Seeds
About seeding at The Championships
- A simplified form of seeding was introduced in 1924 when up to four representatives of a nation were drawn in the four different quarters of the draw.
- In 1927 full seeding was carried out and competitors were selected according to ability, irrespective of nationality.
- Seeding has been based on computer rankings since 1975.
- Since 1927 only two unseeded players have won the Gentlemen’s Singles - Boris Becker in 1985 and Goran Ivanisevic in 2001.
- No unseeded player has won the Ladies’ Singles.
- Eleven unseeded players have reached the final of the Gentlemen’s Singles and four unseeded players have reached the final of the Ladies’ Singles.
- Today there are 32 seeds in Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles.
Seeds for The Championships
Gentlemen's Seeding Formula
- Revised seeding arrangements for men introduced in 2001 when seedings committee disbanded.
- Formula amended in 2002 for men as follows:
- Take ESP points at 16 June 2014
- Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournament in past 12 months
- Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in 12 months before that.
