The top 32 ranked men’s players at Australian Open 2025 will be given a seeding.
This means the player will be protected from facing other seeds until later in the tournament.
It also designates that players ranked 1-4 cannot play against each other until at least the semi-finals.
The Sporting News lists the projected men’s seedings before confirmation closer to when the event begins.
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Men’s Australian Open 2025 projected seedings
As at December 9, 2024.
This is a list of projected men’s seed for Australian Open 2025, with confirmation of the seeds to come at the Australian Open draw on Thursday, January 9 at TBC (AEDT) on the steps of Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park.
| Seeding | Name | Country | Ranking |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | ITA | 1 |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | GER | 2 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz | ESP | 3 |
| 4 | Taylor Fritz | USA | 4 |
| 5 | Daniil Medvedev | 5 | |
| 6 | Casper Ruud | NOR | 6 |
| 7 | Novak Djokovic | SRB | 7 |
| 8 | Andrey Rublev | 8 | |
| 9 | Alex de Minaur | AUS | 9 |
| 10 | Grigor Dimitrov | BUL | 10 |
| 11 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | GRE | 11 |
| 12 | Tommy Paul | USA | 12 |
| 13 | Holger Rune | DEN | 13 |
| 14 | Ugo Humbert | FRA | 14 |
| 15 | Jack Draper | GBR | 15 |
| 16 | Hubert Hurkacz | POL | 16 |
| 17 | Lorenzo Musetti | ITA | 17 |
| 18 | Frances Tiafoe | USA | 18 |
| 19 | Karen Khachanov | 19 | |
| 20 | Arthur Fils | FRA | 20 |
| 21 | Ben Shelton | USA | 21 |
| 22 | Sebastian Korda | USA | 22 |
| 23 | Alejandro Tabilo | CHI | 23 |
| 24 | Alexei Popyrin | AUS | 24 |
| 25 | Thomas Machac | CZE | 25 |
| 26 | Jordan Thompson | AUS | 26 |
| 27 | Sebastian Baez | ARG | 27 |
| 28 | Jiri Lehecka | CZE | 28 |
| 29 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | CAN | 29 |
| 30 | Francisco Cerundolo | ARG | 30 |
| 31 | Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | FRA | 31 |
| 32 | Flavio Cobolli | ITA | 32 |
How do the Australian Open seedings work?
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Just like the other three Grand Slams, the Australian Open uses the current ATP men’s rankings to determine the men’s seed order – which is 32 players.
Organisers usually take the ATP rankings from the previous Monday before the tournament begins, but The Sporting News’ seeding projections take the current rankings of entered players.
French Open and US Open have had the same system for seedings in recent times, but Wimbledon only recently moved over to it in 2021.
Until the 2021 tournament, Wimbledon organisers had used a computer-based system favouring grass court results to decide the seedings, giving players who had gone far at Wimbledon the previous year an advantage.
When is the Australian Open 2025 singles draw? Time, date
The Australian Open 2025 singles draw will be held on Thursday, January 9 at TBC (AEDT) on the steps of Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park.
It will also be shown live on all the big screens around Melbourne Park.
As in previous years, the draw is likely to be streamed via the AO website but details are yet to be confirmed.
Details of the draw will be available on The Sporting News after its conclusion.
When does the Australian Open start?
The Australian Open 2025 main draw will begin on Sunday, January 12.
It marks the second consecutive year that the tournament will begin on a Sunday, with the extra day added to ease scheduling pressures.
The action will conclude at Melbourne Park on Sunday, January 26 – the day of the men’s singles final.
When does Australian Open qualifying start?
Qualifying for the year’s first grand slam tournament is slated for Monday, January 6 to Saturday, January 11.
Players will battle over three rounds, with 16 spots in both the men’s and women’s main draws up for grabs.
Organisers have labelled this period ‘Opening Week’, with Melbourne Park to host exhibition matches, open practice sessions and Kids Tennis Day alongside qualifying.
