German Laura Siegemund won against Dutch qualifier Arianne Hartono 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the final of the Thailand Open 2 on Saturday.
Siegemund, ranked No 99, will face Slovak Rebecca Sramkova next.
The 36-year-old German beat American Alycia Parks (6-4, 6-3), Chinese Xiyu Wang, the No 5 seed (7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (1)) and Spaniard Rebeka Masarova (6-3, 6-4) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Hartono, ranked No 180, defeated Japanese Moyuka Uchijima, the No 7 seed (6-1, 6-1), Chinese qualifier Xinyu Gao (6-1, 4-6, 6-2) and Japanese Mai Hontama (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
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