In a pair of long matches, Steffi Graf and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario fought off unexpectedly strong challenges and advanced to the title match of the Virginia Slims Championships.
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Graf, the world's No. 1-ranked player, needed 1 hour, 46 minutes Saturday to beat German Anke Huber 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Then Sanchez, ranked No. 2, battled for 2 hours, 34 minutes before eliminating unseeded Mary Pierce 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.Sunday's unique final in this season-ending, $3.5 million tournament will be the only best-of-5-sets match the women play during the year. The winner will get $250,000 and the runner-up $120,000.