Player of The Day
- Day 1 - Brian Baker for upset defeat of Gastón Gaudio
- Day 2 - James Blake for a comeback after injury-marred 2004
- Day 3 - Sania Mirza for winning the match despite bleeding toes
- Day 4 - Andre Agassi for second most wins in the US Open history
- Day 5 - Nicole Vaidišová for a personal best performance in a Grand Slam Tourney
- Day 6 - James Blake for defeating No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal
- Day 7 - Venus Williams for defeating sister Serena Williams
- Day 8 - Guillermo Coria on winning the longest match (4 & 1/2 hours) of 2005 US open
- Day 9 - Jarkko Nieminen for becoming the first Finnish man to reach the quarter finals of a grand slam
- Day 10 - Mary Pierce for a great comeback and making it to the US Open Semifinal for the 1st time
- Day 11 - Daniela Hantuchová and Mahesh Bhupathi for winning the mixed doubles title
- Day 12 - Mike and Bob Bryan for winning their first men's doubles title
- Day 13 - Kim Clijsters for capturing her first Grand Slam singles title
- Day 14 - Roger Federer for capturing the men's singles title
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