Kuerten got a favorable draw for Sunday as unseeded Galo Blanco upset third seed Carlos Moya, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 7-5 in an all-Spanish semifinal. The two-time French Open champion will seek his 12th career title and 10th on clay.

The women's semifinals were postponed by rain Friday but were contested Saturday, with top two seeds Amanda Coetzer and Elena Dementieva advancing to the final.

Coetzer, the top-seeded South African, reached her first final of the year by dispatching No. 4 Paola Suarez of Argentina, 6-4, 6-3.

Dementieva, the second-seeded Russian, stormed into her second career final by crushing unseeded Nuria Llagostera of Spain, 6-2, 6-1.

Kuerten began 2001 with a disappointing second-round loss at the Australian Open but bounced back to help Brazil defeat Morocco in the Davis Cup. On Sunday, Kuerten dispatched Argentine teenager Jose Acasuso in the final of the AT&T Cup in Buenos Aires.

Kuerten, 24, captured five titles last season, including his second French Open crown, and became the first South American year-end No. 1.

Blanco pulled off his second huge upset of the tournament. He also knocked off second seed Franco Squillari in the first round.

Moya, a former world No. 1, may have been fatigued. He needed three sets to rally past fellow Spaniard Sergi Bruguera in Friday's quarterfinal matchup of former French Open champions. Meanwhile, Blanco Christian Ruud of Norway in straight sets.

Coetzer, 29, came into the tournament with losses in three of her last four matches, including a tough three-set defeat to Venus Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals. But she has bounced back with three straight wins this week and will seek her eighth career title on Sunday.

Suarez saw her seven-match winning streak come to an end. She won her second career title on Sunday in Bogota, Colombia.

Dementieva, 19, also lost three of four matches coming into this event but has not lost a set in three matches and will vie for her first career title Sunday.

Last year, Dementieva emerged as one of the biggest surprises on the WTA Tour. She reached her first career Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. Open, won the silver medal at the Olympics and qualified for her first Chase Championships, where she reached the semifinals.

Coetzer defeated Dementieva in their only meeting last year at Hilton Head, South Carolina, also on clay.

The men's champion receives $130,000 while the women's winner pockets $27,000. This is an inaugural event for the women.