 Newberry was reported as saying that she had never seen anyone so distraught, and she helped Navratilova calm down afterwards.In 1977, Newberry won the Italian Open after defeating Renáta Tomanová in the final in straight sets, and reached the semifinals of the French Open.In 1984, Newberry achieved her best Grand Slam women's doubles result, reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon partnering Renee Blount, losing to Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith 6–0, 6–1.