What is the difference between seed and rank in wimbeldon tennis ?

Vikky asked:

I hv heard about people saying tennis player A being seed 2 but rank 1. How are these (seed and rank) parameters related to eachother ?

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Pratik - March 25th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Seed is the ranking of a player in a certain tournament.
Ranking is the ranking of a player overall worldwide.

You can be ranked #1 in the world but still be seeded #3 in a particular tournament based on the playing conditions, such as the surface of the court, temperature, humidity, etc.
KateG - March 28th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Rank is how many points you have from playing in tournaments overall. Seed is what rank you are but Wimbledon takes into account previous performance on grass. Thus, you can be #1 on points but still seeded #2 on grass.
KG - March 31st, 2010 at 7:24 am
Ranking is total points acquired. Most points = #1. Seeding (for men) is determined by the following:
-Take ESP points at 19 June 2006
-Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournament in the past 12 months
-Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.

There isn’t a set seeding formula for women, but the committee can advise on changes between the ranking and the seed order.
teddybear - April 1st, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Rank is the overall points you have from playing all of the matches, a seed is at a specific tournament. You can have a #1 seed at Wimbledon because you are good at playing on grass, but have a #5 seed at Australian.

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