[4] Szávay reached the quarterfinals of the US Open, defeating 32nd-seeded Michaëlla Krajicek and seventh-seeded Nadia Petrova, then lost to Kuznetsova.

Szávay, the sixth seed, reached the semifinals where she defeated Chinese player Peng Shuai to advance to her second career Tier II final.

In the second set, Szávay saved a match point while trailing 5–1 with a second serve ace and then won nine consecutive games.

In late September at the Tier IV Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul, she was forced to retire from her quarterfinal match with Eleni Daniilidou while tied at one set apiece.

She defeated second-seeded Daniela Hantuchová in the quarterfinals and fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva in the semifinals, then lost to Anna Chakvetadze in the three-set final.

At the Tier II Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Szávay lost to Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals.

She won the third title of her career in her hometown at GDF Suez Grand Prix defeating top seed Patty Schnyder in the final.

In the summer, she won back-to-back titles at the GDF Suez Grand Prix and the ECM Prague Open.

On 6 February 2013, Szávay announced retirement from professional tennis due to ongoing back problems.