Federer headlines event line-up

Roger Federer has been booked to play at the Brisbane International next month. Source: CARL COURT / AFP

SIX top-10 women, Roger Federer and one of the rising stars on the men's tour will be the drawcards for next month's Brisbane International.

Maria Sharapova (ranked No.4), Jelena Jankovic (8), Angelique Kerber (9) and Caroline Wozniacki (10) have been added to the previously announced entrants, Serena Williams (1) and Victoria Azarenka (2), in the official list of female stars for the tournament at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

The addition of Jankovic and Wozniacki means five women who have reached the top ranking have entered Brisbane's December 29-January 5 event.

Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov, one of the new generation of men knocking on the door as a future Grand Slam winner, would be fifth seed behind top seed Federer in a list featuring four of the top-20 men.

Dimitrov, the boyfriend of Sharapova, started the year with a runner-up finish, beaten by Andy Murray, at Tennyson and has risen to No.23 in a run which included a win over Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and his first ATP title in Stockholm.

"He's been called Baby Fed because of a playing style many see as similar to Roger and it's a matchup with Roger everyone would like to see in Brisbane,'' tournament director Cameron Pearson said.

Lleyton Hewitt, ranked No61, and former top-10 players Marin Cilic, Gilles Simon and Jurgen Melzer add depth to the field for the men's singles, which offers half the prizemoney of the Tennyson women's purse.

There are only two Australian direct entries in the men's and women's fields, Hewitt and Marinko Matosevic.

But Perth's Matthew Ebden, ranked No.79, would the next player into the main draw, should one man pull out, increasing the chances of an additional wildcard be available for a younger Australian.

The entry by six top-10 women, plus Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki, gives each of the sessions at the QTC guaranteed starpower.

Jankovic has had a resurgent year, returning to the top 10 and qualifying for the year-end WTA championship, at which she beat Azarenka before a loss to Williams ended her season.

"The lists prove the players love which we have been able to provide for them,'' Pearson said.

"The fans that go out for any of the sessions will see top-class tennis. We have five women who are or have been world No.1s and two men's No.1s.''

Entries by prospective seeds:

Women: Serena Williams (ranked 1, US), Victoria Azarenka (2, Belarus), Maria Sharapova (4, Rus), Jelena Jankovic (8, Serbia), Angelique Kerber (9, Ger), Caroline Wozniacki (10, Den), Sabine Lisicki (15, Ger), Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa, 17).

Men: Roger Federer (6, Switz), Kei Nishikori (17, Jpn), Gilles Simon (19, Fra), Kevin Anderson (20, RSA), Grigor Dimitov (23, Bul), Jurgen Melzer (27, Aut), Feliciano Lopez (28, Spa), Dmitry Tursunov (29, Rus).

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