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The Sanyaku ranking system can not only be applied to the Grand Slam tournament series but also to individual Grand Slam tournaments.1/ Underneath are tournament-specific Yokozuna and Ozeki ranks, computed in the same way as the overall ranks (the overall ranking in brackets where it is different from the tournament-specific rank). Note that tournament-specific ranks makes little sense for players who where active for only a couple of years during the open era, notably Rod Laver.
Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer are the only players who are tournament-specific Yokozuna at three grand slam tournaments. Lendl and Federer are Ozeki at the remaining tournament (Wimbledon for Lendl, French Open for Federer) and therefore top the list, Edberg is Sekiwake (French Open). All overall Yokozuna have at least one tournament-specific Yokozuna rank. Moreover, there are 7 overall Ozeki (Kodes, Vilas, Kriek, Bruguera, Kuerten, and Rafter) who also attained a tournament-specific Yokozuna rank, and 10 overall Sekiwake who attained a tournament-specific Ozeki rank.
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1. Australian Open
The Australian Open were poorly attended from about 1972-82. Hence, the ranks especially of Rosewall, Vilas, Kriek, Connors, Newcombe, Edmondson, and Denton should be taken with a pinch of salt; as should the fact that players like Borg or McEnroe have no prominent Australian Open Sanyaku rank. The Australian Open were played on grass until 1987, and is played on hard court since then.
Yokozuna (9): Rosewall, Vilas (O), Kriek (O), Wilander, Lendl, Edberg, Courier, Agassi, Federer
Ozeki (11): Ashe, Connors (Y), Newcombe (Y), Edmondson (S), Denton (S), Cash, Becker (Y), Chang, Kafelnikov, Sampras (Y), Safin
2. French Open
The French Open are the most idiosyncratic grand slam tournament -- it has the largest number of grand champions and champions whose tournament-specific ranking is better than their overall one. Some tournaments up to 1977 were not attended by all world-class players due to disputes with the WTC/WTT, although the drain was less dramatic than at the Australian Open.
Yokozuna (7): Kodes (O), Borg, Lendl, Courier, Bruguera (O), Kuerten (O), Nadal
Ozeki (17): Laver (Y), Rosewall (Y), Franulovic (S), Nastase, Solomon (S), Panatta (S), Vilas, Gerulaitis, McEnroe (Y), Wilander (Y), Noah (S), Chang, Kafelnikov, Corretja (S), Agassi (Y), Ferrero, Federer (Y)
3. Wimbledon
Wimbledon is the only grand slam tournament whose tournament-specifc Yokozuna are all also overall Yokozuna. "Wimbledon greatness" seems therefore most closely related to overall greatness, even though there is nothing in the (overall) Sanyaku tennis ranking system that would prioritze Wimbledon over the other slams. The 1973 tournament was boycotted by may world class players -- the Wimlbedon-specific Ozeki rank of 1973 winner Jan Kodes is therefore somewhat doubtful.
Yokozuna (8): Laver, Newcombe, Borg, McEnroe, Becker, Edberg, Sampras, Federer
Ozeki (14): Rosewall (Y), Roche, Kodes, Smith, Nastase, Connors (Y), Lendl (Y), Cash, Stich, Agassi (Y), Ivanisevic (S), Rafter, Nadal (Y)
4. US Open
The US Open were played on grass 1968-74, moved to clay 1975-77, and since 1978 they are played on a fast hard court. Jimmy Connors won the tournament on all three surfaces.
Yokozuna (8): Connors, McEnroe, Lendl, Edberg, Sampras, Rafter (O), Federer
Ozeki (20): Rosewall (Y), Ashe, Roche, Kodes, Smith, Orantes (S), Newcombe (Y), Vilas, Borg (Y), Gerulaitis, Wilander (Y), Becker (Y), Chang, Courier (Y), Agassi (Y), Martin (S), Safin, Hewitt, Roddick, Djokovic
WOMEN (to come)
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1/ I am grateful to fast clay, a poster on http://www.menstennisforums.com/, for inspiring this idea.
