KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)—Elena Dementieva defeated Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-1, 6-3 to set up an all-Russian final with first-timer Alisa Kleybanova at the inaugural Malaysian Open on Saturday.
Fourth-seeded Kleybanova beat unseeded Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-4, 6-1 in the first semifinal to reach her first career WTA final.
Top-seeded Dementeiva and Kleybanova will meet for the first time.
Dementieva will be gunning for her third title of the year, after triumphs in Sydney and Paris gave her 16 career titles.
The Russian has lost only 15 games in four matches this week99.
She broke Bammer five times in 16 chances and lost her own serve only once.
Kleybanova didn't drop serve against Morita and delivered 11 aces.