Career
Whytcross began competing in tournaments in 1970 and was also one of the original members of the WTA, which was formed in 1973. She reached her first WTA doubles final in Sydney in January 1974 but had to wait four years before reaching her second at Mahwah, New Jersey in 1978 with partner Barbara Potter.. Also in 1978, she achieved her best Grand Slam result, advancing to the final of the Australian Open in 1978 with partner Naoko Satō, where they lost to Betsy Nagelsen and Renáta Tomanová.
Whytcross subsequently won three WTA doubles titles in 1983, taking titles at the Head Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria in July 1983(with Chris Newton), and in successive weeks in October at two tournaments in Tokyo: the Japan Open and the Borden Classic, (both with Chris O'Neil) and qualified for the year-ending WTA Doubles championships in that year.
Whytcross reached at least the second round at all four Grand Slam singles tournaments with her best result being achieved at 1977, where she advanced to the third round (last 16) before losing to eventual champion Mima Jausovec.
In 1982, Whytcross reached the mixed doubles semifinals (with Chris Johnstone) at 1982 Wimbledon.
At the lower level satellite circuit, Whytcross won a number of singles titles including the Irish Open in 1979 & 1980 and the New Zealand Open in 1979 and 1981
She retired in 1986 at the age of 33.
Post-tennis career
After retiring from playing, Whytcross began a career in officiating with the Women's Tennis Association Women's Tennis Association (WTA), a position she has held for over 35 years. She also was involved with mentoring Australian player Jelena Dokić as part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) mentoring scheme. [1] She was appointed Technical Operations Manager for Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Competition Manager for the 2000 Summer Paralympics
In December 2024 in recognition of her outstanding tennis career, Whytcross was awarded the Spirit of Tennis Award by Tennis Australia. The award recognises an individual who personifies leadership, sportsmanship and goodwill while making a major contribution to the stature of tennis.
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