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World number 51 Tomljanovic will play French
number one Kristina Mladenovic in the first singles at Perth
Arena on Saturday, with Ash Barty to take on Caroline Garcia in
the second.
World number one Barty will meet 40th-ranked Mladenovic in the
opener of the reverse singles on Sunday, with Tomljanovic to
play world number 45 Garcia.
Barty and Stosur are slated to play Mladenovic and Garcia in the
doubles, though all of Sunday's matches may be changed.
Stosur, 35, holds Australia's Fed Cup record for most singles
wins, with 29 from her 49 rubbers, but she lost both her singles
matches in the semi-finals against Belarus.
In selecting the 26-year-old Tomljanovic, Australia captain
Alicia Molik may also have been mindful of Stosur's record of
stage-fright when playing in front of home crowds.
Despite winning the 2011 U.S. Open and making the French Open
semi-finals four times, Stosur has long struggled to deal with
the limelight in Australia.
She has never gone further than the fourth round at the
Australian Open and has been knocked out of the first round at
Melbourne Park for the last four tournaments in succession.
Australia are bidding for their eighth title and first since
1974, with France going for a third after last winning the team
tournament in 2003.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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