The only American in the field, the P.G.A. Championship runner-up Bob May, was not seeded and was drawn to play the eighth-seeded Padraig Harrington in the opening round.
Puig was not seeded at all, and she was hardly the only big surprise in Rio.
But that will occur only if Roddick can get past Henman, who was not seeded.
Back then, Stosur was seeded 30th and Schiavone was not seeded at all.
Street was not seeded in the top 15 or 30, as she had been when she was winning two consecutive World Cup downhill titles in 1995 and 1996.
Despite winning European gold in 2011 and being world-ranked number two, Cardiff southpaw Evans was not seeded for the Olympic tournament.
It took two months for Stormfury officials to convince Congress that Betsy was not seeded, and the project was allowed to continue.
Clearly this is not seed or pollen contamination.
When you're not seeded, you're always cursing the coin, hoping you're not going to draw a seed.
Each one is a tiny flower; the pips are not seeds, but unfertilised ova.
