The Japan Tennis Association said on Wednesday that Ai Sugiyama, Aiko Nakamura, Akiko Morigami and Shinobu Asagoe will play in a Fed Cup promotion/relegation playoff against Austria at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on July 15-16.
Led by Sugiyama, who beat former world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the third round of the women's singles at the Wimbledon Championships before losing to unseeded Severine Bremond of France, Japan aims to return to the eight-team Fed Cup World Group 1.
Japan has selected the same members it had in its win over Switzerland in April, which gave Japan a place in the playoff.