Each player broke serve seven times, with Riera committing 13 double faults to Romero Gormaz’s six. Romero Gormaz scored 111 points and Riera scored 109.
Earlier in the week, she beat Slovenia’s Polona Herkog 6-0, 6-1 and Argentina’s Solana Sierra 6-4, 6-1.
Riera, ranked 137th, opened her week with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Colombia’s Valentina Mediorreal Arias and Austria. 6-2, 6-4. She then defeated Mexico’s Renata Zarazua 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
Gormaz’s path to the final
First round: d. Polona Herkog (Q) 6-0, 6-1
Second round: d. Solana Sierra (3) 6-4, 6-1
Semi-final: d. Julia Riera 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
Riera’s road to the semi-finals
First round: d. Valentina Medioreal Arias (WC) 6-1, 6-1
Second round: d. Julia Grabher (6) 6-2, 6-4
Quarter-final: d. Renata Zarazua (2) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2