12. Thomas Johansson

Born: 24/03/75 Nationality: Swedish Seeded: 12 World ranking: 18 Wimbledon best: 4th round (1996 & 2000) Recent record: 2004: 3rd round 2003: N/A 2002: 1st round

The Swede sprang to prominence when winning the Australian Open in 2002.

Until then, he had been seen as a journeyman pro, worthy of a seeding in Grand Slam events but never likely to still be in contention at the end of the fortnight.

Injuries have blighted his career since his Australian triumph, in particular a knee injury which ruled him out for the entire 2003 season and meant that he was unable to defend his title in Melbourne.

Although it would be unfair to call his 2002 Grand Slam triumph a fluke, there is little to suggest that he will repeat the feat.

However, he is a force on grass with two of his eight career titles coming on that surface - back-to-back wins at Halle and Nottingham in 2001.

And he reached the final at Nottingham last year, beating Greg Rusedski and Taylor Dent on the way while he had the misfortune to come up against Roger Federer at both Halle and Wimbledon.

A victory over Tim Henman at Queen's this month suggests the Swede is still a force on grass.