Tobi Sokolow

Tobi Sokolow (born July 15, 1942)

Sokolow learned bridge in her thirties, unusually late for a top player. 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.

Sokolow was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her husband David is a law professor at the University of Texas School of Law. They live in Austin, Texas, where she was a real estate agent. Her son Adam is a restaurateur in Austin. – a tournament (now rarely-contested) in which every player has a different partner in every round. She finished second in the team event in 2012.

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.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards Fishbein Trophy 2002

Wins Venice Cup (2) 1997, 2003 McConnell Cup (1) 2006 World Bridge Games (1) 2016 North American Bridge Championships (20) Life Master Pairs (1) 2002 Senior Mixed Pairs (1) 2019 Women's Board-a-Match Teams (6) 1994, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2015 Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007 Women's Swiss Teams (3) 2002, 2009, 2011 North American Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1984, 1985 Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1991 Women's Pairs (2) 1987, 1990 Women's United States Bridge Championship (7) 1992, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2016 Other notable wins: Generali World Masters Individual (1) 2004 World Mind Sports Games Women's Teams (1) 2011

Runners-up Venice Cup (2) 2000, 2015 World Women Team Olympiad (1) 2004 North American Bridge Championships (14) Mixed Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2005 Women's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012 Women's Knockout Teams (3) 2002, 2003, 2012 Women's Swiss Teams (5) 1988, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003 Women's Pairs (1) 2001 Women's US Bridge Championship (3) 1995, 2011, 2015 Other notable 2nd places: Buffett Cup (1) 2008