Wimbledon 2014: World No 1 Serena Williams confirmed as top seed for women's draw
Wednesday 18 June 2014 17:09, UK
Serena Williams will be the women’s top seed when the Wimbledon Championships begin on Monday.
Unlike the men’s seedings, which take into account recent performances during grasscourt tournaments, the women’s seeding directly follows the WTA world rankings.
China's Li Na is seeded second, with Simona Halep of Romania third and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska fourth.
French Open champion Maria Sharapova, who won the Wimbledon singles title 10 years ago, is next in the seedings ahead of 2011 winner Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.
Jelena Jankovic is seventh, two-time semi-finalist Victoria Azarenka eighth and a strong top 10 is completed by Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who advanced as far as the last four in 2012, and Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.
Women's seeds:
1. Serena Williams
2. Li Na
3. Simona Halep
4. Agnieszka Radwanska
5. Maria Sharapova
6. Petra Kvitova
7. Jelena Jankovic
8. Victoria Azarenka
9. Angelique Kerber
10. Dominika Cibulkova
11. Ana Ivanovic
12. Flavia Pennetta
13. Eugenie Bouchard
14. Sara Errani
15. Carla Suarez Navarro
16. Caroline Wozniaki
17. Samantha Stosur
18. Sloane Stephens
19. Sabine Lisicki
20. Andrea Petkovic
21. Roberta Vinci
22. Ekaterina Makarova
23. Lucie Safarova
24. Kirsten Flipkens
25. Alize Cornet
26. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
27. Garbine Muguruza
28. Svetlana Kuznetsova
29. Sorana Cirstea
30. Venus Williams
31. Klara Koukalova
32. Elena Vesnina
