Hingis dumped defending champion and seventh seed Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario of Spain, 6-3, 6-2, to advance to her second French Open final in three years at the $10.5 million event.

Graf and American Monica Seles engaged in another chapter of their storied rivalry before the German rallied for a 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 triumph over the three-time champion and last year's runner-up.

A finalist here in 1997 and a semifinalist last year, Hingis will seek her fifth Grand Slam singles title and complete her personal Grand Slam.

Graf, a winner of 21 Grand Slam titles, will be appearing in her first Grand Slam final since beating Seles at the 1996 U.S. Open.

After rain delayed the start of the match by almost 40 minutes, Hingis stormed out to a 5-0 lead in the first set. But Sanchez-Vicario regrouped by winning 12 of the next 14 points to take the next three games. Sanchez-Vicario saved one set point off Hingis' serve after a brilliant running backhand return forced Hingis to hit a forehand wide. Hingis finally won the set when the Spaniard returned a backhand long off her serve.

Hingis continued to control the points as she got an early break in the second set. But the Spaniard broke back to pull within 2-4 on a backhand passing shot. However, Hingis broke Sanchez-Vicario in the next game and served out the match.

Sanchez-Vicario committed 36 unforced errors as she lost for the 10th time in 11 meetings with Hingis and failed to reach the French Open final for only the second time in six years. Her only other loss prior to the final in that span was to Hingis in the quarterfinals in 1997.

The 18-year-old Hingis has not dropped a set in six matches as she seeks her second straight Grand Slam title, having won her third straight Australian Open title in January.