- Novak Djokovic (Dai-Yokozuna)
- Cori Gauff (Maegashira, ex-Sekiwake)
New Career Sanyaku Rank:
- Marketa Vondrousova, the 47th Female Ozeki of the Open Era
- Ben Shelton, the 97th Male Komusubi of the Open Era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Marketa Vondrousova | Ozeki | Sekiwake |
| Daniil Medvedev | Ozeki | Komusubi |
| Karolina Muchova | Sekiwake | Komusubi |
| Cori Gauff | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Madison Keys (ex-Ozeki) | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Ben Shelton | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Caspar Ruud | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Elina Svitolina | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Karen Khachanov (ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Jannik Sinner | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Holger Rune | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Jessica Pegula | Maegashira | Komusubi |
Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna):
- none
Other noteworthy developments:
- Dai-Yokozuna (=Great Grand Champion) Novak Djokovic continues to wrute history, adding a 24th Grand Slam title to his tally. He had therefore equalled Margaret Court's record.
- Ozeki (=Champion) Carlos Alcaraz was on a Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) run but would have needed to win the tournament - he lost his semifinal to Daniil Medvedev, who returns to Ozeki after a year and a half absence. A victory at the 2024 Australian Open would still get Alcaraz promoted to Yokozuna though.
- Aryna Sabalenka held Ozeki rank with a final participation. All the other female Ozeki - Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina - lost early and go kadoban, i.e., they need to reach the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open to hold rank. With the new addition of 2023 Wimbledon Chanmpion Marketa Vondrousova, there are now five Ozeki - but still no active Yokozuna - in the women's game.
- Caspar Ruud got demoted from Ozeki to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I) after failing to reach a quarterfinal for the second consecutive time, but has a one-time chance to regain Ozeki rank with a semifinal participation at the 2024 Australian Open.
- Alexander Zverev - a former Ozeki - and Andrey Rublev held Komusubi (=Junior Champion II) rank with quarterfinal participations.
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