Wednesday 24 June 2015 15:31, UK
Unlike the other majors, Wimbledon uses a unique system to determine the seedings, taking into account players’ recent performances on grass as well as their ATP rankings.
The women are seeded as per the WTA rankings, so there are no surprises on that side.
With the full draw taking place on Friday morning, who could face a tricky path to the final this year?
Men
Andy Murray - No 3 seed
Following his shock early exit at Queen’s last year and quarter-final defeat at Wimbledon, Murray is seeded third at the All England Club this time around.
If the results go with seedings, Murray will have to get past both top seed Novak Djokovic and second seed Roger Federer to lift the trophy.
Federer is the last third seed to win Wimbledon in 2012, when he beat Murray in the final.
Murray beat Djokovic in the final in 2013 but has lost their last eight meetings, including the Australian Open final and French Open semi-finals this year.
Rafael Nadal - No 10 seed
The two-time champion drops down to No 10 in the seeding in accordance with his slide down the ATP rankings and poor performances at Wimbledon in recent years.
Nadal may have won at Stuttgart earlier this month, but in 2014 he was beaten in the last 16 at Wimbledon and in Halle.
His 10th seeding means he could face Djokovic, Federer, Murray or Stan Wawrinka as early as the fourth round.
The No 10th seed has never reached the men’s final and only six players seeded below ninth have lifted the trophy.
Stan Wawrinka - No 4 seed
Wawrinka has only once made it past the last 16 at Wimbledon and has never won a title on grass, coming closest in 2013 when he reached the final of the Topshelf Open.
Still, the Swiss No 2 is seeded inside the top four at Wimbledon for the first time after climbing up the rankings with his French Open victory.
There is no doubt he will be a dangerous opponent if he is firing on all cylinders, as he was against Djokovic in the final at Roland Garros.
Women
Petra Kvitova - No 2 seed
The hard-hitting Czech was hugely impressive at Wimbledon last year, powering past Eugenie Bouchard in the final in under an hour to win the tournament for a second time.
Her second seeding means she will not face top seed Serena Williams, who she has lost to in straight sets in their previous two Wimbledon meetings, until the final.
Kvitova is sure to be a threat if she recovers from the illness that forced her to pull out of Eastbourne this week.
Maria Sharapova - No 4 seed
The 2004 champion has disappointed at Wimbledon in recent years, failing to make it past the round of 16 in her last three appearances.
Seeded fourth this time around, she may need to beat both Serena Williams and Kvitova if she is to lift the trophy.
The last fourth seed to win the women's singles at the All England Club was Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
Eugenie Bouchard - No 12 seed
Last year’s beaten finalist has slipped down the WTA rankings after a poor first half to the year and finds herself 12th in the Wimbledon seedings.
Like Nadal, that means she would potentially have to face the top seeds early in the tournament and could face a tricky route through to the final.
Bouchard also has the added pressure of defending ranking points from reaching the final last year, meaning an early exit could see her slip outside of the top 20 in the world.
