Andy Murray wins at Wimbledon in 2013, he will defend his title this year as the No3 seed. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
Andy Murray, the defending Wimbledon champion, will be the No3 seed at this year's tournament, it was announced on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old returns to the All England Club having become the first British winner since 1936 when he beat Novak Djokovic.
Under the Wimbledon weighting for grass-court tournaments, it is the Serbian world No1, winner three years ago, who takes the top ranking at the 2014 Championships.
French Open champion Rafael Nadal - Wimbledon winner in 2008 and 2010 - is seeded second, with Roger Federer, who will be out to claim an eighth singles title at the tournament, seeded fourth.
The women's seedings directly follow world rankings and so American Serena Williams, the five-time Wimbledon champion, is No1. China's Li Na is second, with Simona Halep of Romania third and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska fourth.
2014 French Open winner Maria Sharapova, champion at Wimbledon in 2004 as a teenager, is the fifth seed.
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