[2] Sokolow learned bridge in her thirties, unusually late for a top player.
[3] She has won five world titles and 20 North American Bridge Championships events including the 2002 Life Master Pairs.
At Verona, Italy, in 2004 she became the first American man or woman to win the Generali World Masters Individual.
[3] Sokolow was one of 24 women, six from each of four countries, invited to participate in the SportAccord World Mind Games, December 2011 in Beijing.
On September 7, 2021, Sokolow was added to the American Contract Bridge League's "Currently under Discipline" list as having resigned to avoid possible disciplinary action.