HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova gave women's tennis its second straight teen-aged final, advancing to the Family Circle Cup championship Saturday.

 Hingis, the world's No. 1 player, downed No. 3 Jana Novotna 6-2, 6-3, while Kournikova, seeded seventh, overcame a first-set tiebreaker loss to defeat No. 6 Patty Schnyder 6-7, 6-0, 6-3.

``With Anna and me, it's like two youngsters coming up,'' said the 18-year-old Hingis. ``It's going to be very interesting.''

A week ago, the Williams sisters grabbed the world's attention in the Lipton Championship final. Venus, 18, outlasted 17-year-old Serena in the game's first sister act since 1884 as their father, Richard Williams, led cheers and held up a sign, ``The Williams Show.''

But it's a show shared with Hingis, who's already won four Grand Slam events, and the confident 17-year-old Kournikova, who has unashamedly dated a much-older NHL star and was one of People Magazine's ``50 Most Beautiful People.''

``There are longterm factors involved here,'' WTA Tour chief executive officer Bart McGuire said. ``It means we will continue to have this kind of depth and continue to have these kind of exciting personalities.''

If women's tennis is to keep growing, the four teen queens will be its bankable stars. Fox Sports Net, in its first year televising the tournament, was praying for a Martina-Anna final, McGuire said.

``If people are talking about us it must mean they are good players,'' Kournikova said. ``Everybody's different, but I guess it's becoming true.''

A huge crowd filled Stadium Court for both matches, pulling for Hingis, then Kournikova. They will have a hard time decidiing allegiances for Sunday's final.

Hingis won this event two years ago as history's youngest No. 1. Kournikova has charmed resort fans in her first Family Circle appearance even though she's yet to claim a WTA Tier I title.

Hingis won her ninth straight match at Sea Pines Racquet Club without her best stuff. She won slightly more than half her first serves and committed four double faults, more than she had her three previous matches.

But Novotna, known more for her grass court skills than clay, continually had backhand problems and made 40 errors.

Novotna was two points from 4-2 in the second set when Hingis got rolling. A nifty lob clipped the back line, giving Hingis a 4-3 lead. Novotna's double fault and wayward backhand made it 5-3 and Hingis closed the match with her only ace.

``I felt like Martina was winning the most important points when she needed it,'' Novotna said.

If Hingis's match was sluggish, Kournikova's was a slugfest. She and Schnyder rocketed crosscourt winners and deft drop shots in the humid South Carolina sun.

After Kournikova blew a 5-3 lead in the opening tiebreaker, she rolled off 10 of the next 11 games. Schnyder woke up in the third set - she won two straight games to close Kournikova's lead to 4-3 - but it was too late.

``I didn't feel really tired, but it just became hard to concentrate,'' said Schnyder.

When it was over, Kournikova collapsed in the lime green promotional couches used as courtside chairs and thought about her first WTA final since losing to Venus Williams at the 1998 Lipton.

``I don't feel any pressure at all,'' Kournikova said. ``Martina, she has to show she's number one. I don't feel like I have to do anything special.''