Sania Mirza defeated 15-year-old wild card Alexa Glatch 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the final of the Forest Hills Women's Classic.

Sania Mirza defeated 15-year-old wild card Alexa Glatch 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the final of the Forest Hills Women's Classic.

Mirza will face Lucie Safarova, who beat Iveta Benesova 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Glatch, a high school junior from Newport Beach, California, turned pro earlier in 2005. She has received a wild card into the main draw of the US Open, which starts on Monday.

Safarova won a WTA title in Portugal earlier in 2005