2005 French Open – Women's Doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3.

Women's Doubles
2005 French Open
Champion	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runner-up	Cara Black Liezel Huber
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	64 (7 WC )
Seeds	16

Seeds

1. Virginia Ruano Pascual/ Paola Suárez (Champions)
2. Cara Black/ Liezel Huber (Finals)
3. Lisa Raymond/ Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
4. Elena Likhovtseva/ Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)
5. Nadia Petrova/ Meghann Shaughnessy (Semifinals)
6. Conchita Martínez/ Janette Husárová (Third Round)
7. Daniela Hantuchová/ Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
8. Corina Morariu/ Patty Schnyder (Semifinals)
9. Anabel Medina Garrigues/ Dinara Safina (Second Round)
10. Bryanne Stewart/ Samantha Stosur (Third Round)
11. Gisela Dulko/ María Vento-Kabchi (Second Round)
12. Émilie Loit/ Nicole Pratt (Quarterfinals)
13. Shinobu Asagoe/ Katarina Srebotnik (Quarterfinals)
14. Marion Bartoli/ Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Third Round)
15. Iveta Benešová/ Květa Peschke (Third Round)
16. Yan Zi/ Zheng Jie (Third 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	6
	5	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	2	4
								1	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	4	6	6
								2	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6	3	3
	8	Corina Morariu Patty Schnyder	4	2
	2	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		J Hopkins M Washington	4	3				1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		A Jidkova T Perebiynis	7^11	3	4				G Navrátilová M Paštiková	2	2
		G Navrátilová M Paštiková	6^9	6	6										1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		A Kremer A Serra Zanetti	1	0											15	I Benešová K Peschke	1	2
		E Bovina E Dementieva	6	6					E Bovina E Dementieva	2	1
		L Cervanová K Koukalová	3	2				15	I Benešová K Peschke	6	6
	15	I Benešová K Peschke	6	6																		1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	4	6
	12	É Loit N Pratt	6	6																		12	É Loit N Pratt	4	6	4
		Cho YJ A Morigami	3	4				12	É Loit N Pratt	6^4	6	11
		A Ivanovic T Križan	4	2					S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar	7^7	3	9
		S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar	6	6											12	É Loit N Pratt	6	4	6
		E Birnerová A Vanc	6	6												E Birnerová A Vanc	4	6	1
	WC	M Johansson A Védy	1	3					E Birnerová A Vanc	6	3	6
		J Russell M Santangelo	3	1				7	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	3	6	1
	7	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
		J Lee Peng S	4	3				4	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	S Beltrame C Pin	6	3	3				C Castano Y Fedak	1	4
		C Castano Y Fedak	3	6	6										4	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	2	4
		E Gagliardi J Janković	4	3											13	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	6
		M Marrero A Parra Santonja	6	6					M Marrero A Parra Santonja	2	1
		L Lee-Waters L McShea	2	6	9			13	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	6
	13	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	1	11																	13	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	3	2
	11	G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi	3	6	6																	5	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	2	6	6
		T Golovin A Myskina	6	0	2			11	G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi	5	2
	WC	M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	3				L Domínguez Lino N Llagostera Vives	7	6
		L Domínguez Lino N Llagostera Vives	6	3	6											L Domínguez Lino N Llagostera Vives	4	1
		M Elena Camerin T Garbin	4	6	6										5	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	6
		D Randriantefy A Smashnova	6	0	1				M Elena Camerin T Garbin	3	4
		E Callens E Daniilidou	3	2				5	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	6
	5	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Morariu P Schnyder	6	3	6
		C Dhenin V Razzano	3	6	1			8	C Morariu P Schnyder	6	6
		J Craybas M Weingärtner	1	2					S Farina Elia F Pennetta	3	2
		S Farina Elia F Pennetta	6	6											8	C Morariu P Schnyder	6	6
		V Douchevina B Strýcová	6	6											10	B Stewart S Stosur	3	3
	WC	M Andrieux P Parmentier	2	4					V Douchevina B Strýcová	1	2
		V King M Sequera	0	3				10	B Stewart S Stosur	6	6
	10	B Stewart S Stosur	6	6																		8	C Morariu P Schnyder	6	6
	14	M Bartoli AL Gronefeld	6	6																		3	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	3
	WC	F Haring V Pichet	1	3				14	M Bartoli AL Gronefeld	6	4	6
		R Fujiwara T Tanasugarn	7^8	1	1				M Kirilenko ME Salerni	4	6	2
		M Kirilenko ME Salerni	6^6	6	6										14	M Bartoli AL Gronefeld	6	4	3
		M Domachowska S Talaja	5	6	6										3	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	6
		S Testud R Vinci	7	4	1				M Domachowska S Talaja
		M Díaz Oliva M Suchá	2	3				3	L Raymond R Stubbs	w	/	o
	3	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	J Husárová C Martínez	4	6	8
	WC	K Chevalier S Foretz	6	3	6			6	J Husárová C Martínez	7^8	6
		Z Ondrášková R Voráčová	1	3					S Kuznetsova M Pierce	6^6	3
		S Kuznetsova M Pierce	6	6											6	J Husárová C Martínez	6^3	2
		Li T Sun T	6	7^7												Li T Sun T	7^7	6
		Y Beygelzimer J Schruff	2	6^5					Li T Sun T	6^7	7	7
		L Granville M Irvin	0	2				9	A Medina Garrigues D Safina	7^9	5	5
	9	A Medina Garrigues D Safina	6	6																			Li T Sun T	3	4
	16	Y Zi Zheng J	6	6																		2	C Black L Huber	6	6
		D Chládková R Dragomir Ilie	1	2				16	Y Zi Zheng J	4	7	6
		K Brandi N Miyagi	2	3					A Chakvetadze S Mirza	6	5	2
		A Chakvetadze S Mirza	6	6											16	Y Zi Zheng J	6	3	2
		E Linetskaia G Voskoboeva	6	6											2	C Black L Huber	3	6	6
	WC	Y Fedossova V Huck	4	1					E Linetskaia G Voskoboeva	4	1
		J Kostanić C Schaul	2	4				2	C Black L Huber	6	6
	2	C Black L Huber	6	6

External links

• Draw
• 2005 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation