Bastad, Sweden (Sports Network) - Reigning champion Polona Hercog and France's Mathilde Johansson won their respective semifinal matches on Saturday at the Swedish Open.

The Slovenian Hercog cruised past seventh-seeded German Mona Barthel 6-1, 6-3 on the red clay at Bastad Tennis Stadium.

Hercog beat Johanna Larsson in last year's Bastad finale to capture her lone WTA singles title. She holds a 1-2 mark in finals.

Johansson took down Larsson 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach her second career title match. She finished runner-up at Bogota in 2011.

Hercog and Johansson have met just once before.

The 2012 Bastad champion will earn $37,000.

07/21 11:12:09 ET