ROSMALEN, Netherlands — Simona Halep reached her second final in a week by defeating third-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-2 Friday at the Topshelf Open.
She'll face Kirsten Flipkens in the final Saturday on the grass courts. Flipkens beat Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-1 in the other semifinal.
Last week, Halep won her first WTA title by beating Andrea Petkovic on clay in the final of the inaugural Nurnberger Versicherungscup.
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