[2] Whybourn is originally from Hemingford Grey in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire,[citation needed] but is now coaching at the Hume Tennis And Community Centre in Craigieburn, Victoria.

[3] Lisa played her first junior ITF tournament in April 2006 and her last in the qualifying rounds for the Wimbledon Championships in June 2009.

[4][5] Lisa first competed on the ITF Circuit in 2006, when she played in two $10k events in Britain, and she lost in the qualifying rounds for each one.

Her first ITF semifinal came in September 2009 at the $10k event in Cumberland in London, in which she was beaten by fellow Brit Jade Windley.

Whybourn received a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the Birmingham Classic, and she was beaten by Sophie Ferguson.

She beat Sally Peers and Anna Floris, before being stopped in the final round by Andrea Hlaváčková.