Australian Open: Who are the confirmed 32 seeds for the 2024 Grand Slam and when will the draw take place?

The 32 singles seeds have been confirmed for the 2024 Australian Open.

The first Grand Slam of the season will start on Sunday, January 14, live on Eurosport and discovery+.

Novak Djokovic will lead the men’s seeds as he looks to defend his title, while Iga Swiatek will be the No. 1 seed in the women’s draw.

But who are the other 31 seeds in each draw and what does their positioning mean for their chances at the Grand Slam?

Who are the 2024 Australian Open men’s seeds?

  • 1. Novak Djokovic
  • 2. Carlos Alcaraz
  • 3. Daniil Medvedev
  • 4. Jannik Sinner
  • 5. Andrey Rublev
  • 6. Alexander Zverev
  • 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • 8. Holger Rune
  • 9. Hubert Hurkacz
  • 10. Alex de Minaur
  • 11. Casper Ruud
  • 12. Taylor Fritz
  • 13. Grigor Dimitrov
  • 14. Tommy Paul
  • 15. Karen Khachanov
  • 16. Ben Shelton
  • 17. Frances Tiafoe
  • 18. Nicolas Jarry
  • 19. Cameron Norrie
  • 20. Adrian Mannarino
  • 21. Ugo Humbert
  • 22. Francisco Cerundolo
  • 23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
  • 24. Jan-Lennard Struff
  • 25. Lorenzo Musetti
  • 26. Sebastian Baez
  • 27. Felix Auger-Aliassime
  • 28. Tallon Griekspoor
  • 29. Sebastian Korda
  • 30. Tomas Etcheverry
  • 31. Alexander Bublik
  • 32. Jiri Lehecka

Who are the 2024 Australian Open women’s seeds?

  • 1. Iga Swiatek
  • 2. Aryna Sabalenka
  • 3. Elena Rybakina
  • 4. Coco Gauff
  • 5. Jessica Pegula
  • 6. Ons Jabeur
  • 7. Marketa Vondrousova
  • 8. Maria Sakkari
  • 9. Barbora Krejcikova
  • 10. Beatriz Haddad Maia
  • 11. Jelena Ostapenko
  • 12. Qinwen Zheng
  • 13. Liudmila Samsonova
  • 14. Daria Kasatkina
  • 15. Veronika Kudermetova
  • 16. Caroline Garcia
  • 17. Ekaterina Alexandrova
  • 18. Victoria Azarenka
  • 19. Elina Svitolina
  • 20. Magda Linette
  • 21. Donna Vekic
  • 22. Sorana Cirstea
  • 23. Anastasia Potapova
  • 24. Anhelina Kalinina
  • 25. Elise Mertens
  • 26. Jasmine Paolini
  • 27. Emma Navarro
  • 28. Lesia Tsurenko
  • 29. Lin Zhu
  • 30. Xinyu Wang
  • 31. Marie Bouzkova
  • 32. Leylah Fernandez

What are seedings and why do they matter?

Seedings are given to the top-32 ranked players in the world ahead of Grand Slams.

They are used to ensure the highest-ranked players avoid each other in the early rounds when the draw is made.

The top seed is the No. 1-ranked player ahead of the tournament, and cannot meet the second seed until the final as they are placed on opposite sides of the draw.

The top four seeds can only meet in the semi-finals and if the seeds hold, then the top eight seeds would all reach the quarter-finals.

The draw is expected to take place on Thursday, January 11 as each player learns their potential path to glory.

Who are the seeds to look out for?

Alexander Zverev has moved up to the sixth seed after helping Germany to win the United Cup.

Alex de Minaur also performed well at the tournament and moved up into the top 10 for the first time in his career.

“I see all the reasons why I’m not going to be a good player [on social media], why I’m not going to make it or why I’m not going to improve,” he said at the United Cup.

“I store it in the back of my head, and I use it as motivation. Ultimately, it’s my drive that has put me in this position and I want to get the absolute most out of myself.

“I’m very happy with how 2024 is going and hopefully I can keep it going.”

Felix Auger-Aliassime could be a dangerous early opponent, having dropped down to No. 27, and so could Sebastian Korda, who upset Daniil Medvedev on his way to the quarter-finals last year.

On the women’s side, Elena Rybakina returned to world No. 3 following her impressive title run in Brisbane.

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Coco Gauff is just behind her following her Auckland success, while two top-20 names to watch could be Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina.

Caroline Garcia might also be one to keep an eye on.

The former world No. 4 hasn’t made it past the fourth round of the Australian Open but had some good results at the United Cup this month.

HOW TO WATCH AND STREAM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

You can watch every day of the 2024 Australian Open live on Eurosport, while you can enjoy all the action on discovery+, the Eurosport app and eurosport.com.

WHEN IS THE 2024 AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW?

The Australian Open draw is expected to be held on Thursday, January 11.

Stream the 2024 Australian Open live on Eurosport and discovery+

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