ESPN Wimbledon 2007

LONDON -- The seeding for next week's Wimbledon championships were announced on Wednesday with the All England Club again using players' grass-court credentials to come up with their top 32.

Wimbledon seeding

The seeds for the third Grand Slam of 2007 were announced Wednesday. Wimbledon, to be played at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, will take place from June 25 through July 8.

Seeds

Men	Women
1. Roger Federer	1. Justine Henin
2. Rafael Nadal	2. Maria Sharapova
3. Andy Roddick	3. Jelena Jankovic
4. Novak Djokovic	4. Amelie Mauresmo
5. Fernando Gonzalez	5. Svetlana Kuznetsova
6. Nikolay Davydenko	6. Ana Ivanovic
7. Tomas Berdych	7. Serena Williams
8. Andy Murray	8. Anna Chakvetadze
9. James Blake	9. Martina Hingis
10. Marcos Baghdatis	10. Daniela Hantuchova
11. Tommy Robredo	11. Nadia Petrova
12. Richard Gasquet	12. Elena Dementieva
13. Tommy Haas	13. Dinara Safina
14. Mikhail Youzhny	14. Nicole Vaidisova
15. Ivan Ljubicic	15. Patty Schnyder
16. Lleyton Hewitt	16. Shahar Peer
17. David Ferrer	17. Tatiana Golovin
18. Mario Ancic	18. Li Na
19. Jarkko Nieminen	19. Marion Bartoli
20. Jonas Bjorkman	20. Katarina Srebotnik
21. Juan Carlos Ferrero	21. Sybille Bammer
22. Dmitry Tursunov	22. Tathiana Garbin
23. Guillermo Canas	23. Anabel Medina Garrigues
24. David Nalbandian	24. Venus Williams
25. Juan Ignacio Chela	25. Alona Bondarenko
26. Carlos Moya	26. Lucie Safarova
27. Marat Safin	27. Ai Sugiyama
28. Philipp Kohlschreiber	28. Samantha Stosur
29. Robin Soderling	29. Mara Santangelo
30. Agustin Calleri	30. Francesca Schiavone
31. Filippo Volandri	31. Olga Poutchkova
32. Juan Monaco	32. Michaella Krajicek

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer tops the men's seeding with French Open champion Rafael Nadal of Spain second and American Andy Roddick, twice a runner-up at Wimbledon, third.

The draw will be held Friday for the third major of the year, which begins Monday.

Unlike the other Grand Slams where the top 32 seeds in the men's and women's singles are decided purely on world rankings, Wimbledon takes into account results on grass in the past two years, particularly in the men's field.

Chief beneficiary of the unique seeding system is Czech Tomas Berdych who is seeded seventh in the men's event compared to a world ranking of 11.

The leading women's seeds go according to ranking with world No. 1 Justine Henin, fresh from clinching a hat trick of French Open titles, at the top. The world's best on clay, she is looking for her first Wimbledon triumph.

Last year's women's winner Amelie Mauresmo is seeded fourth, behind Maria Sharapova and in-form Serb Jelena Jankovic.

Australian Open champion Serena Williams, twice a Wimbledon winner in 2002 and 2003, is the seventh seed, in accordance with her ranking.

Venus Williams was seeded 24th, seven places above her ranking because of five final appearances in the past seven years. The most recent of her three titles came in 2005, when she became the lowest seeded player to win the women's title at No. 14.

Russian world men's No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko drops to sixth in the seeding, meaning Serbia's Novak Djokovic and hard-hitting Chilean Fernando Gonzalez are bumped up to fourth and fifth respectively.

World No. 7 Tommy Robredo finds himself down at 11th because of his poor record on grass.

Marcos Baghdatis, a semifinalist last year, is seeded 10th, six places higher than his world ranking. Likewise, veteran Swede Jonas Bjorkman finds himself seeded 20th, compared to a world ranking of 31, after his surprise final four run in 2006.

Britain's Andy Murray has been seeded at No. 8 but his participation in the tournament hangs in the balance as he works on his fitness following a wrist injury.

Lleyton Hewitt, the 2002 champion, was No. 16, three spots above his ranking.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.