Two major international tennis players will headline next year's new look ASB Classic tennis tournament.
The current ASB Classic women's WTA tournament and the men's ATP tournament will combine after ASB announced a new five-year sponsorship agreement with Tennis Auckland.
French superstar Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former world number five will head to Auckland for the first time to lead the men's field.
Headlining the ASB Classic Women's field for the third consecutive time will be Venus Williams.
The former World number one, who has formed a love affair with the Auckland event in recent years, will be looking to improve on her incredible 46 career titles and defend her 2015 crown.