Saturday's women's final will pit the Swiss teenager against world No. 2 Lindsay Davenport, who earlier beat comeback kid Jennifer Capriati in straight sets.

"I think this is the dream final," Hingis said. "I will try to give it a shot -- I've got nothing to lose."

Hingis completely outclassed 10th seed Martinez, pushing the tiring 27-year-old baseliner around the court.

So confident was Hingis that she barely even bothered to step up her game on the big points, laughing as she sliced drop shots over the net, and volleying winners from around the court.

Martinez was only briefly competitive in the opening set, as Hingis' hubris saw her service broken in the seventh game.

But Hingis calmly tightened the screws and took just over an hour to serve out the match. She also beat Martinez in the 1998 final here in Melbourne.

Hingis now has a winning streak of 27 singles matches at Melbourne Park stretching back to 1997, and has dropped only three sets in the past three years.

"That's a pretty good record," Hingis said after Thursday's win. "I hope I can keep on like that."