In September, the French tennis federation lifted a ban on
the pair, who were sanctioned the previous month for criticizing
the organization following a mix-up over their clothing in a
first-round doubles loss at the Rio Olympics.
The French pair are second in the WTA rankings but were defeated
in the semi-finals of the doubles tournament at last week's WTA
Finals in Singapore despite starting as top seeds.
Captain Amelie Mauresmo also named Alize Cornet and Pauline
Parmentier for the Nov. 12-13 tie that will be played in
Strasbourg, France. Garcia is ranked 23rd in the singles
rankings while Mladenovic is 42nd.
The Czech Republic have won the event four times in the last
five years.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by John O'Brien)
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