Defending champion:
Karolina Pliskova (4) who defeated Johanna Konta 6-3 6-4
Semi final results:
- Simona Halep (1) defeated Garbiñe Muguruza (9) 6-3 4-6 6-4
Halep has qualified for her third Rome final, following appearances in 2017-18, losing to Elina Svitolina on both occasions.
Muguruza moves up two spots to #15 in the rankings.
- Karolina Pliskova (2) defeated Markéta Vondroušová (12) 6-2 6-4
Pliskova will have the chance to defend her title after disposing of her younger Czech compatriot for the second time in the two meetings they have had.
Pliskova punished the Vondrousova second serve, winning 16 of 23 points from it in the match.
Halep and Pliskova will meet in the final - the top two seeds.
They have played each other 12 times before, with Halep ahead 7-5, although Pliskova has won the two most recent clashes, both in 2019.
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