Hingis has lost her last four encounters with Davenport, all in straight sets. The biggest came in the final of the Australian Open in January. Davenport is 10-7 all-time against Hingis, winning seven of 10 final matchups.

Both women posted routs in Saturday's semifinals and each is looking for her 28th career title.

Hingis advanced to her third final of the season with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over third-seeded Mary Pierce of France.

This is Hingis' first tournament since defeating Sandrine Testud of France in last month's Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo. The 19-year-old Hingis has not dropped a set this week.

Davenport moved into her third consecutive final by crushing sixth-seeded Anna Kournikova of Russia, 6-2, 6-2, in 55 minutes, improving to 13-1 this season on hard courts.

The 23-year-old Davenport has turned her game up a notch in each match she has played this week. She rallied from a set down to defeat Jennifer Capriati in the second round before ending Monica Seles' season-opening six-match winning streak on Friday with a 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal victory.

Davenport will be appearing in her 11th final since January 1999. Over that period, she has compiled an 8-2 record in championship matches, with losses to Venus Williams in New Haven last August and Amelie Mauresmo at Sydney in January.

Although the American cannot take over the No. 1 ranking today, she can move within 213 points of Hingis with a win. But a loss would drop Davenport 548 points behind.

First prize at this hardcourt event is $87,000.