Brazil and Chile have qualified for the season-opening United Cup, completing the 18-nation line-up for the mixed teams' tennis event in Sydney and Perth.
Brazil qualified on the strength of their top WTA player Beatriz Haddad Maia, the world No.11 who closed her 2023 season on a high note with victory at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.
Haddad Maia cracked the top 10 in June shortly after the French Open, where she enjoyed her best grand slam result with a run to the semi-finals.