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Easy draw for top seeds
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Published 22/06/2007 at 11:56 GMT+1
Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo will face American Jamea Jackson in the opening round of Wimbledon as she gets her title defence underway.
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Mauresmo, who has been struggling with illness and injury so far this season, has never played Jackson before but should ease past an opponent ranked 156 in the world.
Top seed Justine Henin should also have a comfortable time in her opening round facing qualifier Jorgelina Cravero of Argentina, while Maria Sharapova will come up against Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams plays Lourdes Dominguez-Lino while sister Venus faces Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia.
The three British wildcards, Anne Keothavong, Naomi Cavaday and Elena Baltacha, all face tough opening matches against third seed Jelena Jankovic, former champion Martina Hingis and 19th seed Katarina Srebotnik respectively.
DRAW:
1-Justine Henin (Belgium) v Jorgelina Cravero (Argentina)
Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) v Vera Dushevina (Russia)
Sun Tiantian (China) v Emilie Loit (France)
Elena Vesnina (Russia) v 30-Olga Poutchkova (Russia)
24-Alona Bondarenko (Ukraine) v Jill Craybas (U.S.)
Agnes Szavay (Hungary) v Eva Birnerova (Czech Republic)
Ashley Harkleroad (U.S.) v Roberta Vinci (Italy)
Camille Pin (France) v 15-Patty Schnyder (Switzerland)
10-Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)
Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) v Maria Elena Camerin (Italy)
Nika Ozegovic (Croatia) v Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Germany)
Elena Baltacha (Britain) v 19-Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia)
27-Samantha Stosur (Australia) v Kristina Brandi (Puerto Rico)
Milagros Sequera (Venezuela) v Julia Schruff (Germany)
Alicia Molik (Australia) v Anastasia Rodionova (Russia)
Lourdes Dominguez lino (Spain) v 7-Serena Williams (U.S.)
3-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) v Anne Keothavong (Britain)
Meghann Shaughnessy (U.S.) v Jarmila Gajdosova (Slovakia)
Gisela Dulko (Argentina) v Eleni Daniilidou (Greece)
Zuzana Ondraskova (Czech Rep) v 25-Lucie Safarova (Czech Rep)
18-Marion Bartoli (France) v Flavia Pennetta (Italy)
Olga Govortsova (Belarus) v Greta Arn (Germany)
Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) v Tatjana Malek (Germany)
Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand) v 16-Shahar Peer (Israel)
9-Martina Hingis (Switzerland) v Naomi Cavaday (Britain)
Aiko Nakamura (Japan) v Martina Sucha (Slovakia)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) v Laura Granville (U.S.)
Varvara Lepchenko (Uzbekistan) v 20-Sybille Bammer (Austria)
31-Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands) v Tzipora Obziler (Israel)
Sandra Kloesel (Germany) v Katie O'Brien (Britain)
Viktoriya Kutuzova (Ukraine) v Tatiana Poutchek (Belarus)
Angelique Kerber (Germany) v 8-Anna Chakvetadze (Russia)
6-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) v Melinda Czink (Hungary)
Edina Gallovits (Romania) v Meilen Tu (U.S.)
Shenay Perry (U.S.) v Aravane Rezai (France)
Anne Kremer (Luxembourg) v 29-Francesca Schiavone (Italy)
22-Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spain) v Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain)
Tatiana Perebiynis (Ukraine) v Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Switzerland)
Sania Mirza (India) v Yaroslava Shvedova (Russia)
Vania King (U.S.) v 11-Nadia Petrova (Russia)
14-Nicole Vaidisova (Czech Republic) v Karin Knapp (Italy)
Nicole Pratt (Australia) v Casey Dellacqua (Australia)
Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) v Jelena Kostanic Tosic (Croatia)
Yan Zi (China) v 21-Tathiana Garbin (Italy)
28-Mara Santangelo (Italy) v Ayumi Morita (Japan)
Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Anastasiya Yakimova (Belarus)
Virginie Razzano (France) v Yvonne Meusburger (Austria)
Jamea Jackson (U.S.) v 4-Amelie Mauresmo (France)
5-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) v Julia Vakulenko (Ukraine)
Bethanie Mattek (U.S.) v Vasilisa Bardina (Russia)
Tsvetana Kirilo Pironkova (Bulgaria) v Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland)
Anna Smashnova (Israel) v 32-Martina Muller (Germany)
17-Tatiana Golovin (France) v Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei)
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Czech Rep) v Tamira Paszek (Austria)
Catalina Castano (Colombia) v Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic)
Nathalie Dechy (France) v 12-Elena Dementieva (Russia)
13-Dinara Safina (Russia) v Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukraine)
Alberta Brianti (Italy) v Akiko Morigami (Japan)
Peng Shuai (China) v Hana Sromova (Czech Republic)
Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia) v 23-Venus Williams (U.S.)
26-Ai Sugiyama (Japan) v Melanie South (Britain)
Maria Kirilenko (Russia) v Alize Cornet (France)
Severine Bremond (France) v Ekaterina Bychkova (Russia)
Chan Yung-jan (Chinese Taipei) v 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia)
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