The 2026 Wimbledon Tournament: Promotions, Demotions, and the New Banzuke

2026 Wimbledon Champions:

• Jannik Sinner (Yokozuna)

• Linda Noskova (Maegashira)

New Career Sanyaku Ranks:

• Marta Kostyuk, the 62nd Female Sekiwake of the Open Era

• Linda Noskova, the 63rd Female Sekiwake of the Open Era

• Arthur Fery, the 102nd Male Komusubi of the Open Era

Sanyaku Rank Changes

Player (career rank if different)	To	From
Promotions
Cori Gauff (ex-Ozeki)	Sekiwake	Komusubi
Marta Kostyuk	Sekiwake	Komusubi
Karolina Muchova	Sekiwake	Maegashira
Linda Novoska	Sekiwake	Maegashira
Arthur Fery	Komusubi	Maegashira
Demotions
Amanda Anisimova	Sekiwake	Ozeki
Elena Rybakina	Sekiwake	Ozeki
Elina Svitolina	Komusubi	Sekiwake
Mirra Andreeva	Komusubi	Sekiwake
Maja Chwalinska	Komusubi	Sekiwake
Jakub Mensik	Maegashira	Komusubi
Matteo Arnaldi	Maegashira	Komusubi
Diana Shnaider	Maegashira	Komusubi

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

• Karolina Muchova, for beating Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals

• Alexandra Eala, for beating Iga Swiatek in round 3

Other noteworthy developments:

• Long-standing Ozeki (=Champion) Alexander Zverev fell one win short of a Yokozuna (=Grand Champion). He can will beomce a Yokozuna if he wins the 2026 US Open
• Elena Rybakina and Amanda Aminisova got demoted to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I) after failing to make the quarterfinals for the second grand slam tournament in a row. A semifinal at the 2026 US Open would have them regain Ozeki rank.

Sanyaku Ranks Following the 2026 Wimbledon Tournament

Men

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

Women

Career rank 1/	East	Current Rank	West	Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y	Naomi Osaka	Y1	Aryna Sabalenka	Y
Y	Iga Swiatek	Y2	-	-
-	-	O	-	-
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
O	Amanda Anisimova (o)	S1	Elena Rybakina (o)	O
O	Cori Gauff	S2	Linda Noskova	S
S	Karolina Muchova	S3	Marta Kostyuk	S
S	Elina Svitolina	K1	Mirra Andreeva	S
S	Maja Chwalinska	K2	Jessica Pegula	S

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

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