GUANGZHOU - Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic advanced Friday to the finals of the WTA Guangzhou International Women's Open.
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia returns a shot against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during a semifinal at the Guangzhou Open in China on September 25, 2015
Fourth seeded Jankovic beat Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, while Allertova downed fourth seed Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 6-2.
Jankovic, with 13 career titles, is the only seeded player left in competition.
Allertova, who is aiming for her first career title, pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament by defeating top seed Simona Halep in straight sets in quarterfinal play on Thursday.
Halep, ranked number two in the world, lost in the semifinals of the US Open this month to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta of Italy.
Players are battling for prize money of $250,000.