Alona began her US Open series at the Mercury Insurance Open. She lost in the first round to Dinara Safina. In Cincinnati at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, Alona was defeated in the second round by sixteenth seed Marion Bartoli. At the Rogers Cup, Alona lost in the first round to qualifier Jarmila Groth. Alona played her final tournament before the US Open at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut. She fell in the first round to sixth seed Marion Bartoli. Seeded twenty-ninth at the US Open, Alona reached the third round after victories over Vera Dushevina and last year quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin. She lost in the third round to sixth seed Francesca Schiavone.