- Both Dai-Yokozuna (Great Grand Champion) Rafael Nadal and Yokozuna (Grand Champion) Venus Williams lose active Yokozuna status, after failing to reach two quarterfinals or one semifinal in the last 4 grand slams (not listed below, as being moved to "inactive" is not a demotion). Venus' return to active Yokozuna status thus lasted only one tournament.
- Ozeki (Champion) Stan Wawrinka and Simona Halep go kadoban after failing to reach the quarterfinals, i.e. both need to reach at least the quarterfinals at the 2016 French Open to defend Ozeki rank (not listed below, as going kadoban is no demotion - yet).
- Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber moves back up to Sekiwake (Junior Champion I), a rank she held last in 2012. A quarterfinal at Roland Garros or a semifinal at Wimbledon and Kerber is an Ozeki. Also back at Sekiwake is Agnieska Radwanska, who reached her second grand slam semifinal within three tournaments. Her chances for an Ozeki promotion are substantially lower though: Radwanska would need to make the final at the French Open.
- Semifinalist Johanna Konta earns a first-time promotion into the sanyaku (championship) ranks. Konta is the 60st female Komusubi (Junior Champion II) of the open era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Angelique Kerber | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Agnieszka Radwanska | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Milos Raonic (ex-Sekiwake) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Johanna Konta | Komusubi* | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Marin Cilic (ex-Ozeki) | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Richard Gasquet | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Flavia Pennetta | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Roberta Vinci | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Eugenie Bouchard (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Garbine Muguruza (ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Timea Baczinsky (ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
* New career high
Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna):
- Fernando Verdasco - for beating Dai-Yokozuna Rafael Nadal in the first round
- Angelique Kerber - for beating Dai-Yokozuna Serena Williams in the final
- Johanna Konta - for beating Yokozuna Venus Williams in the first round
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