Henman will be looking to win the title at Queen's for the first time

The British number one, who heads to London on the back of an unexpected run to the French Open semi-finals, has been handed a first-round bye.

Henman, who has never met either man, will not be in action before Tuesday.

Beck, who has reached the final on grass in Surbiton this week, is ranked 87th and Elseneer is number 100.

The time it takes me to adapt to grass is pretty quick Tim Henman

Victory would see Henman take on either American Jan-Michael Gambill or Swede Thomas Enqvist in round three, with a possible revenge clash against Guillermo Coria in the semi-finals.

And following his defeat to Coria on Friday, the Briton insisted his long stay in Paris would not jeopardise his hopes at Wimbledon.

"If I was physically and mentally exhausted then maybe," he said.

"But I have got over two weeks and the time it takes me to adapt to grass is pretty quick."

In the other half of the draw, defending champion Andy Roddick, third seed Andre Agassi and three-time champion Lleyton Hewitt all have first-round byes.