[4] As a singles competitor, she never managed to qualify for any of the four Grand Slam tournaments although she did compete in the Wimbledon doubles competition on two occasions in 2006 and 2007.

2 seeds, Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs, and in 2007 she and Melanie South lost to Janette Husárová and Meghann Shaughnessy, the No.

[5] Paterson did not manage to progress past the second round of any ITF tournament during 2002 and as a result her year-end ranking fell to world No.

She teamed up with Emily Webley-Smith in June and they were given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the Wimbledon doubles tournament.

She spent the rest of the year competing on the ITF circuit and reached two more semi-finals: the first in a $10k in Manchester and the second in Glasgow, a $25k event where she again lost to Sybille Bammer.

Paterson again experienced a slight lull up until June when she was given a wild card into the qualifying draw for the DFS Classic for the second year running.

October saw her team up with Anne Keothavong to reach the doubles quarterfinal of a Tier-III event in Quebec City by battling to defeat Lauren Barnikow and Vilmarie Castellvi, 6–7, 7–6, 7–5.

She again received a wild card into the qualifying draw for Wimbledon but again failed to win a match, falling at the first hurdle to Margit Rüütel.

In August, Paterson reached the quarterfinals in London ($10k) where she lost to Anna Fitzpatrick however she and Jane O'Donoghue joined forces to win the doubles title at this event.

Paterson then headed to a $10k event in Mollerusa where she beat Yera Campos Molina 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the title.

[5] 2007 could not have begun better for Paterson as she won her first ITF tournament of the season in Sunderland by beating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final in straight sets.

In February, Suarez Navarro managed to get some revenge by beating Paterson in the final round of qualifying for a $25k event in Tipton.

In June, Paterson was given wild cards into the qualifying events for the DFS Classic, the AEGON International, and Wimbledon where she was unable to win a match each time.