Both posted semifinal victories in less than one hour on Saturday. Hingis rolled past fourth seed Barbara Schett of Austria, 6-1, 6-2, and Testud crushed unseeded Adriana Gersi of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-1.

Hingis improved her season record to 20-2 and has not dropped a set in three matches this week.

"I played my best match here this week today," Hingis said. "I knew I had to be aggressive against Barbara. Otherwise she would move me around the court."

At the Australian Open, Hingis fell to Jennifer Capriati in the final after defeating sisters Venus and Serena Williams in her previous two matches.

One week later, Hingis advanced to the final at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, but lost to world No. 2 Lindsay Davenport in three sets.

Prior to those runner-up finishes, Hingis led Switzerland to the Hopman Cup title and won the adidas International in Sydney the following week. The 20-year-old will seek her 37th career singles title on Sunday.

Testud, a finalist at Canberra, Australia last month, has not won a title since 1998 at Filderstadt, Germany. The 28-year-old Frenchwoman's first career title came at Palermo in 1997.

Hingis has dominated Testud throughout their career, winning all 12 of their previous meetings, including all six last year. This will be the first women's final in the Middle East.

"I have played Sandrine many times," Hingis said. "I have a very good record against her and I don't want to lose three finals in a row. I am hungry to win."

First prize at this inaugural hardcourt event is $27,000.