Fourth-seed Elena Dementieva was bounced in straight sets during semifinal action Saturday at the Kremlin Cup.
Unseeded Italian Francesca Schiavone dispatched home crowd favorite Dementieva with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph. Schiavone will meet third-seeded Frenchwoman Mary Pierce in the final on Sunday.
Dementieva, who lost to Anastasia Myskina in last year's all-Russian final, defeated Myskina in Friday's quarters.
Meanwhile, the 1998 Kremlin Cup champion Pierce moved on with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 victory against Dinara Safina of Russia.
This week's winner will collect $189,000.