"After a 15-months absence I am pleased to begin my second tennis career at the Brisbane International," Henin said in a statement.
"It will be great to get back to playing competitive tennis again and with the strong field, the same court surface and a similar climate to Melbourne, it will be the perfect preparation leading into the Australian Open."
7 grand slam winner, Henin joins a stellar field at the tournament with US Open champion and fellow comeback star Kim Clijsters also coming, along with former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic and Australia's Jelena Dokic.
Henin was the world No.1 for 117 non-consecutive weeks and has won more than $US19 million ($A20.43 million) in prize money.
Henin will be given one of four women's wildcards into Brisbane as she has no current WTA ranking. She announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis on May 14 last year when she was the current World No.1. On retiring, Henin requested that the WTA remove her name from the rankings immediately.
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