SEOUL, South Korea – Spain’s Lara Arruabarrena spoiled the all-Romanian party when she knocked out Patricia Maria Tig in an emphatic straight sets, dropping just three games on her way to the Korea Open final, 6-1, 6-2. She’ll take on another Romanian, Monica Niculescu, for the title.

It’s the first WTA final of the year for the No.90-ranked Spaniard, who will enjoy a much-needed boost after spending much of 2016 toiling at the ITF level and in qualifying rounds. In fact, it’s her first final since her victory at the WTA 125K event in Cali back in 2013.

Arruabarrena was dominant in the opening set, breaking Tig three times and allowing her to win only barely 11 points in the 21-minute opener. The Romanian found her footing in the second and brought up six break points on Arruabarrena’s serve, but the Spaniard brushed them aside to advance to the final after just 58 minutes.

Up next for the 24-year-old is the No.5 seeded Niculescu, who is playing her first event since reaching the third round at the US Open.

Much like her opponent, Niculescu needed barely an hour to move past her semifinal opponent Zhang Shuai 6-0, 6-4.

Zhang recovered admirably from her opening set shutout, pushing Niculescu and trading breaks with her three consecutive times. She was a game away from forcing a decider, but Niculescu rallied to claim the decisive break.

It’s also the first final of the year for Niculescu, who entered Seoul having yet to advance past a round of 16 stage.