Australia's Fed Cup team will travel to Serbia in April for a World Group II Play-off tie, desperate to avoid relegation to the zonal tier of the competition.

Returning Queensland teen Priscilla Hon has had a welcome opening round win at the first ITF $25,000 event in Perth.

A straight-sets win over Anastasija Sevastova has sent Sam Stosur through to the second round of the Qatar Total Open in Doha.

Sam Stosur is the lone Aussie in action in this week's WTA Premier event in Doha while three of her male compatriots have headed to Memphis.

Australia faces a Play-off tie against a yet-to-be-determined opponent to maintain its place in World Group II after falling to Ukraine in Kharkiv.

Australia has fallen behind 2-0 against the Ukraine and must win all of its rubbers on Sunday in Kharkiv if it hopes to advance to the World Group Play-offs.

Daria Gavrilova and Ash Barty will lead the Aussies into Fed Cup battle in Kharkiv when they take on Lesia Tsurenko and Elina Svitolina respectively in singles.

Queenslander Kimberly Birrell has defeated experienced Frenchwoman Alize Lim in the opening round at Launceston.

Australia's Fed Cup team, which feature's Queensland's Ash Barty, faces an away tie against a Ukrainian team spearheaded by the surging Elina Svitolina.

Sam Stosur may have lost for the first time to Peng Shuai, but her week at the Taiwan Open was nonetheless an encouraging one.