American teenager Coco Gauff comes up against Venus Williams in the first round, while top seed Ashleigh Barty kicks off her campaign against Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine.
Defending champion Naomi Osaka will face Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, while Serena Williams faces Anastasia Potapova in her quest for a 24th Grand Slam title.
In the men's round, Roger Federer has been drawn in the same half as Novak Djokovic, meaning they could meet in the semi-finals.
The Swiss star starts against American Steve Johnson, while Djokovic opens his campaign against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.
Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal plays against Bolivia's Hugo Dellien in the first round.
The first Grand Slam of the year kicks off on January 20.
Sherfane Rutherford struck an unbeaten half-century and Gudakesh Motie produced a brilliant display of spin bowling as West Indies thumped England by 30 runs in a Twenty20 World Cup Group C encounter on Wednesday.
Australia launched their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a commanding 67-run victory over Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday, powered by four-wicket hauls from Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa.
Tottenham Hotspur have sacked manager Thomas Frank after eight months in charge, the Premier League club said on Wednesday, after a woeful run of results left the north London club hovering five points above the relegation zone.
South Africa survived Kagiso Rabada's final-over meltdown against Afghanistan and then a double Super Over drama before prevailing in a heart-stopping Group D match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has hit a swift half-century as the 2009 champions comfortably beat the US by 32 runs on Tuesday, clinching their second straight Group A win in the Twenty20 World Cup.