- Carlos Alcaraz (Ozeki)
- Iga Swiatek (Sekiwake, ex-Ozeki)
New Career Sanyaku Rank:
- Iga Swiatkek, the 19th Female Yokozuna of the Open Era
- Jasmine Paolini, the 58th Female Sekiwake of the Open Era
- Mirra Andreeva, the 76th Female Komusubi of the Open Era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Iga Swiatek | Yokozuna | Sekiwake |
| Alexander Zverev | Ozeki | Sekiwake |
| Casper Ruud (ex-Ozeki) | Sekiwake | Komusubi |
| Jasmine Paolini | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Mirra Andreeva | Komusbi | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Qinwen Zheng | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Andrey Rublev | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Taylor Fritz | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Madison Keys (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Karolina Muchova (ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Dayana Yasremska | Maegashira | Komusubi |
Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna):
- none
Other noteworthy developments:
- Iga Swiatek won her fifth Grand Slam title and thus became the 19th female Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) of the Open Era, joining a small elite club of women players who have dominated the sport in the past 56 years. Yokozuna promotions are rare events, on average they occur only every three years or so. See the separate article.
- Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka also had chances to earn a Yokozuna promotion but couldn't get the result needed. Sabalenka and Medvedev lost in the quarterfinals/round of 16, respectively, and need to start over. Australian Open champion Sinner reached the semifinals and hence remains on a Yokozuna run, he needs to win the 2024 Wimbledon tournament to get elevated to the highest rank. French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz would also become a Yokozuna if he wins at Wimbledon.
- Sabelanka and Sinner held Ozeki (=Champion) rank though, while Medvedev goes kadoban: he needs to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon to defend his rank. Semifinalist Cori Gauff also held Ozeki. Finalist Alexander Zverev got himself re-promoted to the rank that he held already in 2020-22.
- Former Ozeki Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabeur lost in the quarterfinals and hence fell one win short from earning a re-promotion to their former rank. Both remain at Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I).
- In the men's game, there is no active Komusubi (=Junior Champion II): the current 6 top ranking players have won most marbles at the last three slams and have left little for anybody else. In addition to Alcaraz, Sinner, Medvedev and Zverev, these 'big 6' include Dai-Yokozuna (=Great Grand Champion) Novak Djokovic and current Sekiwake and ex-Ozeki Casper Ruud.
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