Hlavackova, Hradecka reach Istanbul final

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 27: Andrea Hlavackova (L) & Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic look on in their match against Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond of USA in the doubles semi finals during day five of the season ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships Tennis at the Sinan Erdem Dome on October 27, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Istanbul, Oct 28 – 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.