Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko beat Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 6-3 6-2 to reach the final of the Edgbaston Classic, where she will face fellow WTA tour final debutant Yanina Wickmayer.

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Bondarenko, the 12th seed, will battle it out with Wickmayer for the title after the Belgian recorded a 7-5 7-6 win over American Bethanie Mattek.

"It's my first final and I'm really excited," Wickmayer said. "I'm going to go out there and have some fun."

The 18-year-old Wickmayer has climbed more than 300 places in the world rankings in the last 12 months.

She will break in to the top 60 with victory on Sunday.