Czech Republic conquer's of the fed cup 2016

Karolina Pliskova and Barbora Strycova clinched a thrilling Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final in the deciding doubles rubber against France to win a fifth title in the last six years

The Czech duo won the fifth rubber 75 75 against Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic to propel their captain Petr Pala into the record books.

The tall skipper is now the most successful captain in the history of the competition having led his team to five titles.

For the second straight year and for the fourth tie in a row the Czechs sealed victory in the deciding doubles.

Earlier in the day France moved into a 2-1 lead after Garcia put in a great performance to oust Czech No. 1 Pliskova 63 36 63. Alize Cornet was unable to clinch the vital third point against the higher-ranked Strycova in the second of the reverse singles rubbers and so it was the doubles that would prove decisive once again.