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Federer, Mauresmo get top billing

P. Subramanyam

WIMBLEDON: French Open champion Rafael Nadal has been seeded second for this year's Wimbledon championships, which starts on Monday. The Spaniard, a clay-court specialist, could set up a dream final with the top seed and three-time defending champion, Roger Federer, should he find his form on grass.

Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo, U.S. Open winner Kim Clijsters and French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne are seeded 1-2-3 on the women's side, while Venus Williams is seventh.

The seedings:

Men: 1. Roger Federer (Sui); 2. Rafael Nadal (Esp); 3. Andy Roddick (U.S.); 4. David Nalbandian (Arg); 5. Ivan Ljubicic (Cro); 6. Lleyton Hewitt (Aus); 7. Mario Ancic (Cro); 8. James Blake (U.S.); 9. Nikolay Davydenko (Rus); 10. Fernando Gonzalez (Chi); 11. Tommy Robredo (Esp); 12. Thomas Johansson (Swe); 13. Tomas Berdych (Cze); 14. Radek Stepanek (Cze); 15. Sebastien Grosjean (Fra); 16. Gaston Gaudio (Arg); 17. Robby Ginepri (U.S.); 18. Nicolas Kiefer (Ger); 19. Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp); 20. Tommy Haas (Ger); 21. Dominik Hrbaty (Svk); 22. Gael Monfils (Fra); 23. Jarkko Nieminen (Fin); 24. David Ferrer (Ees); 25. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp); 26. Andre Agassi (U.S.); 27. Olivier Rochus (Bel); 28. Dmitry Tursunov (Rus); 29. Fernando Verdasco (Esp); 30. Kristof Vliegen (Bel); 31. Nicolas Massu (Chi); 32. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra).

Women: 1. Amelie Mauresmo (Fra); 2. Kim Clijsters (Bel); 3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel); 4. Maria Sharapova (Rus); 5. Nadia Petrova (Rus); 6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus); 7. Venus Williams (U.S.); 8. Elena Dementieva (Rus); 9. Patty Schnyder (Sui); 10. Anastasia Myskina (Rus); 11. Nicole Vaidisova (Cze); 12. Francesca Schiavone (Ita); 13. Martina Hingis (Sui); 14. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Ger); 15. Dinara Safina (Rus); 16. Daniela Hantuchova (Svk); 17. Flavia Pennetta (Ita); 18. Maria Kirilenko (Rus); 19. Ai Sugiayama (Jpn); 20. Ana Ivanovic (SCG); 21. Shahar Peer (Isr); 22. Katarina Srebotnik (Slo); 23. Nathalie Dechy (Fra); 24. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Ees); 25. Marion Bartoli (Fra); 26. Elena Likhovtseva (Rus); 27. Jelena Jankovic (SCG); 28. Li Na (Chn); 29. Sofia Arvidsson (Swe); 30. Tatiana Golovin (Fra); 31. Anna Chakvetadze (Rus); 32. Gisela Duko (Arg).

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