Won 19 WTA singles titles and reached a career-high world No. 3 in February 1985, playing for Bulgaria until 1989 and for Switzerland from 1990. She won no Grand Slam singles title but took the 1984 US Open mixed doubles and was one of the most consistent players on tour, holding a top-ten ranking for nine consecutive years. After retiring in 1994 she was a founding member of the Bulgarian party Yes, Bulgaria and co-founded a foundation providing medical care for disadvantaged children.