- Jannik Sinner (Ozeki)
- Aryna Sabalenka (Ozeki)
New Career Sanyaku Rank:
- Taylor Fritz, the 79th Male Sekiwake of the Open Era
- Emma Navarro, the 57th Female Sekiwake of the Open Era
- Jessica Pegula, the 58th Female Sekiwake of the Open Era
- Jack Draper, the 99th Male Komusubi of the Open Era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Taylor Fritz | Sekiwake | Komusubi |
| Emma Navarro | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Jessica Pegula (ex-Komusubi) | Sekiwake | Maegashira |
| Jack Draper | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Karolina Muchova (ex-Sekiwake) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Cori Gauff | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Marketa Vondrousova | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Elina Rybakina (ex-Ozeki) | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Casper Ruud (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Lorenzo Musetti | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Ons Jabeur (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Donna Vekic | Maegashira | Komusubi |
Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)
- Jessica Pegula for beating Yokozuna Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals
- Alexei Popyrin for beating Dai-Yokozuna Novak Djokovic in round 3
- Botic van de Zandschulp for beating Yokozuna Carlos Alcaraz in round 2
Other noteworthy developments:
- The accomplished Ozeki (=Champions) Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka added another grand slam title to their tallies, and are again on Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) runs: victory at the 2025 Australian Open - where both are defending champions - would get them promoted to the highest rank. Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev also defended Ozeki rank with quarterfinal participations, but are not on a Yokozuna run.
- Fresly baken Ozeki Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova exited in the early rounds and go kadoban, i.e., they need to each the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian open to defend rank. Cori Gauff and Market Vondrousova also lost early and get demoted to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I), but have a one-off chance to regain Ozeki with a semifinal participation in Australia before rank protection extinguishes.
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