ZAGREB, May 4: Fifteen-year-old Mirjana Lucic of Croatia shocked top-seeded South Africa's Amanda Coetzer on Saturday to reach the final of the 107,500-dollar WTA event on the Croatian Island of Bol, reports AFP.

Lucic, too young to be classed on the WTA computer, won 6-4, 6-3 to make her first Tour final. >

The youngster showed the grit and determination of a veteran as she came from 2-4 down in the opening set to grab the next four games. In the second set, Lucic moved ahead as she took Coetzer’s service in the fourth game before taking the set 6-3.

The Croatian teenager now meets Corinna Morariu of the United States, 129th in the world, in Sunday's final. Morariu earlier beat Switzerland's Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-1. 1-6, 6-3 in the other semifinal. *