BOL, Croatia (AP) -- Third-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France and Tina Pisnik of Slovenia advanced Saturday to the final of the $170,000 Croatian Bol Ladies Open.

Mauresmo defeated Gala Leon-Garcia of Spain 6-4, 7-5, while Pisnik stopped Maria Sanchez-Lorenzo of Spain 7-6 (3), 6-4.

"This is a great comeback,'' said Mauresmo, who was playing her first tournament since being sidelined by a back injury six weeks ago.

"I only expected to play a few matches, but here I am in the final.''
It was the second final this year and the sixth overall for the 20-year-old who is currently ranked 17th in the world.

Mauresmo, who ousted defending champion Corina Morariu of the United States in three sets in the quarterfinals, took a 4-1 lead, but failed to convert three set points at 5-3. She led 4-2 in the second set before Leon-Garcia leveled at 4-4 with strong baseline play. Mauresmo, however, rallied again, even though she failed to exploit a match point at 5-4.