The women’s system at Wimbledon sees 32 players seeded before the start of the annual tournament at the All England Club.
No unseeded player has ever won the women’s singles competition, although four unseeded players have reached the final.
Seeding had been based on computer rankings since 1975, but that changed in 2021 – two years after the men’s system changed from a formula based on performances on different surfaces.
Will the list reflect the rankings in 2023? How will ranking points work at Wimbledon 2023? The Sporting News takes a look.
How do the Wimbledon seedings work?
Organisers the All England Club admitted they had a “big decision” to make about all-time great Serena Williams in 2018, eventually placing the then-world number 449 as their 25th seed.
Williams had been out of the game since giving birth the previous year. There had also been speculation that two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray would be seeded in the men’s competition, although bosses decided against that after considering the period of inactivity the Scot had been through because of injury.
“The seeding order follows the WTA ranking list,…
