Doubles Take looks at the teams in tandem on the ATP and WTA tours, along with a preview of what’s coming down the pipeline.

AMERICAN HEROINES

Unlike the Davis Cup, its counterpart on the men’s side, Fed Cup puts doubles after four singles matches. In the semifinal of the women’s team competition over the weekend, one result was already determined before the final match as Belarus upset Switzerland to make its first Fed Cup final by winning three singles matches.

But the U.S. and Czech Republic split their four singles matches. CoCo Vandeweghe, who won both of her matches, teamed up with world No. 1 Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The Czechs brought out Katerina Siniakova, ranked No. 17 in doubles, and Kristyna Pliskova to put the defending champs back in the final.

Mattek-Sands and Vandeweghe, though, were busy pulling off shots like this:

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The Americans would blast through their opponents, winning 6-2, 6-3, to send the U.S. to its first Fed Cup final in seven years.

PATIENCE PAYS OFF

Entering Monte Carlo, 2017 could already be considered a solid one for Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas, with titles and finals already in the books (albeit with different partners). However, when they teamed up, things weren’t exactly up to par: They combined for a 1-4 record in the four events they played this year.

Any doubts, though, about giving themselves another chance, were washed away in Monaco.

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The unseeded duo beat the fifth seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, and the top team of Henri Kontinen and John Peers, on the way to the title match. There, they took out 2016 French Open champions Marc Lopez and Feliciano Lopez, 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 for their first title together.

They even had a little luck on their side.

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A LOOK AHEAD

It’ll be hard to find a more scrutinized tournament on the WTA tour this year than the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. The doubles draw features veteran players Abigail Spears and Katarina Srebotnik as the top seeds. Andreja Klepac and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez are the No. 2 seeds, while Spears’ former longtime partner, Raquel Atawo, and Jelena Ostapenko are in the third spot.

In Instanbul, Su-Wei Hsieh and hometown favorite Ipek Soylu head up the doubles draw. As she tries to get her year on track, Eugenie Bouchard has entered the doubles draw with Kirsten Flipkens.

At the ATP 500 stop in Barcelona, Bopanna and Cuevas will be trying to make it two tournament wins in a row. Right off the bat, though, they’re facing Kontinen and Peers in a Monte Carlo rematch. The draw has already suffered a big hit with No. 2 seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares dropping their opener.

In Budapest, the top seeds are Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic, with Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi leading the bottom half of the draw. Huey and Mirnyi, the finalists in Delray Beach a few weeks ago, will look to get back on track after three early-round losses since then.