The French Open tennis champion Maria Sharapova of Russia has been seeded as No.1 in the Wimbledon women's draw for the first time.
Sharapova has a first-round match with Australian Anastasia Rodionova.
The defending champion Petra Kvitova plays Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan - Sharapova and Kvitova could meet in the final for a second straight year.
The Belgian great Kim Clijsters plays her last Wimbledon, she faces Serb Jelena Jankovic in the first round.
