Top seed Venus Williams will be competing in her 80th WTA final and she chases her third Bank of the West Classic title and if the former world number one is victorious she will pick up her 50th WTA title of her illustrious career.
Williams' opponent in the final is the third seed Johanna Konta who shocked Williams in the first round of the Australian Open earlier this year and went on to reach her maiden Grand Slam semifinal.
Williams' notable results
The seven-time Grand Slam winner has had her thigh strapped for most of the year, and it was evident that she was clearly hampered by injury in her encounter with Konta in Melbourne and crashed out in the first round.
Williams powered through the draw at the Taiwan Open in February and she didn't drop a set en route to winning her 49th WTA title. The American didn't register a win during the back-to-back North American Premier Mandatory events.
She returned to the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells for the first time in 15 years but it was a bittersweet moment as she lost to Kurumi Nara in straight sets and this was followed by a three-set loss to Elena Vesnina in the second round of the Miami Open.
The veteran's season improved at the French Open as she reached the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time since 2010 but her progress was halted by clay court specialist and last year's semifinalist Timea Bacsinszky.
At Wimbledon, Williams made the semifinals at a Grand Slam singles event for the first time since 2010 and first once at SW19 since 2009 when she lost to her sister Serena in the final.
It was a successful tournament for her as she showed her fighting spirit in some three set matches and played classic grass court tennis but she was fatigued in her semifinal match with Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber.
Williams went on to win her 14th Grand Slam doubles title with her sister Serena, who won the singles event earlier that day and it was the pair's first Grand Slam doubles title together at Wimbledon in 2012.
Konta's notable results
The Australian-born Brit has had an impressive 12 months and this time last year she was on a 16 match winning streak on the ITF tour and it continued until her fourth round defeat to two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova at the US Open.
Konta has now risen to a career-high ranking of 18 and made the semifinals of the Australian Open before losing to the eventual champion Angelique Kerber.
The British number one recorded some good results at the back-to-back North American Premier Mandatory hardcourt events losing to Karolina Pliskova in the fourth round of Indian Wells and to eventual Miami Open champion Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.
Konta struggled to adjust to the European clay courts and she suffered three first round exits including one at the French Open, the first time she was seeded at a slam.
The Brit didn't do well on the grass either boasting early exits again in three of the four tournaments she competed in on the grass, including a second round loss at Wimbledon to 2014 finalist Eugenie Bouchard.
Williams' route to the final
The two-time Bank of the West Classic champion received a bye in the first round and recorded a three set victory over Magda Linette in the second round and defeated two of her compatriots CiCi Bellis and Alison Riske to reach her 80th WTA final.
Konta's route to the final
The Brit like Williams has dropped one set throughout the Premier event in Stanford. Konta received a bye in the first round and she recorded an easy 6-3, 6-1 victory over American wild card Julia Boserup in the second round and a three-set win over Zheng Saisai in the quarterfinals.
Konta's most impressive performance in a long time was against second seed Dominika Cibulkova who was coming off a successful grass court season which culminated in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
The Brit defeated Cibulkova 6-4, 6-2 to reach her first WTA final and with that victory over the Slovak she will reach a new career-high ranking of 14 when the new rankings are released on Monday.
Their history
The duo have played each other twice on hard courts and they have an even 1-1 record in their meetings.
Williams won their first meeting in the quarterfinals of Wuhan 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 and aforementioned Konta won their Australian Open first round meeting comprehensively 6-4, 6-2.
Who wins the Championship?
Both Williams and Konta have big serves which work well on hard courts and both can return well.
Williams would like to dictate play and keep the points short as if they engage in long rallies, Konta would come out on top.
Konta will need to play like she did against Williams in Melbourne by throwing in some drop shots and get the former world number one off the baseline and in uncomfortable positions.
The Brit will need to put pressure on Williams' serve as the American can serve a lot of double faults if her serve deserts her.
Williams at 36 keeps on proving many doubters wrong suffering with Sjogren's syndrome and despite a poor first half of the year, the American has catapulted herself at number six in the world which is an amazing achievement.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion will be pleased with her ranking but she would rather win big titles which is why she continues to play the game she loves.
The American is competing in her eighth final in Stanford and she will firmly have the Stanford crowd behind her. Another good omen for Williams is that she has won her last four finals that she has competed in.
This final between Williams and Konta could be a classic as both players have shown glimpses of their best tennis this week and both players are seeded at the Rogers Cup in Montreal and will want to build some momentum during this busy period of the season as both players are looking forward to the Olympics and the US Open on the horizon.
This match will take place at 2 PM local time on Stadium court.
Prediction: Williams in three sets.