Ioana Raluca Olaru will take on Andrea Petkovic in the final of the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies event in Austria.

Olaru defeated Alize Cornet, ranked 28th in the world, 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the semi-finals today to reach her first WTA Tour showpiece.

Petkovic will also contest her first final on the elite circuit after a comfortable 6-2 6-1 win over Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.