By Chris Oddo | Tuesday August 23, 2016

 

Serena Williams claims the top seed at the 2016 U.S. Open, with Angelique Kerber at No.2.

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The U.S. Open has released its 32 seeds on the women’s side with world No. 1 and six-time Serena Williams claiming the top seed. This is the fifth time that Williams has been named the top seed. The American won titles on three of the four prior occasions in which she was top seed (2002, 2013, 2014). Germany’s Angelique Kerber grabs the No. 2 seed, with Spain’s Garbine Muguruza coming in at No. 3 and Agnieszka Radwanska No.4. Samantha Stosur is the No. 16 seed while Hungary’s Timea Babos is the No. 32 seed.

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Below, find a list of all 32 seeds. The women’s singles draw will be held on Friday in New York, with main draw play beginning Monday.

1. Serena Williams, United States
2. Angelique Kerber, Germany
3. Garbiñe Muguruza, Spain
4. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland
5. Simona Halep, Romania
6. Venus Williams, United States
7. Roberta Vinci, Italy
8. Madison Keys, United States
9. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
10. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic
11. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain
12. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia
13. Johanna Konta, Great Britain
14. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic
15. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland
16. Samantha Stosur, Australia
17. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia
18. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic
19. Elena Vesnina, Russia
20. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands
21. Irina-Camelia Begu, Romania
22. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine
23. Daria Kasatkina, Russia
24. Sloane Stephens, United States
25. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland
26. Caroline Garcia, France
27. Laura Siegemund, Germany
28. Sara Errani, Italy
29. Coco Vandeweghe, United States
30. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
31. Misaki Doi, Japan
32. Timea Babos, Hungary