Serena Williams seeded 17th at US Open, Rafael Nadal men's top seed

Updated 22/08/2018 at 14:30 GMT

Serena Williams has been seeded 17th at this year's US Open one place below her sister Venus, while Rafael Nadal has been confirmed as the top seed in the men's draw.

Serena Williams celebrates

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Serena is ranked at number 26 in the world, nine places below the seeding she has been awarded for the final Grand Slam of the season.

The current WTA rankings are the usual criteria to decide seeding in the women's draw, but her seeding has been bumped up, as expected.

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Simona Halep is the top seed in the women's draw with defending champion Sloane Stephens at number three, ahead of Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber, who won at Flushing Meadows in 2016.

Women's seeds

1. Simona Halep, Romania
2. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark
3. Sloane Stephens, United States
4. Angelique Kerber, Germany
5. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic
6. Caroline Garcia, France
7. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine
8. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic
9. Julia Goerges, Germany
10. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia
11. Daria Kasatkina, Russia
12. Garbiñe Muguruza, Spain
13. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands
14. Madison Keys, United States
15. Elise Mertens, Belgium
16. Venus Williams, United States
17. Serena Williams, United States

World number one and defending champion Rafa Nadal was named top seed in the men's draw, ahead of Roger Federer and Argentine Juan Martin del Porto in second and third respectively.

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, who appears to have finally shaken off his persistent elbow injury, is seeded sixth, while last year's runner-up, South African Kevin Anderson, is seventh.

Britain's Kyle Edmund is seeded 16th, while Andy Murray is unseeded after battling back from his prolonged injury nightmare.

Men’s seeds

1. Rafael Nadal, Spain
2. Roger Federer, Switzerland
3. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina
4. Alexander Zverev, Germany
5. Kevin Anderson, South Africa
6. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
7. Marin Cilic, Croatia
8. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria
9. Dominic Thiem, Austria
10. David Goffin, Belgium
11. John Isner, United States
12. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain
13. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina
14. Fabio Fognini, Italy
15. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece
16. Kyle Edmund, Great Britain

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