ReutersKim Clijsters will kick off her Australian Open title defence against a qualifier, while second seed Petra Kvitova will play 84th-ranked Russian Vera Dushevina.
Serena Williams, who has played only one injury-interrupted tournament in the lead-up following her US Open final appearance, faces a test against 44th-ranked Austrian Tamira Paszek.
World number four Maria Sharapova, the 2008 champion, also faces a tricky first opponent in 67th-ranked Argentine Gisela Dulko.
US Open champion Sam Stosur, Australia's top hope of a home grand slam winner, will play Romanian world number 60 Sorana Cirstea.
Full draw:
1-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Anastasia Rodionova (Australia)
Ashleigh Barty (Australia) v Anna Tatishvili (Georgia)
Pauline Parmentier (France) v Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia)
Alize Cornet (France) v 31-Monica Niculescu (Romania)
24-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) v Christian McHale (U.S.)
Qualifier v Marina Erakovic (New Zealand)
Petra Martic (Croatia) v Qualifier
Qualifier v 13-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia)
11-Kim Clijsters (Belgium) v Qualifier
Stephanie Foretz Gacon (France) v Elena Baltacha (Britain)
Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) v Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine)
Qualifier v 20-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia)
26-Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) v Eva Birnerova (Czech Republic)
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (Austria) v Olga Govortsova (Belarus)
Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) v Olivia Rogowska (Australia)
Ksenia Pervak (Kazhakstan) v 5-Li Na (China)
3-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) v Heather Watson (Britain)
Casey Dellacqua (Australia) v Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia)
Anne Keothavong (Britain) v Mona Barthel (Germany)
Ayumi Morita (Japan) v 32-Petra Cetkovska (Czech Republic)
19-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) v Qualifier
Alberta Brianti (Italy) v Irina Falconi (U.S.)
Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic) v Mathilde Johansson (France)
Aravane Rezai (France) v 16-Peng Shuai (China)
10-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) v Laura Pous-Tio (Spain)
Anastasiya Yakimova (Belarus) v Romina Oprandi (Italy)
Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan) v Eleni Daniilidou (Greece)
Polona Hercog (Slovenia) v 22-Julia Goerges (Germany)
28-Yanina Wickmayer (Belgium) v Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan)
Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) v Sania Mirza (India)
Qualifier v Simona Halep (Romania)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (U.S.) v 8-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland)
7-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) v Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania)
Evgeniya Rodina (Russia) v Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic)
Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) v Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand)
Johanna Larsson (Sweden) v 25-Kaia Kanepi (Estonia)
17-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) v Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia)
Rebecca Marino (Canada) v Greta Arn (Hungary)
Iryna Bremond (France) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Czech Republic)
Tamira Paszek (Austria) v 12-Serena Williams (U.S.)
14-Sabine Lisicki (Germany) v Qualifier
Shahar Peer (Israel) v Isabella Holland (Australia)
Sloane Stephens (U.S.) v Silvia Soler-Espinosa (Spain)
Chanelle Scheepers (South Africa) v 18-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia)
30-Angelique Kerber (Germany) v Bojana Bobusic (Australia)
Stephanie Dubois (Canada) v Elena Vesnina (Russia)
Mandy Minella (Luxembourg) v Qualifier
Gisela Dulko (Argentina) v 4-Maria Sharapova (Russia)
6-Samantha Stosur (Australia) v Sorana Cirstea (Romania)
Qualifier v Urszula Radwanska (Poland)
Qualifier v Sara Errani (Italy)
Qualifier v 29-Nadia Petrova (Russia)
23-Roberta Vinci (Italy) v Alexandra Cadantu (Romania)
Madison Keys (U.S.) v Zheng Jie (China)
Jelena Dokic (Australia) v Anna Chakvetadze (Russia)
Virginie Razzano (France) v 9-Marion Bartoli (France)
15-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) v Klara Zakopalova (Czech Republic)
Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine) v Vania King (U.S.)
Kristina Barrois (Germany) v Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands)
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) v 21-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)
27-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) v Jarmila Gajdosova (Australia)
Zhang Shuai (China) v Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada)
Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) v Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain)
Vera Dushevina (Russia) v 2-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)
