THE CHAMPIONSHIP WIMBLEDON 2016 ANNOUNCES SINGLES AND DOUBLES SEEDS AND THE PROCESS FOR “SEEDING” NOT THE GRASS THE TENNIS PLAYERS

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THE CHAMPIONSHIP WIMBLEDON 2016 ANNOUNCES SINGLES AND DOUBLES SEEDS AND THE PROCESS FOR "SEEDING" NOT THE GRASS THE TENNIS PLAYERS

epa05383101 Roger Federer of Switzerland during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Championships 2016 will be held in London from 27 June to 10 July. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES  |

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The seeds are the top 32 players on the Emirates ATP Ranking list, BUT then rearranged on a surface-based system. Since 2002 a seeding committee has not been required for the Gentlemen’s Singles following an agreement made with the ATP. The seeding order is determined using an objective and transparent system to reflect more accurately an individual player’s grass court achievements: The formula is:

 

• Take the Emirates ATP Ranking points at 20 June 2016

• Add 100% of the points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months

• Add 75% of the points earned for the best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that

 

GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES

1 DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB)

2 MURRAY, Andy (GBR)

3 FEDERER, Roger (SUI)

4 WAWRINKA, Stan (SUI)

5 NISHIKORI, Kei (JPN)

6 RAONIC, Milos (CAN)

7 GASQUET, Richard (FRA)

8 THIEM, Dominic (AUT)

9 CILIC, Marin (CRO)

10 BERDYCH, Tomas (CZE)

11 GOFFIN, David (BEL)

12 TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA)

13 FERRER, David (ESP)

14 BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto (ESP)

15 KYRGIOS, Nick (AUS)

16 SIMON, Gilles (FRA)

17 MONFILS, Gael (FRA)

18 ISNER, John (USA)

19 TOMIC, Bernard (AUS)

20 ANDERSON, Kevin (RSA)

21 KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp (GER)

22 LOPEZ, Feliciano (ESP)

23 KARLOVIC, Ivo (CRO)

24 ZVEREV, Alexander (GER)

25 TROICKI, Viktor (SRB)

26 PAIRE, Benoit (FRA)

27 SOCK, Jack (USA)

28 QUERREY, Sam (USA)

29 CUEVAS, Pablo (URU)

30 DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR)

31 SOUSA, Joao (POR)

32 POUILLE, Lucas (FRA)

 

GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES

1 HERBERT, Pierre-Hugues (FRA) / MAHUT, Nicolas (FRA)

2 BRYAN, Bob (USA) / BRYAN, Mike (USA)

3 MURRAY, Jamie (GBR) / SOARES, Bruno (BRA)

4 ROJER, Jean-Julien (NED) / TECAU, Horia (ROU)

5 DODIG, Ivan (CRO) / MELO, Marcelo (BRA)

6 BOPANNA, Rohan (IND) / MERGEA, Florin (ROU)

7 KUBOT, Lukasz (POL) / PEYA, Alexander (AUT)

8 POSPISIL, Vasek (CAN) / SOCK, Jack (USA)

9 INGLOT, Dominic (GBR) / NESTOR, Daniel (CAN)

10 KONTINEN, Henri (FIN) / PEERS, John (AUS)

11 KLAASEN, Raven (RSA) / RAM, Rajeev (USA)

12 HUEY, Treat (PHI) / MIRNYI, Max (BLR)

13 CABAL, Juan Sebastian (COL) / FARAH, Robert (COL)

14 STEPANEK, Radek (CZE) / ZIMONJIC, Nenad (SRB)

15 CUEVAS, Pablo (URU) / GRANOLLERS, Marcel (ESP)

16 PAVIC, Mate (CRO) / VENUS, Michael (NZL)

 

 

LADIES

The seeding order follows the WTA ranking list, except where in the opinion of the committee, a change is necessary to produce a balanced draw. This year, there have been no changes.

 

LADIES’ SINGLES

1 WILLIAMS, Serena (USA)

2 MUGURUZA, Garbine (ESP)

3 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL)

4 KERBER, Angelique (GER)

5 HALEP, Simona (ROU)

6 AZARENKA, Victoria (BLR)

7 VINCI, Roberta (ITA)

8 BENCIC, Belinda (SUI)

9 WILLIAMS, Venus (USA)

10 KEYS, Madison (USA)

11 KVITOVA, Petra (CZE)

12 BACSINSZKY, Timea (SUI)

13 SUAREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP)

14 KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana (RUS)

15 STOSUR, Samantha (AUS)

16 PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE)

17 KONTA, Johanna (GBR)

18 SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR)

19 STEPHENS, Sloane (USA)

20 CIBULKOVA, Dominika (SVK)

21 ERRANI, Sara (ITA)

22 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia (RUS) 23 JANKOVIC, Jelena (SRB)

24 IVANOVIC, Ana (SRB)

25 STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE)

26 BEGU, Irina-Camelia (ROU)

27 BERTENS, Kiki (NED)

28 VANDEWEGHE, Coco (USA)

29 SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE)

30 KASATKINA, Daria (RUS)

31 GARCIA, Caroline (FRA)

32 MLADENOVIC, Kristina (FRA)

 

LADIES’ DOUBLES

1 HINGIS, Martina (SUI) / MIRZA, Sania (IND)

2 GARCIA, Caroline (FRA) / MLADENOVIC, Kristina (FRA)

3 CHAN, Hao-Ching (TPE) / CHAN, Yung-Jan (TPE)

4 MAKAROVA, Ekaterina (RUS) / VESNINA, Elena (RUS)

5 BABOS, Timea (HUN) / SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava (KAZ)

6 HLAVACKOVA, Andrea (CZE) / HRADECKA, Lucie (CZE)

7 MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie (USA) / SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE)

8 GOERGES, Julia (GER) / PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE)

9 XU, Yifan (CHN) / ZHENG, Saisai (CHN)

10 ATAWO, Raquel (USA) / SPEARS, Abigail (USA)

11 KLEPAC, Andreja (SLO) / SREBOTNIK, Katarina (SLO)

12 GASPARYAN, Margarita (RUS) / NICULESCU, Monica (ROU)

13 KING, Vania (USA) / KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla (RUS)

14 MEDINA GARRIGUES, Anabel (ESP) / PARRA SANTONJA, Arantxa (ESP)

15 ERRANI, Sara (ITA) / KALASHNIKOVA, Oksana (GEO)

16 BERTENS, Kiki (NED) / LARSSON, Johanna (SWE)

US tennis player Serena Williams is followed by media people after a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2016 will be held in London from 27 June to 10 July. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

 

 

Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland warms up during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Championships 2016 will be held in London from 27 June to 10 July. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

 

 

Britain’s Andy Murray arrives for a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, 22 June 2016. The Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Championships 2016 will be held in London from 27 June to 10 July. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

 

 

Canada’s Milos Raonic (L) and his coach John McEnroe at the end of a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, 22 June 2016. The Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Championships 2016 will be held in London from 27 June to 10 July. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

 

 

Stan Wawrinka (L) of Switzerland talks to his coach Magnus Norman of Sweden at the end of a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, 22 June 2016. The Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Championships 2016 will be held in London from 27 June to 10 July. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER

 

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