Four-time finalist Andy Murray is seeded No. 2, 17-time major winner Roger Federer at No. 3 and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka is at No. 4, one higher than Rafael Nadal, according to Xinhua news agency.
On the women’s side, Simona Halep is No. 2, Garbine Muguruza at No. 3, Agnieszka Radwanska is No. 4 and Maria Sharapova, the 2008 champion and finalist last year, at No. 5.
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka moved back into the top 16 with her victory at the Brisbane International last week, her first title since 2013.
She finished last season at No. 22 but moved up the rankings with her title run in the Australian Open warmup tournament and was seeded No. 14 at Melbourne Park, meaning she avoids early-round encounters with the top-ranked players.
A win over 2014 U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori and a run to the semifinals at the Brisbane International lifted Australia’s Bernard Tomic to a No. 16 seeding in the men’s draw.
The Australian Open draw will take place on Friday.
Following are the seeding lists:
Men’s
Novak Djokovic, Serbia
Andy Murray, Britain
Roger Federer, Switzerland
Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland
Rafael Nadal, Spain
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic
Kei Nishikori, Japan
David Ferrer, Spain
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
John Isner, United States
Women’s
Serena Williams, United States
Simona Halep, Romania
Garbine Muguruza, Spain
Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
Maria Sharapova, Russia
Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic
Angelique Kerber, Germany
Venus Williams, United States
Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic
Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain
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