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Player rankings according to ATP and WTA (as of 19 October 2015) are as follows:

Australia Gold                   [112] Casey Dellacqua and [296] Lleyton Hewitt
Australia Green                [30] Nick Kyrgios (female player to be announced in due course)
Czech Republic                 [9] Lucie Safarova and [40] Jiri Vesely
France                                [21] Gael Monfils and [35] Caroline Garcia
Germany                            [30] Sabine Lisicki and [83] Alexander Zverev
Great Britain                     [2] Andy Murray and [54] Heather Watson
Ukraine                               [21] Elina Svitolina and [35] Alexandr Dolgopolov
USA                                     [1] Serena Williams and [32] Jack Sock

The field

Three current top 10 players: Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Lucie Safarova

Eleven current top 40 players: Andy Murray, Gael Monfils, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Jiri Vesely, Serena Williams, Lucie Safarova, Elina Svitolina, Sabine Lisicki, Caroline Garcia

Three Grand Slam singles champions: Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt, Serena Williams. Total Grand Slam titles: 25

Five Grand Slam singles finalists: Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt, Serena Williams, Lucie Safarova, Sabine Lisicki

Five Grand Slam doubles / mixed champions: Jack Sock, Lleyton Hewitt, Serena Williams, Lucie Safarova, Casey Dellacqua

Eight junior Grand Slam champions: Andy Murray, Gael Monfils, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock, Jiri Vesely, Alexander Zverev, Elina Svitolina, Heather Watson

Three of the past five junior Australian Open boys’ champions: Jiri Vesely, Nick Kyrgios, Alexander Zverev

Two world No.1s: Serena Williams and Lleyton Hewitt

A current world No.1 has played Hopman Cup seven times, with Serena Williams the most recent to do so in 2015

One former Hopman Cup champion: Serena Williams (2003, 2008)

Five players have won Hopman Cup twice. If successful in 2016, Serena Williams will become the first three-time champion

Seven returning players, including five from last year: Andy Murray – 2010, 2011, 2015; Lleyton Hewitt – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; Serena Williams – 2003, 2008, 2015; Lucie Safarova – 2007, 2008, 2015; Sabine Lisicki – 2009, 2010; Heather Watson – 2015; Casey Dellacqua – 2009, 2015

Eight players making their Hopman Cup debut: Gael Monfils, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Jiri Vesely, Alexander Zverev, Elina Svitolina, Caroline Garcia

Two nations looking to become Hopman Cup champions for the first time: Great Britain and Ukraine

Two Olympic gold medallists: Andy Murray (2012), Serena Williams (2012)

One Davis Cup and two Fed Cup champions: Lleyton Hewitt (1999, 2003), Serena Williams (1999), Lucie Safarova (2011, 2012, 2014).

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