final scoreline of 7–6, 6–4. Back in New Zealand for a short break, Erakovic announced that she would be working with Parra Santonja's coach, Eduardo Nicolás, on a trial basis until the end of the US Open. Clearly refreshed after her time off, Erakovic resumed in the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. Playing only in the singles, she defeated Kristýna Plíšková, Shelby Rogers and Bojana Jovanovski on her way to the semifinal, where she was drawn against Kurumi Nara. After taking the first set to love she was able to convert only three further opportunities to break Nara's serve, whilst dropping her own service five times, and eventually lost 6–0, 4–6, 4–6. One disadvantage of getting to the last round or two when relatively lowly ranked is that players may miss their chance at a bigger tournament following immediately afterwards. This was the case with the Rogers Cup in Canada, as Erakovic was unable to reach Montreal in time for her first singles qualifying match. In an ironic twist of fate, it was Parra Santonja who took her place (albeit a losing one). Erakovic had to be content with a start in the doubles, but had a new partner in Andreja Klepač. They lost in the first round to the Czech twins Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková, the latter getting some revenge for her singles defeat a week earlier. The following week saw Erakovic in the Cincinnati Open, the next Premier-5 tournament, but she lost in the first round of qualifying singles to Shahar Pe'er. Reunited with Parra Santonja in the doubles, they won their first match, but lost 3–6, 2–6 in the second round to eighth seeds Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova. The last tournament before the US Open was the Premier level Connecticut Open, where Erakovic faced Caroline Garcia in the first round of qualifying singles. Garcia, the third seed in the qualifying tournament, was the winner for the first time in their four meetings, taking the match in straight sets, with only one service break in each set. The doubles was a different story, with Erakovic and Parra Santonja having nail-biting wins in all three matches on the way to the final. They did not manage even one point against the serve of Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro in the first set of their first-round match, but eventually won 10–6 in the super tie-break. The second match