Federer Named Top Seed At Wimbledon

© AFP/Getty ImagesRoger Federer is a six-time Wimbledon champion.

Defending champion and six-time titlist Roger Federer has been named top seed for The Championships at Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, 21 June.

His long-time rival Rafael Nadal, the 2008 winner, who is currently No. 1 in the South African Airways 2010 ATP Rankings, is second seed. Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray make up the top four seeds.

World No. 7 Andy Roddick, a three-time Wimbledon finalist and four-time former champion at the AEGON Championships at The Queen’s Club, has been named No. 5 seed.

World No. 26 Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 titlist, who lifted his seventh grass-court trophy at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle on Sunday, is No. 15 seed. The Australian is also a four-time former winner at The Queen's Club.

The Championships seeding committee have re-arranged the top 32 players on the ATP Entry System Position (ESP) on a surface-based system.

Since 2002, following an agreement made with the ATP, the singles seeding order is determined using an objective and transparent system to reflect more accurately an individual player's grass court achievements.

The formula is:
• Take ESP points at 14 June 2010
• Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months
• Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.

2010 MEN’S SINGLES SEEDS [South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking]

1 Roger FEDERER (SUI) [2]
2 Rafael NADAL (ESP) [1]
3 Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB) [3]
4 Andy MURRAY (GBR) [4]
5 Andy RODDICK (USA) [7]
6 Robin SODERLING (SWE) [6]
7 Nikolay DAVYDENKO (RUS) [5]
8 Fernando VERDASCO (ESP) [9]
9 David FERRER (ESP) [11]
10 Jo-Wilfried TSONGA (FRA) [10]
11 Marin CILIC (CRO) [12]
12 Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) [13]
13 Mikhail YOUZHNY (RUS) [14]
14 Juan Carlos FERRERO (ESP) [17]
15 Lleyton HEWITT (AUS) [26]
16 Jurgen MELZER (AUT) [16]
17 Ivan LJUBICIC (CRO) [15]
18 Sam QUERREY (USA) [21]
19 Nicolas ALMAGRO (ESP) [18]
20 Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) [23]
21 Gael MONFILS (FRA) [20]
22 Radek STEPANEK (CZE) [25]
23 Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP) [30]
24 John ISNER (USA) [19]
25 Marcos BAGHDATIS (CYP) [27]
26 Thomaz BELLUCCI (BRA) [24]
27 Gilles SIMON (FRA) [32]
28 Ernests GULBIS (LAT) [29]
29 Albert MONTANES (ESP) [31]
30 Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER) [35]
31 Tommy ROBREDO (ESP) [36]
32 *Victor HANESCU (ROU) [37]

*Seeded No. 32 following withdrawal of former No. 25 Ivo KARLOVIC (CRO) - foot injury

2010 MEN’S DOUBLES SEEDS
1 Daniel NESTOR (CAN) & Nenad ZIMONJIC (SRB)
2 Bob BRYAN (USA) & Mike BRYAN (USA)
3 Lukas DLOUHY (CZE) & Leander PAES (IND)
4 Mahesh BHUPATHI (IND) & Max MIRNYI (BLR)
5 Lukasz KUBOT (POL) & Oliver MARACH (AUT)
6 Mariusz FYRSTENBERG (POL) & Marcin MATKOWSKI (POL)
7 Wesley MOODIE (RSA) & Dick NORMAN (BEL)
8 Julian KNOWLE (AUT) & Andy RAM (ISR)
9 Frantisek CERMAK (CZE) & Michal MERTINAK (SVK)
10 Simon ASPELIN (SWE) & Paul HANLEY (AUS)
11 Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) & Tommy ROBREDO (ESP)
12 John ISNER (USA) & Sam QUERREY (USA)
13 Mardy FISH (USA) & Mark KNOWLES (BAH)
14 Julien BENNETEAU (FRA) & Michael LLODRA (FRA)
15 Marcelo MELO (BRA) & Bruno SOARES (BRA)
16 Robert LINDSTEDT (SWE) & Horia TECAU (ROU)