Wimbledon 2025: Sabalenka, Gauff lead list of seeded women
What's the story
Aryna Sabalenka has been confirmed as the top women's singles seed for the upcoming 2025 Wimbledon Championships. This will be her second consecutive major as the top seed, having held the WTA world number one ranking since October last year. Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion, will be seeded eighth at this year's tournament—the lowest position she has occupied since 2021.
Rising stars
Gauff, Pegula, Paolini among top 4 seeds
Coco Gauff, the reigning French Open champion, will be seeded second at 2025 Wimbledon. Meanwhile, Jessica Pegula has been given the third seed. She has this position for the fifth time at a Grand Slam, as per Tennis365.com. Jasmine Paolini, the 2024 Wimbledon runner-up, returns as the fourth seed this year. She lost the final to Barbora Krejcikova, in three sets.
Notable mentions
What about defending champion Krejcikova?
Barbora Krejcikova, the reigning Wimbledon champion, is not in the top 10. She will be seeded 17th at 2025 Wimbledon. Last year, Krejcikova became the seventh woman in the Open Era to win the singles finals at both Wimbledon and Roland Garros, joining Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Ashleigh Barty. However, Krejcikova has failed to go past the second round at majors ever since.
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List of women's seeded players
List of women's seeded players at 2025 Wimbledon (Top 10): Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Jasmine Paolini, Zheng Qinwen, Madison Keys, Mirra Andreeva, Iga Swiatek, Emma Navarro, and Paula Badosa.
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Highest-seeded former Wimbledon winner
As per Tennis365.com, Elena Rybakina will play as the highest-seeded (11th) former Wimbledon winner. Her only Grand Slam title came in 2022 when she won Wimbledon after defeating Ons Jabeur in a three-set final.