One of the most prestigious honours in tennis is being seeded at a grand slam.
At Australian Open 2026, 32 men and 32 women have received that honour – including two Aussies.
Men’s local hope Alex de Minaur is seeded sixth, while Maya Joint – seeded 30 – is the first Aussie women’s seed since Ash Barty.
The Sporting News lists all the seeds at Melbourne Park in 2026.
Australian Open singles seedings 2026
Australian Open men’s seeds
| Seed | Player | Country |
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | Spain |
| 2 | Jannik Sinner | Italy |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | Germany |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | Serbia |
| 5 | Lorenzo Musetti | Italy |
| 6 | Alex de Minaur | Australia |
| 8 | Ben Shelton | USA |
| 9 | Taylor Fritz | USA |
| 10 | Alexander Bublik | Kazakhstan |
| 11 | Daniil Medvedev | |
| 12 | Casper Ruud | Norway |
| 13 | Andrey Rublev | |
| 14 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Spain |
| 15 | Karen Khachanov | |
| 16 | Jakub Mensik | Czech Republic |
| 18 | Francisco Cerundolo | Argentina |
| 19 | Tommy Paul | USA |
| 21 | Denis Shapovalov | Canada |
| 22 | Luciano Darderi | Italy |
| 23 | Tallon Griekspoor | Netherlands |
| 25 | Learner Tien | USA |
| 26 | Cameron Norrie | Great Britain |
| 28 | Joao Fonseca | Brazil |
| 29 | Frances Tiafoe | USA |
| 30 | Valentin Vacherot | Monaco |
| 31 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Greece |
| 32 | Corentin Moutet | France |
Australian Open women’s seeds 2026
| Seed | Player | Country |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | |
| 2 | Iga Swiatek | Poland |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | USA |
| 4 | Amanda Anisimova | USA |
| 5 | Elena Rybakina | Kazakhstan |
| 6 | Jessica Pegula | USA |
| 7 | Jasmine Paolini | Italy |
| 8 | Mirra Andreeva | |
| 9 | Madison Keys | USA |
| 10 | Belinda Bencic | Switzerland |
| 12 | Elina Svitolina | Ukraine |
| 13 | Linda Noskova | Czech Republic |
| 14 | Clara Tauson | Denmark |
| 16 | Naomi Osaka | Japan |
| 17 | Victoria Mboko | Canada |
| 18 | Liudmila Samsonova | |
| 19 | Karolina Muchova | Czech Republic |
| 21 | Elise Mertens | Belgium |
| 22 | Leylah Fernandez | Canada |
| 23 | Diana Shnaider | |
| 24 | Jelena Ostapenko | Latvia |
| 25 | Paula Badosa | Spain |
| 29 | Iva Jovic | USA |
| 30 | Maya Joint | Australia |
| 31 | Anna Kalinskaya | |
