Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Arlington Heights, Illinois [1] | February 11, 1971
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed [1] |
Prize money | $1,237,931 |
Singles | |
Career record | 239–201 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (September 9, 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996) |
French Open | 3R (1991, 1996) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1991, 1994, 1996) |
US Open | QF (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 175–157 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (July 8, 1996) |
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 Australian Open, 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.
Legend (singles) |
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Tier I (0) |
Tier II (2) |
Tier III (1) |
Tier IV (6) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jun 1992 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | Lori McNeil | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | Nov 1992 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Helena Suková | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1. | Jul 1993 | Puerto Rico Open | Hard | Ann Grossman | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Sep 1993 | Sapporo, Japan | Carpet (i) | Irina Spîrlea | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 1993 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 4. | Jun 1994 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | Meredith McGrath | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | Sep 1995 | Nagoya, Japan | Carpet (i) | Sandra Kleinová | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | Sep 1995 | China Open | Hard | Wang Shi-ting | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | Apr 1996 | Jakarta Open, Indonesia | Hard | Yayuk Basuki | w/o |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Mar 1992 | Miami Masters, U.S. | Hard | Conchita Martínez | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | Sep 1993 | Japan Open | Hard | Amanda Coetzer | Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | Jan 1994 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Chanda Rubin | Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 2. | May 1994 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Amanda Coetzer | Kristie Boogert Laura Golarsa | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 1994 | Bell Challenge, Canada | Carpet (i) | Chanda Rubin | Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | Feb 1995 | Puerto Rico Open | Hard | Laura Golarsa | Karin Kschwendt Rene Simpson | 2–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | May 1995 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Chanda Rubin | Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 1995 | Japan Open | Hard | Amanda Coetzer | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4. | Sep 1995 | China Open | Hard | Claudia Porwik | Wang Shi-ting Stephanie Rottier | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 5. | Jun 1996 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | Elizabeth Smylie | Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 6. | Jun 1997 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | Nathalie Tauziat | Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland | 2–6, 3–6 |
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