Sunday, July 16, 2017

Wimbledon 2017: Promotions, Demotions and other Stats

2017 Wimbledon Winners:
  • Roger Federer (Dai-Yokozuna)
  • Garbine Muguruza (Maegashira, ex-Sekiwake)

New Career Sanyaku Rank:

Sanyaku Rank Changes
Player (career rank if different) To From
Promotions
Jelena Ostapenko Ozeki Sekiwake
Garbine Muguruza (ex-Sekiwake) Ozeki Maegashira
Marin Cilic (ex-Ozeki)Sekiwake Maegashira
Tomas Berdych (ex-Ozeki)Komusubi Maegashira
Sam QuerreyKomusubi Maegashira
Johanna KontaKomusubi Maegashira
Coco VandewegheKomusubi Maegashira
Magdalena RybarikovaKomusubi Maegashira
Demotions
Angelique KerberKomusubi Sekiwake
Dominic ThiemMaegashira Komusubi
Kei Nishikori (ex-Sekiwake)Maegashira Komusubi
Timea Bacsinszky (ex-Sekiwake)Maegashira Komusubi
Caroline Wozniacki (ex-Sekiwake)Maegashira Komusubi

Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna):
  • Garbine Muguruza - for beating Yokozuna Venus Williams in the final.
  • Sam Querrey - for beating Yokozuna Andyi Murray in the quarterfinals.
  • Tomas Berdych - for beating Dai-Yokozuna Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
  • Gilles Muller - for beating Dai-Yokozuna Rafael Nadal in round 4.

Other noteworthy developments:
  • The Ozeki Stan Wawrinka and Karolina Pliskova go kadoban and have to reach the quarterfinals at the 2017 US Open to defend their rank.
  • Simona Halep (Sekiwake, ex-Ozeki) and Milos Raonic (Komusubi, ex-Sekiwake) hold rank with quarterfinal participations.

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