Was a counselor at Port Washington Tennis Academy before becoming a professional tennis player and trained under Australian International Tennis Hall of Famer Harry Hopman
Played on the women's professional tennis circuit from 1977 to 1980 and was ranked as high as No
33 as a singles player, but was forced to retire early because of numerous knee injuries and operations
Won the French Open mixed-doubles title in 1977 with teammate and hometown friend John McEnroe
First broadcasting gig was with USA Network as a tennis analyst in 1980
Named Broadcaster of the Year by the Women's Tennis Association in 1981 and 1985, as well as by Tennis Magazine multiple times
Received a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Long Feature in 2005 as a reporter for HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel
Was formerly a member of the Women's Tennis Association Board of Directors
Has coauthored two books: Tennis My Way with Martina Navratilova and Tennis Kinetics with Navratilova and Rick Elstein
Completed her own broadcasting "Grand Slam" after reporting on the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U
S
Open on separate occasions
In 2010, was the first woman to receive the Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism
Participated as a torchbearer in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay