Who will fight whom?: Know the seeding orders of athletes for Wimbledon 2025
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Who will fight whom?: Know the seeding orders of athletes for Wimbledon 2025

Aiah Bathan
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WIMBLEDON, LONDON: As Wimbledon 2025 is fast approaching, the best tennis players in the world will compete for the big prize, and fans are eager to watch out for intense matches and special moments all throughout the tournament. 

However, the question is: Who will fight whom? 

All about final draw seedings in a Grand Slam


For Wimbledon 2025, the main draw will be announced on Jun 27. The possible matches are based on the athlete’s seedings. Just like other tennis tournaments, the top two seeds can only play against each other in the finals. Moreover, the third and fourth seeds can be placed in either the top or bottom half of the draw. 

Seeding is a method used in tennis to place the top players in a tournament draw, thereby preventing them from playing against each other during the early matches of the competition. 

Here are the possible matches based on the seeding: 

Quarterfinals 


  • Seeds 1-4 can play against  5-8


Round of 16

  • Seeds 1-4 can play against 13-16

  • Seeds 5-8 can play against 9-12


Third round

  • Seeds 1-8 can play against 25-32

  • Seeds 9-16 can play against 17-24


Athlete’s order of seedings


For the men’s tournament, Carlos Alcaraz is favored to win Wimbledon again, entering as the tournament’s defending champion. Janik Sinner is set to be his biggest opponent. Just like at the Roland Garros, the two athletes can only face each other in the final match. Moreover, Zverev and Draper will avoid meeting the top players earlier in the tournament. 

Here is the order of seedings in the men’s tournament: 


  1. Jannik Sinner

  2. Carlos Alcaraz

  3. Alexander Zverev

  4. Jack Draper

  5. Taylor Fritz

  6. Novak Djokovic

  7. Lorenzo Musetti

  8. Holger Rune

  9. Daniil Medvedev

  10. Ben Shelton

  11. Alex De Miñaur

  12. Frances Tiafoe

  13. Tommy Paul

  14. Andrey Rublev

  15. Jakub Mensik

  16. Francisco Cerúndolo

  17. Karen Khachanov

  18. Ugo Humbert

  19. Grigor Dimitrov

  20. Alexei Popyrin

  21. Tomas Machac

  22. Flavio Cobolli

  23. Jiri Lehecka

  24. Stefanos Tsitsipas

  25. Felix Auger-Aliassime

  26. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

  27. Denis Shapovalov

  28. Alexander Bublik

  29. Brandon Nakashima

  30. Alex Michelsen

  31. Tallon Griekspoor

  32. Matteo Berrettini


For the women’s tournament, the athlete who might win the Grand Slam title is uncertain. Aryna Sabalenka faced defeat in Berlin, and past Wimbledon champions Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova might deliver impressive performances in London. More so, Coco Gauff has her eyes set on this year’s Wimbledon title as well, and Iga Swiatek might do better despite not liking the grass courts. 

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Here is the order of seedings in the women’s tournament: 


  1. Aryna Sabalenka

  2. Coco Gauff

  3. Jessica Pegula

  4. Jasmine Paolini

  5. Qinwen Zheng

  6. Madison Keys

  7. Mirra Andreeva

  8. Iga Swiatek

  9. Emma Navarro

  10. Paula Badosa

  11. Elena Rybakina

  12. Diana Shnaider

  13. Amanda Anisimova

  14. Elina Svitolina

  15. Karolina Muchova

  16. Daria Kasatkina

  17. Barbora Krejcikova

  18. Ekaterina Alexandrova

  19. Ludmilla Samsonova

  20. Jelena Ostapenko

  21. Beatriz Haddad Maia

  22. Donna Vekic

  23. Clara Tauson

  24. Elise Mertens

  25. Magdalena Frech

  26. Marta Kostyuk

  27. Magda Linette

  28. Sofia Kenin

  29. Leylah Fernandez

  30. Linda Noskova

  31. Ashlyn Krueger

  32. McCartney Kessler