Fourth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain ground out a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over Tzipi Obziler of Israel on Saturday to advance to the Guangzhou Open final.
Medina Garrigues will face No. 3 Anna Chakvetadze of Russia in Sunday's title match after top-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia retired in the second set of their semifinal trailing 7-5, 2-0.
Chakvetadze will contest her first WTA final, while Medina Garrigues is chasing her third tournament win this year after claiming the Canberra and Palermo titles.