SERENA WILLIAMS IS THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE 2014 U.S. OPEN , ALL 32 SEEDS LISTED HERE

Written by: Staff on 21st August 2014

SERENA WILLIAMS IS THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE 2014 U.S. OPEN , ALL 32 SEEDS LISTED HERE

epa04358608 Serena Williams of the US hits a return shot to Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the final match of the Western and Southern tennis tournament at the Lindner Tennis Center in Mason Ohio, USA, 17 August 2014. EPA/TANNEN MAURY |

The USTA announced that world No. 1 and two-time defending US Open champion Serena Williams has been named the top seed in womens singles at the 2014 US Open. This is the third time that Serena Williams has been the No. 1 seed at the US Open. She won the title on both prior occasions (2002 and 2013).

World No. 2 Li Na, of China, withdrew from the US Open in July with a knee injury.

Last year, Serena Williams won her fifth US Open singles title, tying Steffi Graf for second most in the Open Era, trailing only Chris Everts six. It was also Williams 17th Grand Slam singles title, which is sixth on the all-time list and fourth in the Open Era (since 1968), trailing Graf (22), Evert and Martina Navratilova (18 each).

The US Open followed the WTA rankings released Monday to determine the womens singles seeds.

The singles draws for the 2014 US Open will be revealed live during an official draw ceremony today, at 12 p.m. ET at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The draw will be streamed live on USOpen.org. Defending US Open champion Serena Williams will make an appearance at the event.

2014 US Open Womens Singles Seeds

1. Serena Williams, United States

2. Simona Halep, Romania

3. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic

4. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland

5. Maria Sharapova, Russia

6. Angelique Kerber, Germany

7. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada

8. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia

9. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia

10. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark

11. Flavia Pennetta, Italy

12. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia

13. Sara Errani, Italy

14. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic

15. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain

16. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus

17. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia

18. Andrea Petkovic, Germany

19. Venus Williams, United States

20. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia

21. Sloane Stephens, United States

22. Alize Cornet, France

23. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia

24. Samantha Stosur, Australia

25. Garbine Muguruza, Spain

26. Sabine Lisicki, Germany

27. Madison Keys, United States

28. Roberta Vinci, Italy

29. Casey Dellacqua, Australia

30. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic

31. Kurumi Nara, Japan

32. Shuai Zhang, China

Topics: Li Na, Serena Williams, Tennis, US Open, Usta, Wta

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August 21, 2014 at 11:29 am

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