Wimbledon Seedings Announced

[batz]

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES

DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB) [1]
MURRAY, Andy (GBR) [2]
FEDERER, Roger (SUI) [3]
FERRER, David (ESP) [4]
NADAL, Rafael (ESP) [5]
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) [6]
BERDYCH, Tomas (CZE) [7]
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin (ARG) [8]
GASQUET, Richard (FRA) [9]
CILIC, Marin (CRO) [10]
WAWRINKA, Stanislas (SUI) [11]
NISHIKORI, Kei (JPN) [12]
HAAS, Tommy (GER) [13]
TIPSAREVIC, Janko (SRB) [14]
ALMAGRO, Nicolas (ESP) [15]
KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp (GER) [16]
RAONIC, Milos (CAN) [17]
ISNER, John (USA) [18]
SIMON, Gilles (FRA) [19]
YOUZHNY, Mikhail (RUS) [20]
QUERREY, Sam (USA) [21]
MONACO, Juan (ARG) [22]
SEPPI, Andreas (ITA) [23]
JANOWICZ, Jerzy (POL) [24]
PAIRE, Benoit (FRA) [25]
DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR) [26]
ANDERSON, Kevin (RSA) [27]
CHARDY, Jeremy (FRA) [28]
DIMITROV, Grigor (BUL) [29]
FOGNINI, Fabio (ITA) [30]
BENNETEAU, Julien (FRA) [31]
ROBREDO, Tommy (ESP) [32]

 

[PSNELKE]

Ferrer seeded 4th.. Well there goes the special Wimbledon seeding.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES

DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB) [1]
MURRAY, Andy (GBR) [2]
FEDERER, Roger (SUI) [3]
FERRER, David (ESP) [4]
NADAL, Rafael (ESP) [5]
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) [6]
BERDYCH, Tomas (CZE) [7]
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin (ARG) [8]
GASQUET, Richard (FRA) [9]
CILIC, Marin (CRO) [10]
WAWRINKA, Stanislas (SUI) [11]
NISHIKORI, Kei (JPN) [12]
HAAS, Tommy (GER) [13]
TIPSAREVIC, Janko (SRB) [14]
ALMAGRO, Nicolas (ESP) [15]
KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp (GER) [16]
RAONIC, Milos (CAN) [17]
ISNER, John (USA) [18]
SIMON, Gilles (FRA) [19]
YOUZHNY, Mikhail (RUS) [20]
QUERREY, Sam (USA) [21]
MONACO, Juan (ARG) [22]
SEPPI, Andreas (ITA) [23]
JANOWICZ, Jerzy (POL) [24]
PAIRE, Benoit (FRA) [25]
DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR) [26]
ANDERSON, Kevin (RSA) [27]
CHARDY, Jeremy (FRA) [28]
DIMITROV, Grigor (BUL) [29]
FOGNINI, Fabio (ITA) [30]
BENNETEAU, Julien (FRA) [31]
ROBREDO, Tommy (ESP) [32]

so let's see who benefited from the special formula relatively to the regular rankings...

(copy-pasted from your list, green = up, red = down)

DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB) [1]
MURRAY, Andy (GBR) [2]
FEDERER, Roger (SUI) [3]
FERRER, David (ESP) [4]
NADAL, Rafael (ESP) [5]
TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) [6] +1
BERDYCH, Tomas (CZE) [7] -1
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin (ARG) [8]
GASQUET, Richard (FRA) [9]
CILIC, Marin (CRO) [10] +2
WAWRINKA, Stanislas (SUI) [11] -1
NISHIKORI, Kei (JPN) [12] -1
HAAS, Tommy (GER) [13]
TIPSAREVIC, Janko (SRB) [14]
ALMAGRO, Nicolas (ESP) [15] +1
KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp (GER) [16] +1
RAONIC, Milos (CAN) [17] -2
ISNER, John (USA) [18] +3
SIMON, Gilles (FRA) [19] -2
YOUZHNY, Mikhail (RUS) [20] +8
QUERREY, Sam (USA) [21] -2
MONACO, Juan (ARG) [22] -2
SEPPI, Andreas (ITA) [23] +3
JANOWICZ, Jerzy (POL) [24] -2
PAIRE, Benoit (FRA) [25]
DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR) [26] -2
ANDERSON, Kevin (RSA) [27] -4
CHARDY, Jeremy (FRA) [28] -1
DIMITROV, Grigor (BUL) [29] +1
FOGNINI, Fabio (ITA) [30]
BENNETEAU, Julien (FRA) [31] +1
ROBREDO, Tommy (ESP) [32] -3

