2026 Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka named top seeds
Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka were officially named the top seeds of the 2026 Australian Open, which begins Sunday at Melbourne Park.
Here’s what you need to know.
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On the men’s side, Jannik Sinner is the No. 2 seed as he seeks a third straight Australian Open title, while Alexander Zverev is seeded third and 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is fourth.
Following Sabalenka, the women’s draw has Iga Swiatek seeded second and Coco Gauff seeded third. Sabalenka, Swiatek and Gauff are the top three seeds for the second consecutive year.
Four Canadians have been seeded: Felix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal) is seventh, Victoria Mboko (Toronto) is 17th, Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, Ont.) is 21st and Leylah Fernandez (Montreal) is 22nd.
Men’s singles seeding
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Jannik Sinner
- Alexander Zverev
- Novak Djokovic
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Alex de Minaur
- Fleix Auger-Aliassime
- Ben Shelton
- Taylor Fritz
- Alexander Bublik
- Daniil Medvedev
- Casper Ruud
- Andrey Rublev
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Karen Khachanov
- Jakub Mensik
- Jiri Lehecka
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Tommy Paul
- Flavio Cobolli
- Denis Shapovalov
- Luciano Darderi
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Arthur Rinderknech
- Learner Tien
- Cameron Norrie
- Brandon Nakashima
- Joao Fonseca
- Frances Tiafoe
- Valentin Vacherot
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Corentin Moutet
Women’s singles seeding
- Atyna Sabalenka
- Iga Swiatek
- Coco Gauff
- Amanda Anisimova
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Jasmine Paolini
- Mirra Andreeva
- Madison Keys
- Belinda Bencic
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Elina Svitolina
- Linda Noskova
- Clara Tauson
- Emma Navarro
- Naomi Osaka
- Victoria Mboko
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Karolina Muchova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Elise Mertens
- Leylah Fernandez
- Diana Shnaider
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Paula Badosa
- Dayana Yastremska
- Sofia Kenin
- Emma Raducanu
- Iva Jovic
- Maya Joint
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Marketa Vondrousova
