Toronto: Romanian No 2 seed Simona Halep advanced to the final of the WTA Rogers Cup on Saturday defeating Italy’s Sara Errani 6-4, 6-4.

Halep will play for her 12th career title and fourth of the year in Sunday’s championship match against Swiss teen Belinda Bencic who beat World No 1 Serena Williams 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the other semi-final.