In line with their respective rankings, defending champion Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will lead the seedings at the upcoming Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year set to commence on Sunday at Melbourne Park.
The men’s seedings closely align with the ATP rankings as of Wednesday, featuring Novak Djokovic as the top seed, followed by Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, the sole player to defeat Djokovic in a Grand Slam event in 2023.
On the women’s side, the seedings are based on the WTA rankings from Nos. 1-8, with Barbora Krejcikova elevated to No. 9 due to the absence of her compatriot Karolina Muchova, the French Open finalist from the previous year, who is sidelined due to injury.
Notable absences include Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, who is skipping the tournament due to pregnancy, and Madison Keys, last year’s U.S. Open semifinalist, who is sidelined with a shoulder injury. This removes the 17th and 18th ranked players from contention in Australia.
The seeding structure ensures that players in the top 32 will not face each other in the early rounds, allowing for a fair distribution in the tournament brackets. Moreover, the top two seeded players are kept apart until the final match.
Here is a list of the seedings:
Men
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Daniil Medvedev
4. Jannik Sinner
5. Andrey Rublev
6. Alexander Zverev
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
8. Holger Rune
9. Hubert Hurkacz
10. Alex de Minaur
11. Casper Ruud
12. Taylor Fritz
13. Grigor Dimitrov
14. Tommy Paul
15. Karen Khachanov
16. Ben Shelton
17. Frances Tiafoe
18. Nicholas Jarry
19. Cameron Norrie
20. Adrian Mannarino
21. Ugo Humbert
22. Francisco Cerundolo
23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
24. Jan-Lennard Struff
25. Lorenzo Musetti
26. Sebastian Baez
27. Felix Auger-Aliassime
28. Tallon Griekspoor
29. Sebastian Korda
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
31. Alexander Bublik
32. Jiri Lehecka
Women
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Coco Gauff
5. Jessica Pegula
6. Ons Jabeur
7. Marketa Vondrousova
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Barbora Krejcikova
10. Beatriz Haddad Maia
11. Jelena Ostapenko
12. Zheng Qinwen
13. Liudmila Samsonova
14. Daria Kasatkina
15. Veronika Kudermetova
16. Caroline Garcia
17. Ekaterina Alexandrova
18. Victoria Azarenka
19. Elina Svitolina
20. Magda Linette
21. Donna Vekic
22. Sorana Cirstea
23. Anastasia Potapova
24. Anhelina Kalinina
25. Elise Mertens
26.Jasmine Paolini
27. Emma Navarro
28. Lesia Tsurenko
29, Zhu Lin
30. Wang Xinyu
31. Marie Bouzkova
32. Leylah Fernandez
