At the Australian Open, Erakovic wasdrawn in the first round of qualifying against Michelle Larcher de Brito, and took the first set 6–0 in 26 minutes. Although her first service game had three deuces, Larcher de Brito's set was full of unforced errors. The second set was more even, with both players making more mistakes than winners, until Erakovic dropped her serve for the third time in the set, meaning that Larcher de Brito levelled the set count at one-all. The third set saw more of the same before Larcher de Brito, having held one match point at 4–5, was able to break Erakovic's serve again at 5–6 to win the match 0–6, 6–4, 7–5. With her doubles ranking having also tumbled during her time out, and despite having made the semifinals at Auckland, Erakovic was unable to find a partner ranked high enough to get her into the doubles draw for the first major of the year.