- Carlos Alcaraz (Yokozuna)
- Cori Gauff (Sekiwake, ex-Ozeki)
New Career Sanyaku Rank:
- Aryna Sabalenka, the 20st Female Yokozuna of the Open Era
- Lois Boisson, the 77th Female Komusubi of the Open Era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Aryna Sabalenka | Yokozuna | Ozeki |
| Cori Gauff | Ozeki | Sekiwake |
| Madison Keys | Ozeki | Sekiwake |
| Lorenzo Musetti | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Frances Tiafoe | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Zheng Qinwen (ex-Sekiwake) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Lois Boisson | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Daniil Medvedev | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Barbora Krejcikova (ex-Ozeki) | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Jasmine Paolini (ex-Ozeki) | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Emma Navarro | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Paula Badosa | Komusubi | Sekiwake |
| Taylor Fritz ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Alex de Minaur | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Ben Shelton | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Marketa Vondrousova (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Jessica Pegula (ex-Sekiwake) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)
Other noteworthy developments:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)
- none
- Aryna Sabalenka put together a series W (2024 UO) - F (2025 AO) - F (2025 FO), which, together with the two grand slam titles she had aleady won earlier, elevates her to the 20st female Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) of the Open Era. The loss in the final may have been a disappointment to her, but she still joined the top elite of the sport. In the men's game, the still relatively new Yokzouna Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner hold, for the first time, the first two spots on the sanyaku, after playing a thrilling final.
- Both Cori Gauff and Madison Keys, the last two female grand slam winners, got themselves re-promoted to Ozeki (=Champion). Gauff is even on a Yokozuna run if she wins Wimbledon.
- Alexander Zverev had another hold at Ozeki. With 14 tournaments at the second-highest rank (and a 15th guaranteed), he is already one of the longest-lived Ozeki of the Open Era. By contrast, Daniil Medvedev exited again early and gets demoted to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I). Rank protection isn't fully extinguished though: he can regain Ozeki rank if he makes the semifinals at Wimbledon. Ex-Ozeki Barbora Krejcikova and Jasmine Paolini lost rank protecion and get demoted to Komusubi (=Junior Champion II).
- Tommy Paul and ex-Sekiwake Elina Svitolina both held rank at Komusubi
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