ANDY MURRAY (SCO)
Age: 30
Ranking: 1
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US60,449,649 ($A79.70 million)
Career titles: 45
Grand slam titles: 3 (Wimbledon 2013, 2016; US Open 2012)
Wimbledon win-loss record: 53-9
Best Wimbledon results: champion 2013, 2016
A French Open semi-final aside, the Scot has had a season to forget, crashing out in the first round at Queen's, and will be relying on emotional triggers and home support in his title defence.
RAFAEL NADAL (ESP)
Age: 31
Ranking: 2
Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US85,920,132 ($A113.28 million)
Career titles: 73
Grand slam titles: 15 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005-08, 2010-14, 2017; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013)
Wimbledon win-loss record: 40-9
Best Wimbledon results: champion 2008, 2010
The claycourt colossus's revival in 2017 has been astonishing and few would back against the Spaniard from completing the third Roland Garros-Wimbledon title double of his career.
STAN WAWRINKA (SUI)
Age: 32
Ranking: 3
Plays: Right-handed
Career prize money: $US30,577,981 ($A40.31 million)
Career singles titles: 16
Grand slam titles: 3 (Australian Open 2014; French Open 2015; US Open 2016)
Wimbledon win-loss record: 18-12
Best Wimbledon results: quarter-finalist 2014, 2015
Late-blooming Swiss has won a grand slam crown in each of the past three years and is hoping the trend continues so he can complete a rare career sweep in London.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB)
Age: 30
Ranking: 4
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US109,320,581 ($A144.13 million)
Career titles: 67
Grand slam titles: 12 (Australian Open 2008, 2011-2013, 2015-16; French Open 2016; Wimbledon 2011, 2014, 2015; US Open 2011, 2015)
Wimbledon win-loss record: 54-9
Best Wimbledon results: champion 2011, 2014, 2015
It's staggering to think the Serb arrived this time last year as the first man in half a century to hold all four grand slam singles trophies and returns in 2017 without even one.
ROGER FEDERER (SUI)
Age: 35
Ranking: 5
Plays: right-handed
Career prize money: $US104,445,185 ($A137.70 million)
Career titles: 92
Grand slam titles: 18 (Australian Open 2004, 2006-07, 2010, 2017; French Open 2009; Wimbledon 2003-07, 2009, 2012; US Open 2004-2008)
Wimbledon win-loss record: 84-11
Best Wimbledon results: champion 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
The seven-times champion and 10-time finalist is pushing Murray for title favouritism after turning back the clock in 2017.
MILOS RAONIC (CAN)
Age: 26
Ranking: 7
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US15,316,064 ($A20.19 million)
Career titles: 8
Grand slam titles: 0
Wimbledon win-loss record: 16-6
Best Wimbledon result: finalist 2016
The Canadian is struggling to recapture the form that took him all the way to last year's championship decider but with his thunderous serve is always a threat on grass.
BEST OUTSIDER
ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GER)
Age: 20
Ranking: 12
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US3,964,761 ($A5.23 million)
Career titles: 4
Grand slam titles: 0
Wimbledon win-loss record: 3-2
Best Wimbledon result: third round 2016
Many are tipping a grand slam title is just around the corner for the young German, who heads generation next and warmed up nicely with a run to the final at Halle.
BEST AUSTRALIAN HOPES
NICK KYRGIOS
Age: 22
Ranking: 20
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US4,501,645 ($A5.93 million)
Career titles: 3
Grand slam titles: 0
Wimbledon win-loss record: 10-3
Best Wimbledon result: quarter-finalist 2014
A chronic hip injury continues to undermine his season but if his body holds up and he doesn't crack mentally the Canberran has the ability to become Australia's first champion in 15 years.
BERNARD TOMIC
Age: 24
Ranking: 60
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US5,121,625 ($A6.75 million)
Career titles: 3
Grand slam titles: 0
Wimbledon win-loss record: 13-7
Best Wimbledon result: quarter-finalist 2011
At the mercy of the draw after losing his seeding status and will need to avoid the heavyweights early to make a run but is more than capable on his favoured surface.
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