Sania, Cara in final of Stuttgart WTA event

Stuttgart: Sania Mirza earned herself an opportunity to win her first title of the season after reaching the summit clash of the PORSCHE Tennis Grand Prix with Zimbabwean partner Cara Black, here on Saturday.

The second-seeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair defeated the German pair of Antonia Lottner and Anna Zaja 6-2 2-6 10-4 in one hour and 14 minutes in the USD 710,000 clay court WTA premier event. Sania had reached the Indian Wells final last month but ended runners-up with Cara. In the final they will face winner of the other semifinal between Italian top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci and Jelena Jankovic and Alisa Kleybanova.