[1] After graduating from Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut in 1978 Potter elected to turn professional instead of accepting an offer of admission at Princeton.

At the WTA Tour Championships, she reached the semifinals in singles in 1984 and was a runner-up in doubles with Sharon Walsh in 1981.

In 1986, Potter suffered two herniated disks in her back at a tournament in England and was forced off the tour several times.

After a grueling exercise and fitness program, she successfully returned to the tour.

In 1989, she re-aggravated a persistent back condition at the beginning season when she was involved in an automobile accident.