Sanyaku Ranks after Wimbledon

Even though the finals of Wimbledon 2012 remain to be played, the post-Wimbledon Sanyaku (=Championship) ranks are already decided.

• The game's grands  Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the only Yokozuna (=Grand Champions) in the finals and will regain the Yokozuna 1 East spot at the top of the banzuke (= player ranking).

• In the men's game, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be promoted to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I) from Komusubi (=Junior Champion II), for the third time in his career. He joins David Ferrer at that rank. Ex-Ozeki (=Champion) Juan Martin Del Potro, who was a Komusubi after the French Open, drops out of the Sanyaku ranks.

• In the ladies' game, semi-finalist Angelique Kerber and finalist Agnieszka Radwanska earn first-time Sekiwake promotions, Kerber from Komusubi and Radwanska from the maegashira (=non-champion) ranks (and independent of whether Radwanska wins or loses the final). Sara Errani drops one rank to Komusubi, ex-Sekiwake Caroline Wozniacki drops out of the sanyaku ranks. Ozeki Maria Sharapova and Samantha Stosur, who went out early, go kadoban (i.e., they need to reach the quarterfinal at the U.S. Open to defend Ozeki rank).

Altogether, the sanyaku-ranks post-Wimbledon look as follows:

Men

Career rank 1/	East	Current Rank	West	Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Dai-Y	Roger Federer	Y1	Novak Djokovic	Y
Dai-Y	Rafael Nadal	Y2	-	-
O	Andy Murray	O	-	-
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
S	David Ferrer	S	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	S
-	-	K	-	-

Women

Career rank 1/	East	Current Rank	West	Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Dai-Y	Serena Williams	Y	Kim Clijsters	Y
O	Viktoria Azarenka	O1	Petra Kvitova	O
O	Maria Sharapova*	O2	Samantha Stosur*	O
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
S	Angelique Kerber	S	Agnieszka Radwanska	S
S	Sara Errani	K	-	-

1/ Highest sanyaku rank achieved in a player's career

* kadoban

Venus Williams is an 'inactive' Yokozuna

Updated July 6, 2012

Updates are on the Way

I have fallen a little behind as regards keeping this blog up-to-date, but following Wimbledon I'll post summary updates of what has happened thus far this year. The main promotions have been in the ladies' game, with Petra Kvitova, Viktoria Azarenka, and Samantha Stosur all making it to Ozeki (=Champion) following their results at the  Australian (Kvitova, Azarenka) and French (Stosur) Open. They are the female Ozeki ## 31-33  of the open era, and join French Open champion Maria Sharapova at that rank.

Sharapova is only one grand slam title away from a Yokozuna (=Great Grand Champion) promotion - a rank that is currently held only by Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters. Clijsters is in the final stages of her farewell tour, but Dai-Yokozuna (great Grand Champion) Serena continues to dominate on her day, as she shows here at Wimbledon, overcoming Kvitova and Azarenka in succession. Venus Williams is considered an inactive Yokozuna, due to an extended period without Yokozuna-worthy results.

Angelique Kerber and Agnieszka Radwanska have secured first-time Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I) promotions at Wimbledon. French Open finalist Sara Errani will fall back from Sekiwake to Komusubi (=Junior Champion II).

In the mens' game, David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are back to Sekiwake, following a sequence of strong tournaments. Tsonga could even make it to Ozeki if he wins Wimbledon. However, overall the mens' game continues to be rules by the Yokozuna Roger Federer (Dai), Rafael Nadal (Dai) and Novak Djokovic, and long-standing Ozeki Andy Murray.

P.S. all sanyaku rank lists are updated.