- World No 1 has not played since US Open in September
- Other big names set for Australian Open warmup event in Melbourne
World No 1 Ash Barty will kick off her 2022 season at the Adelaide International Australian Open warm-up in the first week of January.
The Wimbledon champion, who won the tournament in its inaugural year in 2020, last played competitively at the US Open in early September before returning home to Australia.