The USTA announced that world No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2013 US Open.
Following Williams will be No. 2 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, the reigning Australian Open champion and runner-up to Williams last year at the US Open; No. 3 seed Maria Sharapova of Russia, who has completed the career Grand Slam last year by winning the French Open; and No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, who reached the semifinals of Wimbledon this year.
2013 US Open Women’s Singles Seeds
1. Serena Williams, United States
2. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus
3. Maria Sharapova, Russia
4. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
5. Sara Errani, Italy
6. Li Na, China
7. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark
8. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic
9. Angelique Kerber, Germany
10. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia
11. Roberta Vinci, Italy
12. Samantha Stosur, Australia
13. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium
14. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
15. Maria Kirilenko, Russia
16. Sloane Stephens, United States
17. Sabine Lisicki, Germany
18. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia
19. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain
20. Sorana Cirstea, Romania
21. Nadia Petrova, Russia
22. Simona Halep, Romania
23. Elena Vesnina, Russia
24. Jamie Hampton, United States
25. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia
26. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia
27. Alize Cornet, France
28. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
29. Mona Barthel, Germany
30. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia
31. Laura Robson, Great Britain
32. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic