AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Fourth-seeded Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil and former champion Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia won two matches each Saturday to reach the singles final of the rain-marred Heineken Open.

Quarterfinals and semifinals were played in one day to make up for time lost to rain, which doused the tournament on three straight days.

Kuerten, formerly the world's top-ranked player but now 37th, beat seventh-seeded Guillermo Coria of Argentina 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals to become the tournament's last active seed.

He went on to beat Mariano Zabaleta of Argentina 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals to reach his first final since Lyon in July. Kuerten had made first-round exits in his two previous tournaments, at Madrid and Paris in October.

He is drawn to face current No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in the third round of the Australian Open which begins in Melbourne on Monday.

Hrbaty, who won the Auckland singles title two years ago, defeating Spain's Francisco Clavet, beat two Spaniards on Saturday to reach his 17th career final.

He beat David Ferrer 7-5, 6-3 in a tight quarterfinal and Felix Mantilla 6-2, 6-2 for an effortless semifinal victory. The loss was Mantilla's third in semifinals in Auckland.

The second-seeded pairing of South Africans David Adams and Robbie Koenig won the doubles final, beating Tomas Cibulec and Leos Friedl of the Czech Republic 7-6, 3-6, 6-3.