Overview
- Australia will play a World Group playoff in France in November, with the home team to set the venue and surface.
- The result will decide if Australia enters the 2027 qualifiers or drops to regional events with no path to the Shenzhen finals.
- France are three-time champions and have four top-100 players available in Loïs Boisson, Varvara Gracheva, Elsa Jacquemot and Diane Parry.
- The hosts may choose clay, a surface on which Australia have struggled in recent events.
- Australia missed the 2026 finals after losing to Great Britain in Melbourne, setting up their first meeting with France since the 2019 title match.