While in the Women’s Single division Australian Open winner and World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was named as top seeds , followed by 2012 Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. French Open champion Maria Sharapova, who was Wimbledon champion in 2004, is seeded third.

Sharapova is followed by 2012 Wimbledon winner Serena Williams, who is also bidding for her third Olympic doubles title with her sister Venus.