Serena seeded 28th for U.S. Open
Serena Williams of the Washington Kastles returns a volley from Martina Hingis of the of the New York Sportimes during the World Team Tennis womens singles set at Sportime Stadium, located on Randall's Island. Hingis defeated Williams 5-3. (July 20, 2011) Credit: James Escher
The USTA announced today in a press release that world Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2011 U.S. Open. Serena Williams has the 28th seed.
The U.S. Open will begin Aug. 29 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing. It will conclude on Sept. 11.
Here are the full women rankings:
1. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark
2. Vera Zvonareva, Russia
3. Maria Sharapova, Russia
4. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus
5. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic
6. Na Li, China
7. Francesca Schiavone, Italy
8. Marion Bartoli, France
9. Samantha Stosur, Australia
10. Andrea Petkovic, Germany
11. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia
12. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
13. Shuai Peng, China
14. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia
15. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
16. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
17. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia
18. Roberta Vinci, Italy
19. Julia Goerges, Germany
20. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium
21. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia
22. Sabine Lisicki, Germany
23. Shahar Peer, Israel
24. Nadia Petrova, Russia
25. Maria Kirilenko, Russia
26. Flavia Pennetta, Italy
27. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic
28. Serena Williams, United States
29. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia
30. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain
31. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia
32. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain
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