World number one Jelena Jankovic leads the list of seeded players for the 2009 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia.
Tennis Australia announced on Thursday the thirty-two women who were given seeded positions for the season’s first Grand Slam.
Noticeably absent from the tournament is defending champion Maria Sharapova, who withdrew because of a lingering shoulder problem. China’s Na Li is also out of the event because of a knee injury.
The Australian Open official draw ceremony will take place at 10:00am Friday in the Skyline Room at Melbourne Park.
2009 Australian Open Women’s Seeds
1. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
2. Serena Williams (USA)
3. Dinara Safina (RUS)
4. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
5. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
6. Venus Williams (USA)
7. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
9. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
10. Nadia Petrova (RUS)
11. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
12. Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
13. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
14. Patty Schnyder (SUI)
15. Alize Cornet (FRA)
16. Marion Bartoli (FRA)
17. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
18. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
19. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
20. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
21. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
22. Jie Zheng (CHN)
23. Agnes Szavay (HUN)
24. Sybille Bammer (AUT)
25. Kaia Kanepi (EST)
26. Ai Sugiyama (JPN)
27. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
28. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
29. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)
30. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
31. Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
32. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA)
The 2009 Australian Open begins on Monday, January 19 in Melbourne, Australia.
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