Australian Open seed report

With the Australian Open rapidly approaching, let’s take a look at battles for some of the key ranking spots that resulted in favorable seeds and perhaps friendly draws in Melbourne.

Battle for a Top 16 seed (current ranking in parentheses)

(14) John Isner, 2150 points – did not play in either Brisbane, Chennai, or Doha. CLINCHED Top 16 seed.

(15) Mikhail Youzhny, 2145 points – retired against Dudi Sela in the Chennai second round. CLINCHED Top 16 seed.

(16) Fabio Fognini, 1930 points – retired against Yuki Bhambri in the Chennai second round. CLINCHED Top 16 seed.

(17) Kei Nishikori, 1915 points – lost to Lleyton Hewitt in the Brisbane semifinals. ELIMINATED from Top 16 seed contention.

(18) Tommy Robredo, 1810 points – did not play in either Brisbane, Chennai, or Doha. ELIMINATED from Top 16 seed contention.

(19) Gilles Simon, 1790 points – lost to Marius Copil in the Brisbane second round. ELIMINATED from Top 16 seed contention.

Battle for a Top 24 seed (current ranking in parentheses)

(24) Ernests Gulbis, 1393 points – lost to Rafael Nadal in the Doha quarterfinals. CLINCHED Top 24 seed.

(25) Andreas Seppi, 1360 points – did not play in either Brisbane, Chennai, or Doha. ELIMINATED from Top 24 seed contention.

(26) Benoit Paire, 1345 points – lost to Marcel Granollers in the Chennai quarterfinals. ELIMINATED from Top 24 seed contention.

(28) Feliciano Lopez, 1310 points – lost to Lleyton Hewitt in the Brisbane second round. ELIMINATED from Top 24 seed contention.

Battle for a seed (current ranking in parentheses)

(29) Dmitry Tursunov, 1244 points – lost to Sam Querrey in the Brisbane first round. CLINCHED an Australian Open seed.

(30) Fernando Verdasco, 1235 points – lost to Victor Hanescu in the Doha second round. CLINCHED an Australian Open seed (due to the withdrawal of Jurgen Melzer).

(31) Gael Monfils, 1230 points – lost to Rafael Nadal in the Doha final. CLINCHED an Australian Open seed.

(32) Vasek Pospisil, 1219 points – retired against Stanislas Wawrinka in the Chennai semifinals. CLINCHED an Australian Open seed.

(34) Jeremy Chardy, 1175 points – lost to Roger Federer in the Brisbane semifinals. CLINCHED an Australian Open seed.

(37) Marin Cilic, 1130 points – lost to Kei Nishikori in the Brisbane quarterfinals. ELIMINATED from seed contention.

(38) Marcel Granollers, 1110 points – lost to Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the Chennai semifinals. ELIMINATED from seed contention.

(39) Jarkko Nieminen, 1090 points – lost to Roger Federer in the Brisbane second round. ELIMINATED from seed contention.

(40) Florian Mayer, 1065 points – lost to Gael Monfils in the Doha semifinals. ELIMINATED from seed contention.