Sania Mirza won three double's and mixed-doubles grand slams each and was also the No.1 ranked doubles pair along with Martina Hingis in 2015.
Roger Federer avenged his Wimbledon loss to Novak Djokovic earlier this year with a clinical 6-4, 6-3 win in the ATP Finals to reach the semis.
Leander Paes will make his comeback in the Indian team after over a year as AITA picked an 8-member squad for the tie against Pakistan.
Rafael Nadal saved that match point with a perfect drop shot and then rallied to beat Danil Medvedev 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 on Wednesday despite being 1-5 down.
Dominic Thiem outlasted Novak Djokovic 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 on Tuesday to become the first player to advance from the group stage at the ATP Finals.
Something was clearly off for Nadal, though, who lost 6-2, 6-4 to a player he had a perfect 5-0 record against before Monday's match at the O2 Arena.
Stefanos Tsitsipas began his campaign in style as he beat Daniil Medvedev in straight sets.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has put emphasis on security concerns after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) sought their view on Pakistan's appeal.
The Bengaluru Open will be played between February 10-16 after the Australian Open.
India's veteran tennis star Leander Paes dropped out of the top-100 in the latest doubles rankings.
The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) President Salim Saifullah told PTI on Sunday that a formal appeal has been filed with the international body and they were expecting a positive response by November 15.
Thiem beat Federer 7-5, 7-5 Sunday in their opening match at the ATP Finals for his fifth win in seven meetings with the Swiss great — and third straight this year.
The USD 54,160 hard court event is only the second ATP Challenger that India is hosting this season after the Chennai Open, where nine Indians had competed.
Hosts Australia fell in the decisive doubles match on Sunday to lose the tie 3-2 as their 45-year Fed Cup jinx continued.
France beat Australia in a nail-biting finish in the final of the Fed Cup.
World No. 51 Tomljanovic impressively rebounded from a dispiriting performance in her Australian Fed Cup debut on Saturday against Kristina Mladenovic to record a 6-4, 7-5 victory in one hour and 33 minutes at Perth Arena.
World No.40 Mladenovic started slowly before taking advantage of an error-strewn Barty, whose 15-match Fed Cup winning streak was ended in a see-sawing match lasting two hours and 31 minutes.
With both Nagal and Ramkumar now available, India will have its best singles players taking on Pakistan.
Barty will play Caroline Garcia of France. Ajla Tomljanovic will make her debut for Australia playing the opening singles match Saturday against Kristina Mladenovic.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has expressed its surprise over ITF's decision to shift the Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan to a neutral venue.
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