Top seed Caroline Wozniacki [ Images ] will play 107th-ranked local Anastasia Rodionova in the first round of the Australian Open [ Images ] when she begins her bid for a maiden Grand Slam title.

Kim Clijsters [ Images ] will kick off her Australian Open title defence against a qualifier, while second seed Petra Kvitova [ Images ] will play 84th-ranked Russian Vera Dushevina.

Serena Williams [ Images ], who has played only one injury-interrupted tournament in the lead-up following her US Open [ Images ] final appearance, faces a test against 44th-ranked Austrian Tamira Paszek.

World number four Maria Sharapova [ Images ], the 2008 champion, also faces a tricky first opponent in 67th-ranked Argentine Gisela Dulko [ Images ].

US Open champion Sam Stosur, Australia's [ Images ] top hope of a home Grand Slam winner, will play Romanian world number 60 Sorana Cirstea [ Images ].