Qatar Open: Kontaveit eases past Ostapenko, reaches final

Anett Kontaveit reached her seventh WTA final since August on Friday when she breezed past Jelena Ostapenko 6-1, 6-4 at the Qatar Open.

Anett Kontaveit celebrates after her win over Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinal of Qatar Open in Doha on Friday.

Anett Kontaveit reached her seventh WTA final since August on Friday when she breezed past Jelena Ostapenko 6-1, 6-4 at the Qatar Open.

The 26-year-old Estonian, who has six career titles to her name, will face former French Open champion Iga Swiatek of Poland, who beat Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-3 in the second semifinal, in Saturday's final.

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Kontaveit needed just 68 minutes to defeat last week's Dubai champion Ostapenko.

Kontaveit has been on a red-hot streak on the tour with five of her titles coming since last summer, the most recent of which was in St. Petersburg two weeks ago.