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What rank the player is in the world or most likely the tournament. This is chosen by how good their world ranking is.
They also take into account past performance, as well as how good the player is on the surface - e.g. in 2005, Andy Roddick was ranked lower than Lleyton Hewitt, but he was seeded 2nd ahead of Hewitt (Federer was obviously seeded first), due to his success at the tournament the previous year (reached the final), and his success on the grass courts at Queens.
Seeded players earn a 'seed number' by having a high ranking/good record. The seed 'number' is awarded based on the expectation (usually based on rankings) which indicate how the player might perform in this tournament. The 1 seed would be expected to win the tournament and is usually the highest ranked of all the players in the tournament. The number of seeds in a tournament depends on the number of competitors.
The 'Top Seed' is the best player participating in the event, usually in a singles grand slam there are 32 seeds which are filled up by the 32 best players of that gender participating in the event.
A player who is ranked #18 can be seeded at #16, if two higher-ranked players don't participate in the tournament.
Tennis players are called 'seeds' as this is the way that they rank tennis players in knockout tournaments. During events such as Wimbledon, a computer analyses all the data from the competitors, and ranks them accordingly, i.e. it looks at win/loss% and so on. These rankings are called seeds, and the lower the number, the better the seed, so If you are seeded 1st, then you are the favourite to win the tournament.
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What do they mean when they call it seed in tennis?
It's basically rankings in Tennis.
What seed did Venus Williams start in 2010 Australian Open?
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Who is the women's top seed in tennis for 2009?
safina according to WTA list
Who is the seed number 1 player of table tennis in India?
Sharath Kamal Achanta is India's Number 1 table tennis player.
Who is the no 1 seed tennis player?
Roger Federer! He has won 16 grand slams thus far, the most in th history of tennis. <3
Who won sec women's tennis in 2000?
In 2010, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Women's Tennis Champions was the University of Florida. The runner-up was the University of Georgia. Florida came into the tournament as the number 2 seed while Georgia came in as the 1 seed.
In tennis may the first seed play against the fifth seed?
The seeding works to bring the first seed and the fifth seed into the top eight, the quarter-finals, provided they beat lower-seeded players on the way. At that stage they could meet, but they could also meet in the semifinals. The Final is usually between an even seed and an odd seed.
Why is the word seed used to rank tennis players?
"Rank" in tennis is your overall rank in the world in the current season. "Seed" is your rank only in a specific tournament.
What are tennis seeds?
A seed is placed in a particular place in the draw. The first seed is always on top, the first on the list, and the second seed on the bottom of the list. seeds are determined by your ranking. so you could be ranked 1,000 out of 10,000 people but still be the first seed if you are have the highest rank in that tournament. the other seeds after 2 can be placed anywhere else and usually dont have to play another seed in the first round.
Who was the male player for longtime in no1 seed in tennis?
Roger Federer im a huge fan of him and Shawn Johnson. them 2 are the best athletes ever!
What is leighton hewitt's tennis ranking?
lleyton hewitt is ranked 22 in the world and is ranked 1 in Australia. He is also the 22nd seed in the Australian open for 2010.
Does the number 1 seed play the number 3 seed in the semifinals or the number 4 seed?
All professional tennis events use the same basic draw sheet, which places the #1 seed at the very top, and the #2 seed at the very bottom, in order to give the two a chance to meet in the finals. The #3 seed is usually placed in the top half of the #2 seed's draw, so that they will meet in the semi-finals, while the #4 seed is usually placed in the bottom half of the #1 seed's draw, so that they will meet in the semi-finals. Of course, this rarely works out as planned, since seeds may be defeated by lower-seeded/ranked players.
