Background
Wild, Linda was born on February 11, 1971 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States.
Wild, Linda was born on February 11, 1971 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States.
Wild turned pro in 1989. In the first round of her first tournament as a pro, in February, 1990 in her hometown of Chicago, she defeated then fifth-ranked Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Her best Grand Slam singles performance came at the 1996 United States Open, where she reached the quarterfinals.
Her best doubles result came at the 1996 Australian Open, reaching the semifinals with Elizabeth Smylie.
She reached career-high rankings of Number. 23 (in September 1996) in singles and Number.
17 (in July 1996) in doubles. She retired from the tour in 2000.
Singles wins (5)
Singles runners-up (4)
Doubles titles (5)
Doubles runners-up (6).