Linda Harvey Wild (born February 11, 1971) is a retired tennis player from the United States. Born as Linda Harvey, she later used the family name of her stepfather and coach Steve Wild.
Wild turned professional in 1989. In the first round of her first tournament in February 1990 in her hometown of Chicago, she defeated then fifth-ranked Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. During her career on the WTA Tour, she won five singles and five doubles titles. Her best Grand Slam singles performance came at the 1996 US Open, where she defeated Park Sung-hee, Kristie Boogert, Barbara Rittner and Lindsay Davenport to reach the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by Conchita Martínez. Her best doubles result she realized at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the semifinals with Elizabeth Smylie.
Wild was a member of the United States Fed Cup team that won 1996 the title. She reached career-high rankings of No. 23 in singles (in September 1996) and No. 17 in doubles (July 1996). She retired from the tour in 2000.
WTA career finals Legend (singles) Tier I (0) Tier II (2) Tier III (1) Tier IV (6)
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jun 1992 Eastbourne International, UK Grass Lori McNeil 4–6, 4–6Loss 0–2 Nov 1992 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard (i) Helena Suková 4–6, 3–6Win 1–2 Jul 1993 Puerto Rico Open Hard Ann Grossman 6–3, 5–7, 6–3Win 2–2 Sep 1993 Sapporo, Japan Carpet (i) Irina Spîrlea 6–4, 6–3Loss 2–3 Oct 1993 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Wang Shi-ting 1–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss 2–4 Jun 1994 Eastbourne International, UK Grass Meredith McGrath 2–6, 4–6Win 3–4 Sep 1995 Nagoya, Japan Carpet (i) Sandra Kleinová 6–4, 6–2Win 4–4 Sep 1995 China Open Hard Wang Shi-ting 7–5, 6–2Win 5–4 Apr 1996 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Hard Yayuk Basuki Walkover
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups) ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 1992 VS of Florida, U.S. Hard Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 2–6, 2–6Loss 0–2 Sep 1993 Nichirei Open, Japan Hard Amanda Coetzer Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin 4–6, 1–6Win 1–2 Jan 1994 Hobart International, Australia Hard Chanda Rubin Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)Win 2–2 May 1994 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Amanda Coetzer Kristie Boogert Laura Golarsa 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Loss 2–3 Oct 1994 Bell Challenge, Canada Carpet (i) Chanda Rubin Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat 4–6, 3–6Loss 2–4 Feb 1995 Puerto Rico Open Hard Laura Golarsa Karin Kschwendt Rene Simpson 2–6, 6–0, 4–6Win 3–4 May 1995 Prague Open, Czech Republic Clay Chanda Rubin Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2Loss 3–5 Sep 1995 Japan Open Hard Amanda Coetzer Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández 3–6, 2–6Win 4–5 Sep 1995 China Open Hard Claudia Porwik Wang Shi-ting Stephanie Rottier 6–1, 6–0Win 5–5 Jun 1996 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass Elizabeth Smylie Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat 6–3, 3–6, 6–1Loss 5–6 Jun 1997 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass Nathalie Tauziat Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland 2–6, 3–6
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