She played her first tournament in July 1963 at the Tri-State Championships in Cincinnati, where she progressed to the final, losing to Stephanie DeFina.

In 1968, she won the singles title at Canadian International Championships in Toronto against Faye Urban.

She played her final tournament and won her 20th career singles title on 12 July 1970 at the Swedish Open Championships in Båstad, Sweden against Ingrid Bentzer.

[3] She was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame on June 24, 2010.

[4] Martha MacIsaac plays Bartkowicz in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes.