World number 18 Sloane Stephens will lead the United States when they host France in a Fed Cup World Group playoff in St. Louis, Missouri, this month.
The US Tennis Association and Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced the US squad for the April 19-20 tie on Wednesday, with Sloane heading a team that also includes Madison Keys, Varvara Lepchenko and Christina McHale.
Keys is ranked 42nd in the world, Lepchenko 49th and McHale 57th.
The best-of-five match series will be played at Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University.
The winners will advance to the 2015 World Group and have a chance to compete for the Fed Cup title next year. The losers will be relegated to World Group II.
French captain Amelie Mauresmo has said that France's team will include 22nd-ranked Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia, Virginie Razzano and Kristina Mladenovic.
The United States has won the most Fed Cup titles of any nation with 17, but haven't won the competition since 2000.
Source: AFP
