Perth-born Casey Dellacqua will partner Bernard Tomic in the Hopman Cup, while Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Spain’s Fernando Verdasco and Germany’s Tommy Haas have also been unveiled as participants for the mixed-teams event.
Australia have been seeded eighth for the December 29-January 5 tournament, with the powerful Serbian pairing of Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic earning top billing in a talented field.
The second-seeded US also boasts a powerful duo in the form of Venus Williams and John Isner, while third seeds Italy will be represented by Andreas Seppi and Francesca Schiavone.
Verdasco will partner Anabel Medina Garrigues for Spain, while Haas has been teamed with Andrea Petkovic.
Despite Tsonga’s No.6 world ranking, France has been seeded seventh, with the flamboyant Frenchman to be paired with Mathilde Johansson.
South Africa will be represented by Kevin Anderson and Chanelle Scheepers.