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- Aryna Sabalenka top women's seed at Wimbledon as Iga Swiatek falls to No. 8</p>
<p>Field Level MediaJune 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM</p>
<p>Jun 5, 2025; Paris, FR; Aryna Sabalenka at the net with Iga Swiatek of Poland after their match on day 12 at Roland Garros Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images (Susan Mullane-Imagn Images)</p>
<p>World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, as expected, is the top seed in the women's draw at Wimbledon.</p>
<p>Her rival, Iga Swiatek of Poland, is the eighth seed, an uncharacteristic spot for the five-time Grand Slam champion.</p>
<p>Swiatek, 24, is in a season-long slump that has seen her fall to No. 8 in the world rankings. She stood No. 1 in the world for 125 of the 133 weeks between April 4, 2022, and Oct. 20, 2024, when she was overtaken by Sabalenka.</p>
<p>Swiatek had a season record of 32-10 through the French Open. She failed to qualify for the finals in Paris, where she is a four-time champion, falling to Sabalenka in the semifinals.</p>
<p>In fact, Swiatek has not played in a tournament final in 2025. She has 22 career singles titles.</p>
<p>Swiatek is set to face Paolini on Friday in the semifinal of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany, the final grass-court Wimbledon tuneup.</p>
<p>Back at Wimbledon, seeded after Sabalenka are a pair of Americans -- No. 2 Coco Gauff and No. 3 Jessica Pegula -- followed by Italy's Jasmine Paolini, Qinwen Zheng of China, Madison Keys, Mirra Andreeva of Russia, Swiatek, Paula Badosa of Spain and Emma Navarro.</p>
<p>None of the women in the Top 10 seeds have won a Wimbledon championship.</p>
<p>The inclusion of Keys and Navarro makes four American women in the group.</p>
<p>Play at Wimbledon opens Monday. The draw will be issued Friday.</p>
<p>--Field Level Media</p>
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