Chanda Rubin’s passion for tennis began as a child at the court in her family’s backyard. She started her career in junior tournaments. In 1992, she claimed the singles title at the Wimbledon Junior Championship. Rubin climbed to No. 2 in the ITF World Junior rankings.

In 1991, Rubin’s professional tennis career began. She won seven singles and ten doubles WTA titles during her career. Rubin’s first doubles title was at the Toyota ITF tournament in Tokyo, Japan in 1993. With her partner Lisa Raymond, Rubin defeated Amanda Coetzer and Linda Wild in the final round. Rubin’s first singles title was in 1995 at an ITF tournament in Midland, Michigan. There, she defeated Brenda Schultz-McCarthy who was No. 13 at the time. Rubin defeated other high-ranked players as well throughout her career, including Serena Williams. In 2001, Rubin and partner Els Callens defeated the Williams sisters at the US Open in the round of 16. The following year, Rubin defeated Serena in a singles quarterfinal match at the JPMorgan Chase Open in Los Angeles, California.

In 1995, Rubin was recognized with the WTA Most Improved Player Award. She joined the United States Pan American Team that same year. Rubin also began her time on the U.S. Fed Cup Team, of which she was a member in 1995-1997, 1999, 2003, and 2004. Rubin competed on the U.S. Olympic Team in 1996 and 2004. At the 2004 Athens Games, she advanced to the round of 16 after defeating Cara Black of Zimbabwe.

Rubin competed in each of the Grand Slam tournaments. Most notably, she won the Australian Open doubles title with partner Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in 1996. The pair defeated Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez in the final round. That same year, Rubin reached her career-high marks of No. 6 in singles and No. 9 in doubles.

After retiring from professional tennis in 2006, Rubin has continued her involvement in the sport. Philanthropy has been one of Rubin’s ongoing interests. In 1997, she received the Arthur Ashe Leadership Award for her work in children’s programs and community involvement. Among the causes she supports, Rubin has advocated for wheelchair tennis. She was the Wheelchair Tennis spokesperson in 1993 and she was nominated as the Most Caring Athlete by USA Weekend for her work with disadvantaged children. Rubin has also supported ITF junior tournaments with her winnings from the Federation Cup. In 2001, she started the Chanda Rubin Tennis and Scholarship Foundation. In addition to providing scholarships, Rubin mentored the youth through the organization and emphasized the importance of education in addition to tennis.

Rubin was an Elite Athlete on the Board of Directors at the USTA for three terms. In 2013, she graduated cum laude from Harvard Extension School’s Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree Program. She was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame that same year. In 2019, Rubin was inducted into the Black Tennis Hall of Fame.