Janko Tipsarevic's inclusion in the 20th edition of the Chennai Open will see 10 players from world's top 50 list.
The Indo-Romanian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea were ousted from the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Janko Tipsarevic lost 3-6, 3-6, 2-6 to Robert Lindstedt and Jurgen Melzer in the first round.
Recovering from a foot injury, Janko Tipsarevic has been advised to take further rest to recover.
In 2013, Janko Tipsarevic had a dream start to the season when he captured the fourth ATP World Tour title of his career, defeating Bautista Agut (Spain) in three sets.
Vijay Amritraj feels high-altitude conditions in Bangalore will be to India's advantage when the Serbians come knocking.
The 29-year-old suffered a rupture on a heel tendon and has been forced to pull out from the tournament in which he participates on a regular basis.
A total of 21 players from the draw released here on Thursday are ATP ranked between eight and 89, in addition to four qualifiers and three wild cards for the India's only ATP World Tour tennis event.
Janko Tipsarevic, the world number 36, has been ruled out by a heel injury
Tipsarevic, who won the decisive third point in Serbia's Davis Cup semifinal win over Canada on Sunday, squandered seven break points in the second set against Bautista Agut, who broke the Serb twice and closed the match with a backhand down the line on his first match point.