- World No 1 won five titles after returning to tour this year
- Fed Cup stalwart Sam Stosur to also miss tournament in Prague
A return to court for Ash Barty this season looks less likely after the world No 1 was omitted from Australia’s team for next month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals in Prague.
The Wimbledon champion, who returned to Australia after a third-round exit at the US Open in September, led her country to the final of the last completed edition of the Fed Cup in 2019.