Istanbul, Oct 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Doubles World No.3 Andrea Hlavackova and No.4 Lucie Hradecka reached the doubles final of the WTA Championships here.
The duo from the Czech Republic overpowered Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond of the United States 7-6(6), 6-1 Saturday at the $4.9 million tournament.
In the final, Hlavackova and Hradecka will face either doubles World No.1 Roberta Vinci and No.2 Sara Errani or the Russian duo of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.
--IANS/RIA Novosti
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