Sunday, June 7, 2026

The 2026 French Open: Promotions, Demotions, and Other Stats

2026 French Open Champions:
  • Alexander Zverev (Ozeki)
  • Mirra Andreeva (ex-Komusubi)

New Career Sanyaku Ranks (a lot...):

Sanyaku Rank Changes
Player (career rank if different) To From
Promotions
Flavio CobolliSekiwake Maegashira
Elina SvitolinaSekiwake Komusubi
Mirra AndreevaSekiwake Maegashira
Maja ChwalinskaSekiwake Maegashira
Felix Auger-Aliassime (ex-Sekiwake)Komusubi Maegashira
Jakub MensikKomusubi Maegashira
Matteo ArnaldiKomusubi Maegashira
Diana ShnaiderKomusubi Maegashira
Marta KostyukKomusubi Maegashira
Demotions
Jessica PegulaKomusubi Sekiwake
Cori Gauff (ex-Ozeki)Komusubi Sekiwake
Taylor Fritz (ex-Sekiwake)Maegashira Komusubi
Lorenzo MuessettiMaegashira Komusubi
Alex de MinaurMaegashira Komusubi
Ben SheltonMaegashira Komusubi
Madison Keys (ex-Ozeki)Maegashira Komusubi


Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)
  • Juan Manuel Cerundolo, for beating Jannik Sinner in round 2
  • Joao Fonseca, for beating Novak Djokovic in round 3
  • Diana Shnaider, for beating Aryna Sabalenka in round 3
  • Marta Kostyuk, for beating Iga Swiatek in round 4

Other noteworthy developments:

  • Long-standing Ozeki (=Champion) Alexander Zverev won his first grand slam final in the fourth attempt. He has held Ozeki rank for 17 grand slam tournaments now, which makes him the second longest lived Ozeki in the Open Era after Guillermo Vilas.
  • Fellow Ozeki Elena Rybakina and Amanda Aminisova both go kadoban after failing to reach the quarterfinals. They need a quarterfinal participation at Wimbledon to defend rank.

Sanyaku Ranks Following the 2026 French Open

Men
Career rank 1/ East Current Rank West Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y Carlos Alcaraz Y1 Novak Djokovic Dai-Y
Y Jannik Sinner Y2 - -
O Alexander Zverev O - -
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
S Flavio Cobolli S - -
K Jakub Mensik K1 Matteo Arnaldi K
S Felix Auger-Aliassime K2 - -

Women
Career rank 1/ East Current Rank West Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y Aryna Sabalenka Y1 Iga Swiatek Y
Y Naomi Osaka Y2 - -
O Amanda Anisimova (k) O Elena Rybakina (k) O
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
S Elina Svitolina S1 Mirra Andreeva S
S Maja Chwalinska S2 - -
O Cori Gauff K1 Jessica Pegula S
K Diana Shnaider K2 Marta Kostyuk K

1/ Highest sanyaku rank achieved in a player's career
(k): kadoban
(o): Sekiwake-Ozeki

Sunday, February 1, 2026

The 2026 Australian Open: Promotions, Demotions, and Other Stats

2026 Australian Open Champions:
  • Carlos Alcaraz (Yokozuna)
  • Elena Rybakina (ex-Ozeki)

New Career Sanyaku Rank:
  • none

Sanyaku Rank Changes
Player (career rank if different) To From
Promotions
Alexander Zverev Ozeki Sekiwake
Jessica PegulaSekiwake Komusubi
Alex de MinaurKomusubi Maegashira
Ben SheltonKomusubi Maegashira
Elina Svitolina (ex-Sekiwake)Komusubi Maegashira
Demotions
Taylor FritzKomusubi Sekiwake
Madison Keys (ex-Ozeki)Komusubi Sekiwake
Felix Auger-AliassimeMaegashira Komusubi


Kinboshi:
("gold star" - prize awarded to a non-sanyaku ranked competitor for beating an active Yokozuna)
  • Two kinboshi for Elena Rybakina, for beating Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals and Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

Other noteworthy developments:

  • Elena Rybakina regained her former Ozkei (=Champion) rank by winning the second second grand slam tournament of her career - the first was the Wimbledon title in 2022.
  • Alexander Zverev and Cori Gauff were Sekiwake-Ozeki, having been demoted from Ozeki after the 2025 US Open. A semifinal in Australia was needed for immediate re-promotion - Zverev succeeded, but Gauff fell one win short.

Sanyaku Ranks Following the 2026 Australian Open

Men
Career rank 1/ East Current Rank West Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y Carlos Alcaraz Y1 Novak Djokovic Dai-Y
Y Jannik Sinner Y2 - -
O Alexander Zverev O - -
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
- - S - -
S Taylor Fritz K1 Lorenzo Musetti K
K Alex de Minaur K2 Ben Shelton K

Women
Career rank 1/ East Current Rank West Career rank 1/
High Sanyaku (Senior Champion Ranks)
Y Aryna Sabalenka Y1 Iga Swiatek Y
Y Naomi Osaka Y2 - -
O Amanda Anisimova O Elena Rybakina O
Lower Sanyaku (Junior Champion Ranks)
O Cori Gauff S Jessica Pegula S
O Madison Keys K Elina Svitolina S

1/ Highest sanyaku rank achieved in a player's career
Inactive Yokozuna: Venus Williams
(k): kadoban
(o): Sekiwake-Ozeki