CoCo Vandeweghe and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated Kristyna Pliskova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 6-3 Sunday to send the United States to its first Fed Cup Final in seven years with a 3-2 semifinal victory over three-time defending champion Czech Republic.
The Americans will face Belarus, which won its semifinal against Switzerland, for the championship Nov 11- 12.
Vandeweghe won her singles match for the second straight day, giving the US a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. Marketa Vondrousova kept the Czech Republic's hopes alive by defeating lauren Davis 6-2, 7-5 in Sunday's other singles match at Saddlebrook Resort.
Vandeweghe and Mattek-Sands won the decisive doubles match in one hour, 21 minutes.
The Americans, who have won 17 Fed Cup titles, advanced to the final for the first time since 2010.
The Czechs had won the top team event in women's tennis the past three years and five of the last six.
Belarus stun Switzerland
MINSK: Belarus surprised a higher-rated Swiss team 3-2 to reach its first-ever Fed Cup Final Sunday.
No 125-ranked Aryna Sabalenka gave the Belarusians an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five match as she beat Viktorija Golubic 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. The Swiss then won a dead rubber.
The Belarusian victory sets up a final against the United States in November, when Belarus should have the services of former No 1-ranked player Victoria Azarenka.