French Open 2016 women's seed report

Jon Wertheim breaks down the women's seeds at the 2016 French Open and makes his picks for winners, losers and dark horses of the tournament. 
French Open 2016 women's seed report
French Open 2016 women's seed report /

SI.com's Jon Wertheim breaks down the women's seeds at the French Open. Read on for the dark horses, top first-round matchups and predictions, and find the men's seed report here.

1 Serena Williams

The defending champ looks like her old self after the Rome triumph. Yes, she’s on a two-major losing streak. But when you can come to an event knowing that you need only to play at 70% of your capacity to win, that helps.

Seeds 2-16 (Basically interchangeable in terms of odds)

2 Agnieszka Radwanska

Credit her for the career-high ranking. But, somewhat counterintuitive, she seldom lives up to her seeding in Paris.

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Rafael Nadal

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Stan Wawrinka

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French Open

Andy Murray

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Lucie Safarova

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Rafael Nadal

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Lucie Safarova

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French Open

Roger Federer

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Andy Murray

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Novak Djokovic

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Alize Cornet

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French Open

Rafael Nadal

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Novak Djokovic

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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Serena Williams

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Stan Wawrinka

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Andy Murray

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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Serena Williams

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Rafael Nadal

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Ana Ivanovic

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Andy Murray

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Maria Sharapova

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Maria Sharapova

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Maria Sharapova

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Serena Williams

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Mike Bryan

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Jean Gachassin, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Stan Wawrinka

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Shingo Kunieda and Gordon Reid

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Taylor Harry Fritz and Tommy Paul

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Andy Murray

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Serena Williams

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Lucie Safarova

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Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Novak Djokovic

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Novak Djokovic

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Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Lucie Safarova and Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Luci Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands

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French Open

Stan Wawrinka

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Stan Wawrinka

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Novak Djokovic

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Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic

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Stan Wawrinka

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Simona Halep

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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Jack Sock

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Andy Murray

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Gael Monfils

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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Andy Murray

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Nick Kyrgios

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Serena Williams

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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Timea Bacsinszky

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French Open

Lucie Safarova

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Roger Federer

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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Roger Federer

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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic

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Rafael Nadal

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Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal

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Rafael Nadal

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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic

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Rafael Nadal

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Rafael Nadal

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Amelie Mauresmo, Matt Little, Mark Bender and Kim Murray

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Andy Murray

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Serena Williams

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Serena Williams

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Simona Halep

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Amelie Mauresmo

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Roger Federer

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Kei Nishikori

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Hugh Grant and Anna Elisabet Eberstein

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Sam Groth

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Virginie Razzano

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Sam Stosur

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John McEnroe

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Steve Johnson

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Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor

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Gael Monfils

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Nicolas Mahut

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Gael Monfils

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Gael Monfils

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Aleksandra Krunic

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Roger Federer

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Ana Ivanovic

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Caroline Wozniacki

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Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka

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Jon Wertheim
JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.