Andy Murray will play Fabrice Santoro in the first round at Wimbledon.

The British No 1, who is seeded 12th for the tournament which starts on Monday at the All England Club, will play the 35-year-old Frenchman who is known more for his doubles prowess than his success as a singles player. Murray won their only previous encounter in straight sets, beating Santoro 6-4, 6-2 in the ATP Masters Series in Paris last year.

"Fabrice is one of my favourite players in the world. I love watching him play," Murray said. "He uses both hands to play his forehands and backhands and comes up with some very unorthodox shots.

"I am really looking forward to next week. I feel in great shape and am excited about playing especially after missing Wimbledon last year. The atmosphere and the crowd are unique and I hope I can progress deep into the tournament."

Roger Federer, the top seed in the men's singles who is seeking a sixth straight title, will face Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia. Rafael Nadal, the French Open champion and world No 2, is in Murray's half of the draw and will play Andreas Beck, a German qualifier.

The world No 1 equalled Pete Sampras' record of 10 grass-court titles with his fifth victory in Halle last weekend - his previous four were followed by Wimbledon triumphs three weeks later.

"That's exactly what I hope for this time," Federer said. "That's why I'm so satisfied. That's why I will go to Wimbledon with a lot of hope."

"I think it's exciting for tennis that we have two, three players at the moment who are regularly in the finals. It looks like they are going to be in great shape for Wimbledon."

Novak Djokovic, the Australian Open champion, is seeded third and will play Michael Berrer, of Germany. The Serbian is in the top half of the draw, with Federer.

There is other British interest in the men's singles, with Alex Bogdanovic facing Simone Bolelli, of Italy, while qualifier Chris Eaton has been given a tough first-round test against Nicolas Mahut. James Baker, who has been handed a wild card, will take on Italy's Stefano Galvani, who came through qualifying.

Britain's Naomi Cavaday, a wild card, has been handed handed a glamour first-round tie agianst Venus Williams, the defending women's champion.