Athens: Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have been seeded No. 5 in the Olympic tennis men’s doubles event.

America’s Bryan brothers — Bob and Mike — have been given top billing while Australia’s Wayne Arthurs and Todd Woodbridge are the second seeds.

In men’s singles, Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and runner-up Andy Roddick occupy the top two slots. In the women’s draw, Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne and French Amelie Mauresmo are No. 1 and 2, respectively.

THE SEEDINGS

Top eight

Men’s singles: 1. Roger Federer (Sui); 2. Andy Roddick (US); 3. Carlos Moya (Spa); 4. Tim Henman (GBR); 5. Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa); 6. David Nalbandian (Arg); 7. Rainer Schuettler (Ger); 8. Sebastien Grosjean (Fra).

Women’s singles: 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel); 2. Amelie Mauresmo (Fra); 3. Anastasia Myskina (Rus); 4. Elena Dementieva (Rus); 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus); 6. Venus Williams (US); 7. Paola Suarez (Arg); 8. Ai Sugiyama (Jap).

Men’s doubles: 1. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (US); 2. Wayne Arthurs/Todd Woodbridge (Aus); 3. Michael Llodra/Fabrice Santoro (Fra); 4. Wayne Black/Kevin Ullyett (Zim); 5. Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (Ind); 6. Gaston Etlis/Martin Rodriguez (Arg); 7. Martin Damm/Cyril Suk (Cze); 8. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (Isr).

Women’s doubles: 1. Svetlana Kuznetsova/Elena Likhovtseva (Rus); 2. Conchita Martinez/Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spa); 3. Martina Navratilova/Lisa Raymond (US); 4. Alicia Molik/Rennae Stubbs (Aus); 5. Shinobu Asagoe/Ai Sugiyama (Jap); 6. Myriam Casanova/Patty Schnyder (Sui); 7. Paola Suarez/Patricia Tarabini (Arg); 8. Ting Li/Tian Tian Sun (Chi).