LOS ANGELES — Kim Clijsters rallied from a set down and a 3-2 deficit in the third to beat an injured Jennifer Capriati 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 in a semifinal match Sunday at the WTA Championships.
Clijsters won the final 10 games in advancing to today's night final for the second straight year. The winner receives $1,000,030, the biggest paycheck in women's tennis. The extra $30 represents the WTA Tour's 30th anniversary.
Clijsters will play fourth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo, who upset No. 2 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3. Mauresmo spoiled an all-Belgian final between Clijsters, the outgoing No. 1 player, and Henin-Hardenne, who will succeed her countrywoman when the year's final rankings are released Tuesday.
Mauresmo needed help reaching the semifinals. Rubin, Elena Dementieva and Mauresmo all finished with 1-2 records in round-robin play. But Mauresmo advanced because she won a set in each of her two losses.