- Rafael Nadal (Dai-Yokozuna)
- Iga Swiatek (Maegashira)
New Career Sanyaku Rank:
- Sofia Kenin, the 42nd Female Ozeki of the Open Era
- Pablo Carreno Busta, the 76th Male Sekiwake of the Open Era
- Iga Swiatek, the 50th Female Sekiwake of the Open Era
- Andrey Rublev, the 91st Male Komusubi of the Open Era
- Natalia Podoroska, the 70th Female Komusubi of the Open Era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Sofia Kenin | Ozeki | Komusubi |
| Pablo Carreno Busta | Sekiwake | Komusubi |
| Iga Swiatek | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Diego Schwartzman | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Andrey Rublev | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Petra Kvitova (ex-Ozeki) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Natalia Podoroska | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Simona Halep | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Ashleigh Barty | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Danil Medvedev | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Viktoria Azarenka (ex-Ozeki) | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Garbine Muguruza (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Jennifer Brady | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Elise Mertens | Maegashira | Komusubi |
Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna): none
Other noteworthy developments:
- Due to the Covid-pandemic, the French Open were the last (rather than the 2nd) grand slam tournament to be played in 2020.
- Dai-Yokozuna Rafael Nadal won his 20st grand slam title, equalling Roger Federer's record, and his 13th title at the French Open - a lonely record. As a result, Nadal moves to #2 in the merit-based open era ranking: we placed Federer ahead of Rod Laver when he won his 20th grand slam title, hence we do the same now with Nadal. Given Federer's deeper record in terms of grand slam final and semifinal participations, Nadal would arguably need 22 titles though to move to the #1 spot.
- Ozeki Alexander Zverev lost before the quarterfinals (in the 4th round) and hence goes kadoban - he must reach the quarterfinals at the next grand slam tournament (presumably the Australian Open) to defend Ozeki rank. Dominic Thiem, by contrast, secured Ozeki rank for at least another two grand slam tournaments with a quarterfinal particpation.
- Simona Halep and Ashleigh Barty both get demoted from Ozeki to Sekiwake, but have a one-time chance to restore Ozeki rank with a semifinal participation at the next slam.
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