Linda Wild
Outcome No Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1 March 2 , 1992 Boca Raton , United States Hard Conchita Martínez Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 2-6 , 2-6
Runner-up 2 September 20 , 1993 Tokyo ( Nichirei ) , Japan Hard Amanda Coetzer Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin 4-6 , 1-6
Winner 1 January 10 , 1994 Hobart , Australia Hard Chanda Rubin Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan 7-5 , 4-6 , 7-6
Winner 2 May 9 , 1994 Prague , Czech Republic Clay Amanda Coetzer Kristie Boogert Laura Golarsa 6-4 , 3-6 , 6-2
Runner-up 3 October 31 , 1994 Québec , Canada Carpet ( i ) Chanda Rubin Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat 4-6 , 3-6
Runner-up 4 February 27 , 1995 San Juan , Puerto Rico Hard Laura Golarsa Karin Kschwendt Rene Simpson 2-6 , 6-0 , 4-6
Winner 3 May 8 , 1995 Prague , Czech Republic Clay Chanda Rubin Maria Lindström Maria Strandlund 6-7 , 6-3 , 6-2
Runner-up 5 September 18 , 1995 Tokyo ( Nichirei ) , Japan Hard Amanda Coetzer Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández 3-6 , 2-6
Winner 4 September 25 , 1995 Beijing , China Hard Claudia Porwik Wang Shi-ting Stephanie Rottier 6-1 , 6-0
Winner 5 June 10 , 1996 Birmingham , Great Britain Grass Elizabeth Smylie Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat 6-3 , 3-6 , 6-1
Runner-up 6 June 9 , 1997 Birmingham , Great Britain Grass Nathalie Tauziat Katrina Adams Larisa Neiland 2-6 , 3-6
WTA career finals -- Doubles : 11 ( 5 titles , 6 runner-ups )
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 Martinez. 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.