The 2026 French Open: Promotions, Demotions, and Other Stats

2026 French Open Champions:

• Alexander Zverev (Ozeki)

• Mirra Andreeva (ex-Komusubi)

New Career Sanyaku Ranks (a lot...):

• Flavio Cobolli, the 79th Male Sekiwake of the Open Era

• Mirra Andreeva, the 60th Female Sekiwake of the Open Era

• Maja Chwalinska, the 61st Female Sekiwake of the Open Era

• Jakub Mensik, the 100th Male Komusubi of the Open Era

• Matteo Arnaldi, the 101st Male Komusubi of the Open Era

• Diana Shnaider, the 76th Female Komusubi of the Open Era

• Marta Kostyuk, the 77th Female Komusubi of the Open Era

Sanyaku Rank Changes

Player (career rank if different)	To	From
Promotions
Flavio Cobolli	Sekiwake	Maegashira
Elina Svitolina	Sekiwake	Komusubi
Mirra Andreeva	Sekiwake	Maegashira
Maja Chwalinska	Sekiwake	Maegashira
Felix Auger-Aliassime (ex-Sekiwake)	Komusubi	Maegashira
Jakub Mensik	Komusubi	Maegashira
Matteo Arnaldi	Komusubi	Maegashira
Diana Shnaider	Komusubi	Maegashira
Marta Kostyuk	Komusubi	Maegashira
Demotions
Jessica Pegula	Komusubi	Sekiwake
Cori Gauff (ex-Ozeki)	Komusubi	Sekiwake
Taylor Fritz (ex-Sekiwake)	Maegashira	Komusubi
Lorenzo Muessetti	Maegashira	Komusubi
Alex de Minaur	Maegashira	Komusubi
Ben Shelton	Maegashira	Komusubi
Madison Keys (ex-Ozeki)	Maegashira	Komusubi

Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)

• Juan Manuel Cerundolo, for beating Jannik Sinner in round 2

• Joao Fonseca, for beating Novak Djokovic in round 3

• Diana Shnaider, for beating Aryna Sabalenka in round 3

• Marta Kostyuk, for beating Iga Swiatek in round 4

Other noteworthy developments:

• Long-standing Ozeki (=Champion) Alexander Zverev won his first grand slam final in the fourth attempt. He has held Ozeki rank for 17 grand slam tournaments now, which makes him the second longest lived Ozeki in the Open Era after Guillermo Vilas.
• Fellow Ozeki Elena Rybakina and Amanda Aminisova both go kadoban after failing to reach the quarterfinals. They need a quarterfinal participation at Wimbledon to defend rank.

Sanyaku Ranks Following the 2026 French Open

Men

Career rank 1/	East	Current Rank	West	Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y	Carlos Alcaraz	Y1	Novak Djokovic	Dai-Y
Y	Jannik Sinner	Y2	-	-
O	Alexander Zverev	O	-	-
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
S	Flavio Cobolli	S	-	-
K	Jakub Mensik	K1	Matteo Arnaldi	K
S	Felix Auger-Aliassime	K2	-	-

Women

Career rank 1/	East	Current Rank	West	Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y	Aryna Sabalenka	Y1	Iga Swiatek	Y
Y	Naomi Osaka	Y2	-	-
O	Amanda Anisimova (k)	O	Elena Rybakina (k)	O
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
S	Elina Svitolina	S1	Mirra Andreeva	S
S	Maja Chwalinska	S2	-	-
O	Cori Gauff	K1	Jessica Pegula	S
K	Diana Shnaider	K2	Marta Kostyuk	K

1/ Highest sanyaku rank achieved in a player's career
(k): kadoban
(o): Sekiwake-Ozeki

The 2026 Australian Open: Promotions, Demotions, and Other Stats

2026 Australian Open Champions:

• Carlos Alcaraz (Yokozuna)

• Elena Rybakina (ex-Ozeki)

New Career Sanyaku Rank:

• none

Sanyaku Rank Changes

Player (career rank if different)	To	From
Promotions
Alexander Zverev	Ozeki	Sekiwake
Jessica Pegula	Sekiwake	Komusubi
Alex de Minaur	Komusubi	Maegashira
Ben Shelton	Komusubi	Maegashira
Elina Svitolina (ex-Sekiwake)	Komusubi	Maegashira
Demotions
Taylor Fritz	Komusubi	Sekiwake
Madison Keys (ex-Ozeki)	Komusubi	Sekiwake
Felix Auger-Aliassime	Maegashira	Komusubi

Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)

• Two kinboshi for Elena Rybakina, for beating Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals and Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Other noteworthy developments:

• Elena Rybakina regained her former Ozkei (=Champion) rank by winning the second second grand slam tournament of her career - the first was the Wimbledon title in 2022.
• Alexander Zverev and Cori Gauff were Sekiwake-Ozeki, having been demoted from Ozeki after the 2025 US Open. A semifinal in Australia was needed for immediate re-promotion - Zverev succeeded, but Gauff fell one win short.

