 Rodionova started the year at the Brisbane Open, falling in qualifying but making the doubles final.Then played Sydney, fell in the last round of qualifying to Kimiko Date-Krumm.At the Australian Open Rodionova lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 1–6, 2–6, but partnered with Vera Dushevina to make the third round of doubles, knocking off fifth seeds Nadia Petrova and Sam Stosur en route.