Defending champion Judd Trump will be automatically seeded first overall. At the ATP Finals, Nishikori was seeded seventh. Most cucumber cultivars, however, are seeded and require pollination. At Wimbledon, Nishikori was seeded eighth. Roddick was seeded sixth in the 2008 Australian Open. At the ATP Finals, Djokovic was seeded first, and drawn in Group Guga Kuerten. He was seeded second, but lost in his first match. Wozniacki started her clay season in Stuttgart where she was seeded fourth. At the US Open, Azarenka was seeded eighth. Williams was seeded eighth at the US Open. At the World Championships, she was seeded fifth. Dementieva was seeded fifth at the Wimbledon. At the Australian Open, Nishikori was seeded eighth. At Wimbledon, Anderson was seeded eighth. At the 2011 French Open, Sharapova was seeded seventh.