Sanyaku Ranks Following the 2026 Australian Open

Men

Career rank 1/	East	Current Rank	West	Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y	Carlos Alcaraz	Y1	Novak Djokovic	Dai-Y
Y	Jannik Sinner	Y2	-	-
O	Alexander Zverev	O	-	-
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
-	-	S	-	-
S	Taylor Fritz	K1	Lorenzo Musetti	K
K	Alex de Minaur	K2	Ben Shelton	K

Women

Career rank 1/	East	Current Rank	West	Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y	Aryna Sabalenka	Y1	Iga Swiatek	Y
Y	Naomi Osaka	Y2	-	-
O	Amanda Anisimova	O	Elena Rybakina	O
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
O	Cori Gauff	S	Jessica Pegula	S
O	Madison Keys	K	Elina Svitolina	S

1/ Highest sanyaku rank achieved in a player's career
Inactive Yokozuna: Venus Williams
(k): kadoban
(o): Sekiwake-Ozeki

The 50 Most Accomplished Players of the Open Era: a Data-Based Approach

This is an attempt to devise a ranking of player accomplishments without resorting to judgement. The scoring system is explained below. The ranking captures only achievements at the Grand Slams, and only for players with significant successes during the open era. Active players - whose score can still improve - are bolded. The permanent link is here.

The 50 Most Accomplished Players of the Open Era

	Men	Career Rank	Score			Women	Career Rank	Score
1	Novak Djokovic	Dai-Y	824		1	Serena Williams	Dai-Y	745
2	Rafael Nadal	Dai-Y	699		2	Margaret Court	Dai-Y	721
3	Roger Federer	Dai-Y	696		3	Steffi Graf	Dai-Y	698
4	Ken Rosewall	Dai-Y	551		4	Chris Evert	Dai-Y	686
5	Pete Sampras	Dai-Y	435		5	Martina Navratilova	Dai-Y	657
6	Rod Laver	Dai-Y	431		6	Billie Jean King	Dai-Y	416
7	Bjorn Borg	Dai-Y	349		7	Monica Seles	Dai-Y	307
8	Ivan Lendl	Y	348		8	Venus Williams	Y	307
9	Jimmy Connors	Y	337		9	Evonne Goolagong	Y	304
10	Andre Agassi	Y	322		10	Justine Henin	Y	251
11	John McEnroe	Y	256		11	Martina Hingis	Y	224
12	Mats Wilander	Y	240		12	Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	Y	223
13	Stefan Edberg	Y	238		13	Maria Sharapova	Y	214
14	Boris Becker	Y	227		14	Anne Haydon-Jones	O	180
15	John Newcombe	Y	208		15	Iga Swiatek	Y	175
16	Andy Murray	Y	192		16	Hana Mandlikova	Y	171
17	Carlos Alcaraz	Y	181		17	Kim Clijsters	Y	171
18	Guillermo Vilas	O	163		18	Lindsay Davenport	Y	163
19	Jim Courier	Y	151		19	Aryna Sabalenka	Y	154
20	Jannik Sinner	Y	137		20	Jennifer Capriati	Y	121
21	Arthur Ashe	O	127		21	Nancy Richey	O	116
22	Stan Wawrinka	O	114		22	Virginia Wade	O	113
23	Jan Kodes	O	106		23	Naomi Osaka	Y	111
24	Lleyton Hewitt	O	91		24	Angelique Kerber	O	105
25	Ilie Nastase	O	90		25	Viktoria Azarenka	O	102
26	Andy Roddick	O	87		26	Simona Halep	O	100
27	Gustavo Kuerten	O	86		27	Gabriela Sabatini	O	100
28	Marat Safin	O	83		28	Mary Pierce	O	98
29	Daniil Medvedev	O	83		29	Amelie Mauresmo	O	87
30	Pat Rafter	O	81		30	Ashleigh Barty	O	86
31	Yevgeni Kafelnikov	O	79		31	Svetlana Kuznetsova	O	86
32	Stan Smith	O	74		32	Kerry Melville Reed	O	85
33	Tony Roche	O	74		33	Conchita Martinez	O	84
34	Michael Chang	O	71		34	Na Li	O	82
35	Goran Ivanisevic	S	70		35	Jana Novotna	O	82
36	Johan Kriek	O	69		36	Petra Kvitova	O	81
37	Sergi Bruguera	O	66		37	Garbine Murguruza	O	78
38	Vitas Gerulaitis	O	63		38	Coco Gauff	O	73
39	Dominic Thiem	O	62		39	Tracy Austin	O	71
40	Marin Cilic	O	62		40	Caroline Wozniacki	S	60
41	Michael Stich	O	58		41	Barbora Krejcikova	O	58
42	Juan Carlos Ferrero	O	57		42	Mima Jausovec	O	56
43	Pat Cash	O	55		43	Madison Keys	O	56
44	Juan Martin del Potro	O	55		44	Helena Sukova	O	56
45	Roscoe Tanner	O	53		45	Ana Ivanovic	O	54
46	Alexander Zverev	O	51		46	Mary Joe Fernandez	O	53
47	Manuel Orantes	S	47		47	Rosemary Casals	O	50
48	Carlos Moya	O	44		48	Samantha Stosur	O	47
49	Richard Krajicek	O	41		49	Virginia Ruzici	O	47
50	Thomas Muster	S	41		50	Wendy Turnbull	S	46

