# 2005 US Open – Boys' singles

The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players.
In 2005, Andy Murray was the defending champion in the boys' singles event, but did not complete in Juniors this year. The event was won by Ryan Sweeting of the Bahamas who beat Jérémy Chardy of France, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Donald Young (quarterfinals)
* Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
* Leonardo Mayer (quarterfinals)
* Santiago Giraldo (semifinals)
* Alex Kuznetsov (third round)
* Kim Sun-yong (semifinals)
* Jérémy Chardy (final)
* Niels Desein (first round)
* Thiemo de Bakker (second round)
* Timothy Neilly (second round)
* Petar Jelenić (first round)
* Carsten Ball (first round)
* Sam Querrey (third round)
* Evgeny Kirillov (third round)
* André Miele (first round)
* Jesse Levine (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Donald Young | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kim Sun-yong | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kim Sun-yong | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Kim Sun-yong | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Leonardo Mayer | 4 | 5 | | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jérémy Chardy | 4 | 4 |
| | Tim Smyczek | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jérémy Chardy | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Jérémy Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Jérémy Chardy | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Jérémy Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Donald Young | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Philip Bester | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | D Young | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Navarrete | 6 | 5 | 6 | | D Navarrete | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vivek Shokeen | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | D Young | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Nathaniel Schnugg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | M Bruch | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| LL | Rupesh Roy | 6 | 6 | | LL | R Roy | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Matt Bruch | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Bruch | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | André Miele | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Young | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| 11 | Petar Jelenić | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S-y Kim | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| | Christian Vitulli | 6 | 1 | 6 | | C Vitulli | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Shabaz | 5 | 7 | 6 | | M Shabaz | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valery Rudnev | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | C Vitulli | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Kellen Damico | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | S-y Kim | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jochen Schoettler | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Schoettler | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Dylan Arnould | 2 | 3 | | 6 | S-y Kim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kim Sun-yong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Javier Garrapiz-Borderías | 2 | 0 | | 3 | L Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jamie Hunt | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | D Lojda | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dušan Lojda | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | L Mayer | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Luka Belić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | S Querrey | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| Q | Kevin Botti | 2 | 4 | | | L Belić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Sayer | 4 | 2 | | 13 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Mayer | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Carsten Ball | 6 | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | R Sweeting | 6 | 7 |
| | Ryan Sweeting | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | R Sweeting | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Arnaboldi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | A Arnaboldi | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Kennaugh | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | R Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | H Seguso | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Kento Takeuchi | 3 | 4 | | | L Lacko | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Holden Seguso | 6 | 6 | | WC | H Seguso | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Niels Desein | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Alex Kuznetsov | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nikola Mektić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | 5 | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Lajola | 6 | 6 | | | D Lajola | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sho Aida | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | A Kuznetsov | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | T Smyczek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Pavel Chekhov | 3 | 6 | 4 | | T Smyczek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abdullah Maqdes | 1 | 6$^3$ | | 9 | T de Bakker | 1 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | T Smyczek | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Giraldo | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 4 | 4 | | 16 | J Levine | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 2 | 4 | | | P Luisi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Piero Luisi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Luisi | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | James Lemke | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | S Giraldo | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Antonio Veić | 7 | 6 | | | A Veić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Polansky | 2 | 2 | | 4 | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alberto González | 1 | 3 | | 7 | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Johnny Hamui | 4 | 2 | | Q | K Norberg | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karl Norberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Chardy | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Pavol Červenák | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | LL | K Nishikori | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| LL | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | LL | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Jaak Põldma | 5 | 6$^3$ | | 10 | T Neilly | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Timothy Neilly | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Chardy | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Evgeny Kirillov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Čilić | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | Tristan Farron-Mahon | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 14 | E Kirillov | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Clayton | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Clayton | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Sergeyev | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | E Kirillov | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Wil Spencer | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | M Čilić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stephen Donald | 5 | 6 | 1$^r$ | WC | W Spencer | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Michael McClune | 2 | 2 | | 2 | M Čilić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |