the Family Circle Cup, Alona was the ninth seed. She reached the third round after wins over Julie Ditty and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. She was defeated in her third-round match by seventh seed and eventual finalist Vera Zvonareva. In the Fed Cup tie against Australia, Alona lost her match to Anastasia Rodionova. Ukraine ended up losing to Australia 0–5. After playing Fed Cup in Ukraine, Alona flew to Madrid to compete at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open. In the first round, she came back from a set down to defeat Magdaléna Rybáriková. She then gained the biggest win of her career by defeating world No. 2, Caroline Wozniacki in the second round. Alona was defeated in the third round by thirteenth seed Li Na. Seeded sixth at the Polsat Warsaw Open, Alona was upset by qualifier Gréta Arn in the quarterfinals. Seeded twenty-seventh at the French Open, Alona reached the third round for the first time, but she lost to fourth seed Jelena Janković.