For players whose careers fall entirely into the open era - the vast majority - the score is computed as follows: one point for a grand slam quarter-final participation, 3 points for a semifinal, 9 points for a final, and 27 points for a title. Hence every win in the later stages of a slam triples the score. 

For players who split their careers between the pre-open era and the open era - including Margaret Court, Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Billie Jean King, John Newcombe Anne Haydon-Jones - adjustments are made to give credit to achievements during both periods. In the men's ranking, points accumulated on the pro tour have a weight of 2/3 per tournament (note: there were only three pro slams), points accumulated on the amateur tour have a weight of 1/2. This ensures that the total points per year remain the same as in the open era. In the ladies' game, there was only the amateur tour, hence pre-open era points count fully. 

In case of points equality, the number of tournament victories/finals/semifinals (in this order) serve as tiebreakers, followed by the sanyaku rank.  Players who had most their success  before the open era are not included, specifically: players who would have obtained a higher sanyaku rank pre-open era than they did during the open era. This applies, among others, to Andres Gimeno, Mal Anderson, Dennis Ralston, Butch Buchholz, Fred Stolle, Ray Emerson, Bob Lutz, Maria Bueno, Lesley Turner Bowrey, and Francoise Durr.

The 2025 US Open: Promotions, Demotions, and Other Stats

2025 US Open Champions:

• Carlos Alcaraz (Yokozuna)

• Aryna Sabalenka (Yokozuna)

New Career Sanyaku Rank:

• Amanda Anisimova, the 49th Female Ozeki of the Open Era

Sanyaku Rank Changes

Player (career rank if different)	To	From
Promotions
Amanda Anisimova	Ozeki	Sekiwake
Taylor Fritz	Sekiwake	Komusubi
Felix Auger-Aliassime (ex-Sekiwake)	Komusubi	Maegashira
Lorenzo Musetti	Komusubi	Maegashira
Jessica Pegula	Komusubi	Maegashira
Demotions
Alexander Zverev	Sekiwake	Ozeki
Cori Gauff	Sekiwake	Ozeki
Madison Keys	Sekiwake	Ozeki
Daniil Medvedev (ex-Ozeki)	Maegashira	Komusubi
Ben Shelton	Maegashira	Komusubi
Belinda Bencic	Maegashira	Komusubi
Mirra Andreeva	Maegashira	Komusubi
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (ex-Sekiwake)	Maegashira	Komusubi

Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)

• none

Other noteworthy developments:

• Naomi Osaka reached the seminfals and therefore rectivated her Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) status after more than three years as an inactive Yokozuna.
• All three Ozeki (= Champions) rank holder - Alexander Zverev, Cori Gauff and Madison Keys - went again out early. They were already kadoban, and hence get demoted to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I). They have one chance to regain Ozeki rank by reaching the seminfinals at the 2026 Australian Open, thereafter, rank protection extinguishes.
• For the second consecurive slam, there are more demotions than promotions, making the sanyaku ranks thinly populated. This reflects the dominance of the Yokozuna - pkus of the newly elevated Ozeki Amanda Anisimova - on both the men's and the ladies' side.