Pam Whytcross
Pam Whytcross (born 25 November 1953) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In a nine-year professional career beginning in 1977, Whytcross won 3 doubles titles and was a losing finalist with Naoko Satō at the 1978 Australian Open. In singles Whytcross' best Grand Slam results were at Melbourne and Roland Garros in 1977, where she reached the quarter finals. Whytcross reached a career-high singles ranking of 150 and number 141 in doubles.
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| Born | 25 November 1953 |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Prize money | US$ 126,973 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–31 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 150 (7 January 1985) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1977 Jan) |
| French Open | 3R (1977) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1978) |
| US Open | 2R (1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 23–40 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 141 (15 March 1987) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1978) |
| French Open | QF (1977, 1978, 1980) |
| Wimbledon | 3R(1977, 1980) |
| US Open | 3R (1976, 1977, 1978) |
Career
Although Pam Whytcross did not turn professional until 1977, she began competing in tournaments in 1973 and played in her first doubles final in Sydney in January 1974. Her best achievement was reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1978 with her Japanese partner Naoko Satō, but they ultimately lost out to Betsy Nagelsen and Renáta Tomanová. In singles competition at the Grand Slams she reached the third round of the French Open in 1977 and at Wimbledon in 1978 Wimbledon Championships.
Whytcross won her first doubles title at the Head Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria in July 1983. Successive titles followed in October at two tournaments in Tokyo: the Japan Open and the Borden Classic. She competed in one more doubles final in Mahwah, New Jersey in 1978 but she lost with partner Barbara Potter.
She retired in 1986 at the age of 33.
Post-tennis career
In 1998, Whytcross became involved with mentoring rising Australian player Jelena Dokić, as part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) mentoring scheme.[1] She held the responsibility for two years before she was appointed the tennis competition manager at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Following the conclusion of the games she took up a new role as a WTA Tour supervisor.[1]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1978 | Australian Open | Hard |  |   | 5–7, 2–6 |
WTA finals
Doubles (3 wins, 3 losses)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1974 | New South Wales Open | Sydney, Australia | Hard | |
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1978 | Bergen County Classic | Mahwah, NJ, USA | Hard | |
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 1978 | Australian Open | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | |
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jul 1983 | Head Cup | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Oct 1983 | Borden Classic | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | |
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5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 1983 | Japan Open | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | |
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6–3, 7–5 |
References
- McDonald, Margie (27 January 2009). "Jelena Dokić is happy and relieved according to former tour player Pam Whytcross". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
