2025 Australian Open women’s singles seeds confirmed: Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek’s streak
Aryna Sabalenka is the top seed at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career at the 2025 Australian Open, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will complete the top three.
Sabalenka, who is the two-time defending Australian Open champion and the reigning US Open champion, replaced Swiatek as the world No 1 in October.
After starting her season by winning the WTA 500 event in Brisbane, the 26-year-old Belarusian extended her lead over world No 2 Swiatek in the WTA Rankings to 1,471 points.
Swiatek is the second seed at a Grand Slam for the first time in her career, having been the No 1 seed at the previous 11 majors – a run that started at the 2022 French Open. The five-time Grand Slam winner will be vying for a maiden Australian Open title.
Gauff, who trails Swiatek by 1,340 points, is seeded third, while Jasmine Paolini has earned her highest seeding position as she sits at No 4 with the rankings from January 6 used to determine the positions.
Zheng Qinwen, who was a runner-up at Melbourne Park in 2024 as the No 12 seed, will be seeded fifth this year.
Elena Rybakina – an Australian Open finalist in 2023 – is the No 6 seed, while Americans Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro will be seeded seventh and eighth respectively.
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Two-time major winner and reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova would have been the 10th seed, but the Czech star has been forced to withdraw due to a back injury.
Dayana Yastremska, who reached the semi-finals at last year’s Australian Open, has benefitted by moving into the 32nd and final seeding place.
There will be seven seeded players in the women’s singles draw from Russia – which is more than any other nation – with Daria Kasatkina, Diana Shnaider, Anna Kalinskaya, Mirra Andreeva, Liudmila Samsonova, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova all in action.
2025 Australian Open seeds
1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Swiatek – Poland
3. Coco Gauff – United States
4. Jasmine Paolini – Italy
5. Zheng Qinwen – China
6. Elena Rybakina – Kazakhstan
7. Jessica Pegula – United States
8. Emma Navarro – United States
9. Daria Kasatkina
10. Danielle Collins – United States
11. Paula Badosa – Spain
12. Diana Shnaider
13. Anna Kalinskaya
14. Mirra Andreeva
15. Beatriz Haddad Maia – Brazil
16. Jelena Ostapenko – Latvia
17. Marta Kostyuk – Ukraine
18. Donna Vekic – Croatia
19. Madison Keys – United States
20. Karoline Muchova – Czech Republic
21. Victoria Azarenka
22. Katie Boulter – Great Britain
23. Magdalena Frech – Poland
24. Yulia Putintseva – Kazakhstan
25. Liudmila Samsonova
26. Ekaterina Alexandrova
27. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
28. Elina Svitolina – Ukraine
29. Linda Noskova – Czech Republic
30. Leylah Fernandez – Canada
31. Maria Sakkari – Greece
32. Dayana Yastremska – Ukraine