 

[Gandalf]

Ridiculous.

 

[The Meat]

Murray Nadal QF, winner plays Djokovic, winner plays Federer. Oh how cruel would that be.

 

[Monsieur_DeLarge]

Oooh, no prizes for guessing what the big drama is. A certain player is not in the elite group, and therefore the top players run the risk of meeting him a round earlier than expected. Yes, folks...
















...John Isner is only 18th!!!!1111 :shock:

So there'll be no protection from him for the top 16 after the first three rounds. He has his 148mph serve and he took two sets off Nadal at Roland Garros and he beat Djokovic in Indian Wells, so everyone will be quaking in their boots.

(Sorry, I've been away from the forums for a while, are we still doing the Isner thing?)


Regards,
MDL

 

[pds999]

Bit of a joke to be honest that Rafa is 5th seed. Arguably should be 1st (on form), let alone 5th.

 

[TheNightHunter]

Bit of a joke to be honest that Rafa is 5th seed. Arguably should be 1st (on form), let alone 5th.

It is what it is. Computers don't have feelings (unless they have been programmed to do so by their nerd uberlords).

 

[TennisLovaLova]

As long as he plays Wimbledon and he's still in the top 3 and is the defeding champ, Fed has to be #1 seed
show some respect wimbledonz

 

[Magnus]

Bit of a joke to be honest that Rafa is 5th seed. Arguably should be 1st (on form), let alone 5th.

1st? LOL. He's not ranked 1st, he didn't win Wimbledon last year, so why would he be seeded 1st, or even 2nd? Cause you're a biased fan?

 

[Magnus]

As long as he plays Wimbledon and he's still in the top 3 and is the defeding champ, Fed has to be #1 seed
show some respect wimbledonz

I disagree. Only one man deserves the #1 seed and its Djokoivc, as the ranking say. Fed will probably play the first match since he's the defending champion, but Fed deserves to be seeded 3rd, as the ranking goes.

 

[pds999]

1st? LOL. He's not ranked 1st, he didn't win Wimbledon last year, so why would he be seeded 1st, or even 2nd? Cause you're a biased fan?

He is ranked 1st by some way in the Race. He was injured last year. Grass is more akin to green clay these days anyway, so clay form has relevance, more so than what a player was doing 12 months ago on grass.

 

[Feather]

He is ranked 1st by some way in the Race. He was injured last year. Grass is more akin to green clay these days anyway, so clay form has relevance, more so than what a player was doing 12 months ago on grass.

Ridiculous logic. He skipped seven months. It's not fault of other players that Rafa got "injured" suddenly after a hectic clay season in which he was absolutely fine

 

[Mainad]

I note that the top 10 are all seeded as per their current rankings with the sole exception of Cilic being placed ahead of Wawrinka and even that one exception might start to look a bit silly if Stan goes on to win in s'Hertogenbosch this week (which is almost a probability now that he is the top surviving seed there).

Is this as close as Wimbledon has ever got to seed according to the world rankings?

 

[RafaIsBack]

Rafa seeded #5 is a bad news for all of the big 4 members.

 

[sbengte]

1st? LOL. He's not ranked 1st, he didn't win Wimbledon last year, so why would he be seeded 1st, or even 2nd? Cause you're a biased fan?

Because he just swept everything on clay and Wimby second week = clay ;-)

(He will manage the first week, Rosol doesn't strike twice )

 

[Amelie Mauresmo]

Wait a second Milos Raonic is ranked 15th yet he gets seeded 17th at Wimbledon this is not fair. This is why I don't agree with the stupid Wimbledon seeding. Milos just lost a top 16 seeding.

Of course, the British made sure Murray was seeded second even though Federer defeated him in the finals last year and he's the defending champion. The Wimbledon seeding committee have no shame, I hope they throw Nadal against Murray in the QF and watch him to lose to Rafa in the QF. Federer deserved the number 2 seed he's a seven time Wimbledon chanmpion.

 

[smash hit]

As long as he plays Wimbledon and he's still in the top 3 and is the defeding champ, Fed has to be #1 seed
show some respect wimbledonz

Nadal was defending champion at Roland Garrod. Was he seeded 1?

 

[sbengte]

Anyone else thinks it is a bit of an advantage to be seeded 5th ? Ferrer is arguably the weakest player of top 8 on grass and if you are seeded 5, you could possibly play him in the QF while avoiding real threats like Tsonga , Berdych and Delpo on grass.

Wimbledon clearly rigs draws (Isner-Mahut repeating after their epic is a clear giveaway) and there is no way they are going to put Rafa in anyone else's quarter but Ferrer's.

 

[Mainad]

Wait a second Milos Raonic is ranked 15th yet he gets seeded 17th at Wimbledon this is not fair. This is why I don't agree with the stupid Wimbledon seeding. Milos just lost a top 16 seeding.

Milos hasn't exactly shone on grass recently, has he? He just got bundled out of 2 grass tournaments in a row in the 1st round!

Of course, the British made sure Murray was seeded second even though Federer defeated him in the finals last year and he's the defending champion. The Wimbledon seeding committee have no shame, I hope they throw Nadal against Murray in the QF and watch him to lose to Rafa in the QF. Federer deserved the number 2 seed he's a seven time Wimbledon chanmpion.

Murray has just come off winning a grass tournament and beat Federer in the last best of 5 grass match they played at Wimbledon so there is some justification in matching his seeding with his world ranking.

 

[Raz11]

Wait a second Milos Raonic is ranked 15th yet he gets seeded 17th at Wimbledon this is not fair. This is why I don't agree with the stupid Wimbledon seeding. Milos just lost a top 16 seeding.

Of course, the British made sure Murray was seeded second even though Federer defeated him in the finals last year and he's the defending champion. The Wimbledon seeding committee have no shame, I hope they throw Nadal against Murray in the QF and watch him to lose to Rafa in the QF. Federer deserved the number 2 seed he's a seven time Wimbledon chanmpion.

Even though he will have to face a tougher 3rd round, at least there is a chance he won't have to face one of the top 4 in the 4th round. Whereas if he was still 15, he would have to go through one of them for sure if he were to get to the QF.

 

[Sorana fan]

Anyone else thinks it is a bit of an advantage to be seeded 5th ? Ferrer is arguably the weakest player of top 8 on grass and if you are seeded 5, you could possibly play him in the QF while avoiding real threats like Tsonga , Berdych and Delpo on grass.

Wimbledon clearly rigs draws (Isner-Mahut repeating after their epic is a clear giveaway) and there is no way they are going to put Rafa in anyone else's quarter but Ferrer's.

That would be the fairest thing to do after giving Rafa an unfair #5

 

[Warmaster]

Why are people even surprised or upset?

The seeds are calculated, the players get what they deserve.

You're all acting as if they have made exceptions whereas they have just been following their rule.

 

[Fiji]

I predict Djokovic, Federer and Nadal in the top half and Murray, Ferrer in the bottom half.

As long as he plays Wimbledon and he's still in the top 3 and is the defeding champ, Fed has to be #1 seed
show some respect wimbledonz

I would have given Federer the #1 seed TBH. 8 Wimbledon finals, wow. Not even Sampras achieved that.

 

[clayqueen]

Wimbledon has to adhere to the formula they agreed with the ITF way back in 2002. Even though everyone knows full well that Nadal is not the 5th best player in the world right now, there is nothing anyone can do about the seeding because the formula did not allow for injury time out or recognize past champions.

The bad news for Roger is that had Rafa been seeded 4th he could have avoided him until the final. Now he could run into Rafa in the Qtrs. This is also not good news for the Nole and Murray.

The matador will be able to take any of them on.

 

[FreeBird]

I predict Djokovic, Federer and Nadal in the top half and Murray, Ferrer in the bottom half.

I think the same. The British organizers.

 

[FrontHeadlock]

Nadal was defending champion at Roland Garrod. Was he seeded 1?

IMO Nadal without a doubt should have been the No. 1 seed at RG, regardless of what the rankings said.

 

[smash hit]

The last time Nadal was seeded 5 in a slam was I believe in 2005 when he won his first Roland Garros. Let's hope it's a good omen.

 

[smash hit]

I predict Djokovic, Federer and Nadal in the top half and Murray, Ferrer in the bottom half.

I would have given Federer the #1 seed TBH. 8 Wimbledon finals, wow. Not even Sampras achieved that.

I regard to you prediction I posted that prediction on the Wimbledon site when the seedings first came out.


In that case what seed would you have given to Nadal, since he has been in 5 Wimbledon finals?

 

[Matt H.]

Nadal should be seeded #2.

 

[Fiji]

I regard to you prediction I posted that prediction on the Wimbledon site when the seedings first came out.


In that case what seed would you have given to Nadal, since he has been in 5 Wimbledon finals?

But Nadal has not won 7 Wimbledon titles. I would seed him #4.

My seeds would be:

Federer
Djokovic
Murray
Nadal
Ferrer
Berdych
Tsonga

 

[forzamilan90]

Let's go Simba! Time to cause some havoc!

 

[FreeBird]

Let's go Simba! Time to cause some havoc!

Simba = Dimitrov? Looking at his current form, he may find it troublesome to get into round 2.

 

[beast of mallorca]

If only Rafa will land in Fed's. quarter and Djoker's half to pave a. Way for a Rafa-Muzza finals, that will be a really great tournament.........:twisted:

Really hope that Rafa, Fed and Djoker will land in the same half. Any combination on that half will do just fine......:lol:

 

[merlinpinpin]

Murray Nadal QF, winner plays Djokovic, winner plays Federer. Oh how cruel would that be.

Totally impossible, as Djokovic is 1 and Murray is 2. However, a slight change and it becomes plausible, ie:

Murray/Nadal QF, winner plays Federer, winner plays Djokovic. This one works (and would be totally unbalanced, ie three of the 'big 4' on one side of the draw, one on the other).

Here are the different possibilities (if we agree on the fact that two of the big 4 on each side of the draw make for a 'balanced' draw):

1) Nadal in Ferrer's quarter --> balanced draw
2) Nadal in Federer's quarter --> unbalanced draw (we'll get three of them on the same side with 100% probability)
3) Nadal in Djokovic's or Murray's quarter --> balanced draw *only* if Federer is on the other side of the draw; otherwise, unbalanced, as per 2, above

So, either Djokovic and Murray can benefit a lot from this situation (then can also 'lose' a lot), but Federer and Nadal can only 'lose'. Statistically, the one that benefits the most is Ferrer.

 

[cluckcluck]

So, if Rafalito loses early and Fed/Murray/Djokovic win, will you Nad-fans petition to have an asterix by their name saying that only won because ******** was seeded #5????

 

[Topspin_80]

Nadal should be banned from the tournament after the first time he picks his butt.

Are you a stand-up comedian ?????

You are SOOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY

I can't wait for your next post .

 

[Topspin_80]

I predict Djokovic, Federer and Nadal in the top half and Murray, Ferrer in the bottom half.


I agree , Brits want to give their boy a fair chance to win , therefore , they will rig it .

 

[sureshs]

Explain to me how the seeding determines who goes into which half. I know 1 and 2 go into opposite halves, but I am unclear after that.

 

[Goosehead]

Bit of a joke to be honest that Rafa is 5th seed. Arguably should be 1st (on form), let alone 5th.

on grass form..

Nadal is....2-2
Murray is..17-1
Federer....16-1.

so arguably nadal should be unseeded at Wimbledon, rafa seeded 5 is a bit of a joke, his recent results on grass clearly support him neing unseeded this year. :-|

 

[Omega_7000]

So, if Rafalito loses early and Fed/Murray/Djokovic win, will you Nad-fans petition to have an asterix by their name saying that only won because ******** was seeded #5????

No it's because he is still tired from the five set match he played against Djokovic at the FO.

 

[mightyrick]

1st? LOL. He's not ranked 1st, he didn't win Wimbledon last year, so why would he be seeded 1st, or even 2nd? Cause you're a biased fan?

I think the point is that a computer using a rolling yearly "point roll-off" method of ranking doesn't account for a player who was injured or out-of-form last year... but winning everything in sight in the current year.

There is no human around who thinks that Nadal should not be ranked #1 or #2 based on his performance at IW and in the clay season. But the computers will not allow that because Nadal didn't register that many points last year.

The system has been inherently flawed because current rankings are based more on performance 12 months ago... than performances last week.

 

[clayqueen]

Explain to me how the seeding determines who goes into which half. I know 1 and 2 go into opposite halves, but I am unclear after that.

3 & 4 are drawn and put on opposite sides of the draw, then 5-8 are drawn, 2 go to the top half and 2 go to the bottom half, the same happens for all the seeds in blocks of 4.

I'm not sure how the unseeded players are placed.

 

[clayqueen]

on grass form..

Nadal is....2-2
Murray is..17-1
Federer....16-1.

so arguably nadal should be unseeded at Wimbledon, rafa seeded 5 is a bit of a joke, his recent results on grass clearly support him neing unseeded this year. :-|

Career win/loss %

Roger - 90
Rafa - 86
Nole - 82
Murray - 81
Ferrer - 67

 

[sureshs]

3 & 4 are drawn and put on opposite sides of the draw, then 5-8 are drawn, 2 go to the top half and 2 go to the bottom half, the same happens for all the seeds in blocks of 4.

I'm not sure how the unseeded players are placed.

Thanks.

So in theory nothing specific about a player can be said beforehand other than 1 will be in top half, 2 will be in bottom half, and 3 and 4 will be in opposite halves.

 

[Mainad]

Thanks.

So in theory nothing specific about a player can be said beforehand other than 1 and 2 will be in opposite halves and 3 and 4 will be in opposite halves.

Yes. Now that the official seedings have been released, all we know for sure at this stage is that Djokovic will head the top half of the draw and Murray will head the bottom half.

 

[Goosehead]

Career win/loss %

Roger - 90
Rafa - 86
Nole - 82
Murray - 81
Ferrer - 67

for a start those stats represents the distant past, whereas my stats are relevant..

and also I was having a laugh woman, just pointing out the absurdity of his comments, do try to keep up baby. :razz:

 

[batz]

Wait a second Milos Raonic is ranked 15th yet he gets seeded 17th at Wimbledon this is not fair. This is why I don't agree with the stupid Wimbledon seeding. Milos just lost a top 16 seeding.

Of course, the British made sure Murray was seeded second even though Federer defeated him in the finals last year and he's the defending champion. The Wimbledon seeding committee have no shame, I hope they throw Nadal against Murray in the QF and watch him to lose to Rafa in the QF. Federer deserved the number 2 seed he's a seven time Wimbledon chanmpion.

You really do post some ignorant @rsegravy. You have to be one of the least knowledgeable posters on this site.

Wimbledon men's seeds are computed from the rankings and grass performance over 2 years and have been for over a decade now.

 

[sureshs]

Yes. Now that the official seedings have been released, all we know for sure at this stage is that Djokovic will head the top half of the draw and Murray will head the bottom half.

And Federer and Ferrer will be in opposite halves

 

[beast of mallorca]

And Federer and Ferrer will be in opposite halves

That's great !! Now give me a Rafa vs Fed in the quarters, then that will be wonderful !!..............:twisted: