WTA Seeds confirmed for 2022 Wimbledon as Swiatek, Kontaveit, Jabeur and Badosa lead

Tuesday, 21 June 2022 at 14:00

Seeds have been confirmed on the WTA side for this year's 2022 Wimbledon with Iga Swiatek set to lead the way as World Number One.

As World Number Two and the seeds reflecting the rankings up to this week, Anett Kontaveit and new World Number Three, Ons Jabeur take the next two spots.

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Paula Badosa and Maria Sakkari will round out the top five in London, while the biggest absentee at least from the top 10 is Aryna Sabalenka who like Victoria Azarenka will not play in this year's tournament after the ban for Russian/Belarusian players.

Also in the top ten though includes former finalist, Karolina Pliskova. As well as American duo, Danielle Collins and Jessica Pegula with former champion Garbine Muguruza and Emma Raducanu who made her breakout last season in this tournament before the US Open rounding it out. Coco Gauff and Simona Halep are also in the top 20.

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LADIES' SINGLES

1 SWIATEK, Iga (POL)

2 KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST)

3 JABEUR, Ons (TUN)

4 BADOSA, Paula (ESP)

5 SAKKARI, Maria (GRE)

6 PLISKOVA, Karolina (CZE)

7 COLLINS, Danielle (USA)

8 PEGULA, Jessica (USA)

9 MUGURUZA, Garbine (ESP)

10 RADUCANU, Emma (GBR)

11 GAUFF, Coco (USA)