But isn't if unfare? As Wimbledon officials employ a unique seeding system where they take into account previous results at the grasscourt championships and i believe there was a strong case for Federer to be named top seed because he has contested the last six finals. But the committee opted to stick to the world rankings.
The following are the seeded players at the 2009 Wimbledon Championship in Wimbledon, England:
MEN
1. Rafael Nadal, Spain
2. Roger Federer, Switzerland
3. Andy Murray, Britain
4. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
5. Juan Martin Del Potro, Argentina
6. Andy Roddick, United States
7. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
8. Gilles Simon, France
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
10. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile
11. Marin Cilic, Croatia
12. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia
13. Robin Soderling, Sweden
14. Gael Monfils, France
15. Marat Safin, Russia
16. Tommy Robredo, Spain
17. David Ferrer, Spain
18. James Blake, United States
19. Rainer Schuettler, Germany
20. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland
21. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic
22. Feliciano Lopez, Spain
23. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia
24. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic
25. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia
26. Jurgen Melzer, Austria
27. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany
28. Mardy Fish, United States
29. Igor Andreev, Russia
30. Viktor Troicki, Serbia
31. Victor Hanescu, Romania
32. Albert Montanes, Spain
WOMEN
1. Dinara Safina, Russia
2. Serena Williams, United States
3. Venus Williams, United States
4. Elena Dementieva, Russia
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
6. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia
7. Vera Zvonareva, Russia
8. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus
9. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark
10. Nadia Petrova, Russia
11. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
12. Marion Bartoli, France
13. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
14. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia
15. Flavia Pennetta, Italy
16. Jie Zheng, China
17. Amelie Mauresmo, France
18. Samantha Stosur, Austria
19. Na Li, China
20. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain
21. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland
22. Alize Cornet, France
23. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada
24. Maria Sharapova, Russia
25. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia
26. Virginie Razzano, France
27. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia
28. Sorana Cirstea, Romania
29. Sybille Bammer, Austria
30. Agnes Szavay, Hungary
31. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia
32. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia
Russia’s Marat Safin was the main beneficiary after being bumped up from his world ranking of 23rd to 15th seed following his unexpected run to the semifinals 12 months ago. Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam tournament which does not stick strictly to the ATP ranking list in deciding seedings. In allocating the slots the seedings committee takes into account performances on grass over a two-year period.
Former women’s champion Maria Sharapova has also been boosted up to 24th seed despite being ranked 59th. The Russian returned to the Tour last month after a layoff with a shoulder injury and she has been rewarded for impressive record at the All England Club.
The women’s top 16 seedings have stuck rigidly to the world rankings with Dinara Safina, Serena Williams and Venus Williams heading the field. Wimbledon begins on Monday and the draw takes place on Friday.
Weird that Wimbledon would feel the need to have their own ranking system, but it seems like they stick pretty close to the regular rankings anyway. I guess there are a lot of people there with a lot of free time on their hands. As for who'll win, Nadal has a good shot if he's at 100% but Federer's going to be the man to beat. In fact, for this tournament I'd rank the most likely to win as Federer, followed by Murray, and only then Nadal. Murray's playing well and he's hungry for a slam title, plus he'll have the crowds behing him.
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