She started her hard court season at the Premier-level Rogers Cup in Montreal, losing in qualifying. Next, she played at New Haven, where she lost in the second round of qualifying to world No. 545, Sachia Vickery, after retiring 3–6 due to illness. Having tumbled down the rankings to No. 163, she entered the qualifying tournament of the US Open for the first time since 2009. She qualified for a place in the main draw by winning matches against Tetiana Luzhanska, Caroline Garcia, and Verónica Cepede Royg. In the first round of the main draw, she drew American wildcard Julia Cohen and defeated her 6–3, 6–0. This was Rodionova's first Grand Slam Main Draw win in 16 months. However, she lost easily to Varvara Lepchenko, 2–6, 2–6. In doubles, she paired with Galina Voskoboeva and lost in the second round of the tournament. In mixed doubles, she played with Jean Julien Rojer, and reached the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares.