Seedings for Australian Open 2008 were announced today with world No.1s Roger Federer (SUI) and Justine Henin (BEL) topping the men’s and women’s lists in what will be very strong draws.
Fans can expect to see the world’s best players at this year’s Australian Open, with all 32 of the top ranked women and all but two of the world’s top 32 men seeded.
Tommy Haas (GER) and Guillermo Canas (ARG) have withdrawn with shoulder and left wrist complaints respectively.
The Australian Open official draw will take place at 10am tomorrow in the Skyline Room at Melbourne Park.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2008 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SEEDS
Men |
| Women | |
1. Roger Federer (SUI) | 1. Justine Henin (BEL) | ||
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | ||
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 3. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) | ||
4. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) | 4. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) | ||
5. David Ferrer (ESP) | 5. Maria Sharapova (RUS) | ||
6. Andy Roddick (USA) | 6. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) | ||
7. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) | 7. Serena Williams (USA) | ||
8. Richard Gasquet (FRA) | 8. Venus Williams (USA) | ||
9. Andy Murray (GBR) | 9. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) | ||
10. David Nalbandian (ARG) | 10. Marion Bartoli (FRA) | ||
11. Tommy Robredo (ESP) | 11. Elena Dementieva (RUS) | ||
12. James Blake (USA) | 12. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) | ||
13. Tomas Berdych (CZE) | 13. Tatiana Golovin (FRA) | ||
14. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) | 14. Nadia Petrova (RUS) | ||
15. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) | 15. Patty Schnyder (SUI) | ||
16. Carlos Moya (ESP) | 16. Dinara Safina (RUS) | ||
17. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) | 17. Shahar Peer (ISR) | ||
18. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) | 18. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) | ||
19. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | 19. Sybille Bammer (AUT) | ||
20. Ivo Karlovic (CRO) | 20. Agnes Szavay (HUN) | ||
21. Juan Monaco (ARG) | 21. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) | ||
22. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) | 22. Lucie Safarova (CZE) | ||
23. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) | 23. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) | ||
24. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) | 24. Na Li (CHN) | ||
25. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) | 25. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | ||
26. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) | 26. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | ||
27. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) | 27. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) | ||
28. Gilles Simon (FRA) | 28. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) | ||
29. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) | 29. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) | ||
30. Radek Stepanek (CZE) | 30. Virginie Razzano (FRA) | ||
31. Igor Andreev (RUS) | 31. Sania Mirza (IND) | ||
32. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) | 32. Julia Vakulenko (UKR) |
