Each needed less than one hour to record semifinal victories Saturday, setting up today's showdown at the $520,000 event.

The 19-year-old Hingis, who holds the No. 1 ranking and is the top seed, dispatched fourth seed Nathalie Tauziat of France, 6-4, 6-2, in 55 minutes to reach her tour-best 12th final of the year.

Davenport, the second seed, crushed fellow American and third seed Venus Williams, 6-1, 6-2, in only 50 minutes. The 23-year-old Californian will be appearing in her seventh final of the year and her third straight at this event.

Hingis has a commanding 1,672-point lead over Davenport atop the WTA Tour rankings.

Davenport, the Wimbledon champion who is competing in her first event since aggravating a wrist injury last month in Filderstadt, Germany, pulled out of the doubles semifinals Saturday night due to a mild sprain of her right wrist.

Hingis defeated the American, 7-5, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-4), in the 1997 final and has won three of four indoor meetings between the two. Overall, the head-to-head series is tied 7-7 with Davenport winning the last meeting earlier this year in the final at Sydney.

Davenport, who lost to Steffi Graf in last year's final, has won five titles this yearm, with her last tournament victory coming at the Princess Cup in Tokyo in late September. Hingis has won a WTA Tour-leading seven events, including last month's Porsche Grand Prix.

The Advanta Championships, which is being held on the campus of Villanova University, offers an $80,000 first prize.

The players on the tour conclude the season this coming week at the Chase Championships in New York.