MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are officially the top seeds at the Australian Open, which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.
Wednesday’s announcement comes a day before the tournament draw.
There are four Canadians among the seeded players: Felix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, No. 7), Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, Ont., No. 21), Victoria Mboko (Toronto, No. 17) and Leylah Fernandez (Montreal, No. 22).
Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner is second, Alexander Zverev is third and ten-time champion Novak Djokovic is fourth. Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are the top three seeds in the women’s draw for the second year in a row.
Madison Keys returns as the defending champion and ninth seed, one of four American women among the top 10 seeds.
1. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
2. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
3. Alexander Zverev (Germany)
4. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
5. Lorenzo Musetti (Italy)
6. Alex De Minaur (Australia)
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada)
8. Ben Shelton (USA)
9. Taylor Fritz (USA)
10. Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan)
11. Daniil Medvedev
12. Casper Rudd (Norway)
13. Andrei Rublev
14. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
15. Karen Khachanoff
16. Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic)
17. Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic)
18. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
19. Tommy Paul (USA)
20. Flavio Coboli (Italy)
21. Denis Shapovalov (Canada)
22. Luciano Dadelli (Italy)
23. Taron Grixpool (NED)
24. Arthur Lindeknech (France)
25. Learner Tien (USA)
26. Cameron Norrie (UK)
27. Brandon Nakajima (USA)
28. Joao Fonseca (Brazil)
29. Francis Tiafoe (USA)
30. Valentin Vaccello (Monday)
31. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
32. Corentin Moutet (France)
1. Alina Sabalenka
2. Iga Swiatek (Poland)
3. Coco Goff (USA)
4. Amanda Anisimova (USA)
5. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
6. Jessica Pegula (USA)
7. Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
8. Mira Andreeva
9. Madison Keys (USA)
10. Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
11. Ekaterina Alexandrova
12. Elena Svitolina (UK)
13. Linda Noskova (Czech Republic)
14. Clara Towson (Denmark)
15. Emma Navarro (USA)
16. Naomi Osaka (Japan)
17. Victoria Mboko (Canada)
18. Lyudmila Samsonova
19. Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic)
20.Marta Kostyuk (UK)
21. Elise Mertens (Belgium)
22. Leila Fernandez (Canada)
23. Diana Schneider
24. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
25. Paola Badosa (ESP)
26. Dayana Yastremska (UK)
27. Sofia Kenin (USA)
28. Emma Raducanu (UK)
29. Eva Jovich (USA)
30. Maya Joint (Australia)
31. Anna Kalinskaya
32. Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)
With files from Sportsnet staff.
