Among her main achievements, she reached the 48th position in the world ranking of singles and won the silver medal of the Pan-American Games of 1975 in Mexico City.

In doubles, she reached ninth place in the ranking, playing alongside São Paulo player Cláudia Monteiro.

They reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1982, defeating Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss in the second round.

In her later career, she has managed a gym for nine years and trained athletes of the Brazilian women's team, including Andrea Vieira, Luciana Tella, Claudia Chabalgoity, Vanessa Menga, Stephanie Mayorkis, Eugenia Maia and Roberta Burzagli.

One of her more notable events came in 2016 when she was invited by the Ministry of Sport to carry the Olympic torch of the Rio 2016 Games in Salvador.