Two-time Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt said he will play for Australia in their Davis Cup tie against Japan next month, Tennis Australia said on Saturday.

Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald said he was delighted to have Hewitt back for the Asia/Oceania zone second round clash.

Hewitt, 29, the former world number one, is Australia's most successful Davis Cup player with 39 wins in singles and doubles.

Fitzgerald and team coach Todd Woodbridge are deciding on who else will in the team, to be named by Tuesday.

The Brisbane tie will be played on a specially built clay court on Pat Rafter Arena with the winner advancing to the world group playoffs in September.