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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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