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Bad Gastein, Austria – Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic and Yvonne Meusburger of Austria were Saturday's semifinal winners at the Gastein Ladies tennis event.
Hlavackova outlasted Elina Svitolina by a 7-5, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4 margin to reach her first WTA final.
Meusburger took down eighth-seeded Italian Karin Knapp 6-4, 6-3. The Austrian was last week's runner-up in Budapest and a 2007 Bad Gastein finalist.
The winner of this $235,000 tournament will earn $42,000.
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