- Carlos Alcaraz (Yokozuna)
- Aryna Sabalenka (Yokozuna)
New Career Sanyaku Rank:
- Amanda Anisimova, the 49th Female Ozeki of the Open Era
| Player (career rank if different) | To | From |
|---|---|---|
| Promotions | ||
| Amanda Anisimova | Ozeki | Sekiwake |
| Taylor Fritz | Sekiwake | Komusubi |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime (ex-Sekiwake) | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Lorenzo Musetti | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Jessica Pegula | Komusubi | Maegashira |
| Demotions | ||
| Alexander Zverev | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Cori Gauff | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Madison Keys | Sekiwake | Ozeki |
| Daniil Medvedev (ex-Ozeki) | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Ben Shelton | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Belinda Bencic | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Mirra Andreeva | Maegashira | Komusubi |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (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
- Naomi Osaka reached the seminfals and therefore rectivated her Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) status after more than three years as an inactive Yokozuna.
- All three Ozeki (= Champions) rank holder - Alexander Zverev, Cori Gauff and Madison Keys - went again out early. They were already kadoban, and hence get demoted to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I). They have one chance to regain Ozeki rank by reaching the seminfinals at the 2026 Australian Open, thereafter, rank protection extinguishes.
- For the second consecurive slam, there are more demotions than promotions, making the sanyaku ranks thinly populated. This reflects the dominance of the Yokozuna - pkus of the newly elevated Ozeki Amanda Anisimova - on both the men's and the ladies' side.
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