Sania Mirza upset eighth seed Sybille Bammer 6-2 5-7 6-3 to reach the final of the Stanford Classic on Saturday.
The unseeded 20-year-old, whose only Tour title came in Hyderabad in 2005, outfought the Austrian under the hot sun in two hours and 14 minutes.
While the left-handed Bammer did a good job hooking her forehand into Sania's backhand and punishing her second serve, the Sania was the more ambitious and complete player on the day.
Sania Mirza won the match when she ripped a forehand crosscourt winner on her fourth match point.
Sania Mirza will face the winner of the semi-final between top seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia and third seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.
The unseeded 20-year-old, whose only Tour title came in Hyderabad in 2005, outfought the Austrian under the hot sun in two hours and 14 minutes.
While the left-handed Bammer did a good job hooking her forehand into Sania's backhand and punishing her second serve, the Sania was the more ambitious and complete player on the day.
Sania Mirza won the match when she ripped a forehand crosscourt winner on her fourth match point.
Sania Mirza will face the winner of the semi-final between top seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia and third seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.
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