Andy Murray has been seeded second for the US Open men's singles despite making all three Grand Slam finals this year.
Fellow Briton Johanna Konta has been selected 13th in the women's singles draw, a career best for the player who is ranked 14th overall in the world.
Murray will go into the US Open after this month becoming the first male tennis player to win two Olympic gold singles titles, beating Juan Martin del Potro at Rio 2016.
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Andy Murray admits it's been an incredible run of victories. His career-best 22 successive wins came to an end in the Cincinnati Masters final
The Wimbledon champion's 22-match unbeaten streak came to an end in the Cincinnati Open in August, where Murray was beaten 6-4 7-5 by Marin Cilic - though Murray later revealed he had been nursing a shoulder injury during the final.
The 29-year-old Scot is ranked second in the world behind Djokovic, who will be looking to defend his title at Flushing Meadows despite having been suffering with a wrist injury in recent weeks.
Serena Williams is seeded first in the women's singles, while last year's champion Flavia Pennetta has now retired.
Britain's James Ward has already been in action in qualifying, losing to Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina 6-3 6-4, though the tournament will begin fully on August 29.
2016 US Open - Men's seedings
| (1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) |
(17) Bernard Tomic (Aus) |
| (2) Andy Murray (GB) |
(18) Pablo Cuevas (Uru) |
| (3) Stan Wawrinka (Swi) |
(19) Steve Johnson (USA) |
| (4) Rafael Nadal (Spa) |
(20) John Isner (USA) |
| (5) Milos Raonic (Can) |
(21) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) |
| (6) Kei Nishikori (Jap) |
(22) Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) |
| (7) Marin Cilic (Cro) |
(23) Kevin Anderson (SA) |
| (8) Dominic Thiem (Aut) |
(24) Lucas Pouille (Fra) |
| (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) |
(25) Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) |
| (10) Gael Monfils (Fra) |
(26) Jack Sock (USA) |
| (11) David Ferrer (Spa) |
(27) Alexander Zverev (Ger) |
| (12) David Goffin (Bel) |
(28) Martin Klizan (Slo) |
| (13) Richard Gasquet (Fra) |
(29) Sam Querrey (USA) |
| (14) Nick Kyrgios (Aus) |
(30) Gilles Simon (Fra) |
| (15) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) |
(31) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa) |
| (16) Feliciano Lopez (Spa) |
(32) Benoit Paire (Fra) |
US Open - Women's seedings
| 1 Serena Williams (USA) |
17 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) |
| 2 Angelique Kerber (Ger) |
18 Barbora Strycova (Cze) |
| 3 Garbine Muguruza (Spa) |
19 Elena Vesnina (Rus) |
| 4 Agnieska Radwanska (Pol) |
20 Kiki Bertens (Hol) |
| 5 Simona Halep (Rom) |
21 Irina-Camelia Begu (Rom) |
| 6 Venus Williams (USA) |
22 Elina Svitolina (Ukr) |
| 7 Roberta Vinci (Ita) |
23 Daria Kasatkina (Rus) |
| 8 Madison Keys (USA) |
24 Sloane Stephens (USA) |
| 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) |
25 Belinda Bencic (Swi) |
| 10 Karolina Pliskova (Cze) |
26 Caroline Garcia (Fra) |
| 11 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa) |
27 Laura Siegemund (Ger) |
| 12 Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) |
28 Sara Errani (Ita) |
| 13 Johanna Konta (GB0 |
29 CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) |
| 14 Petra Kvitova (Cze) |
30 Ana Ivanovic (Ser) |
| 15 Timea Bacsinszky (Swi) |
31 Misaki Doi (Jap) |
| 16 Sam Stosur (Aus) |
32 Timea Babos (Hun) |
