Hlavackova to meet Meusburger in Bad Gastein final

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.