2005 Medibank International – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2005 Medibank International
Champions	Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur
Runners-up	Elena Dementieva Ai Sugiyama
Score	Walkover

Main article: 2005 Medibank International

Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but Black did not compete this year. Stubbs partnered with Lisa Raymond and were eliminated in first round.

Bryanne Stewart and Samantha Stosur won the title by walkover, as Elena Dementieva (partnering with Ai Sugiyama) had to withdraw due to a heat illness. It was the 1st title for Stewart and the 1st title for Stosur, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (first round)
2. Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual (semifinals)
3. Elena Dementieva / Ai Sugiyama (final, withdrew due to a heat illness on Dementieva)
4. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (first 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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6^5	4
		B Stewart S Stosur	1	7^7	6				B Stewart S Stosur	6	4	6
		S Talaja R Vinci	2	3				WC	B Sekulovski C Watson	3	6	3
	WC	B Sekulovski C Watson	6	6												B Stewart S Stosur	w	/	o
	4	B Schett P Schnyder	3	4											Q	M Kirilenko A Yakimova
	Q	M Kirilenko A Yakimova	6	6				Q	M Kirilenko A Yakimova	7	7
		E Gagliardi J Kostanić	2	2					J Lee S Peng	5	5
		J Lee S Peng	6	6																			B Stewart S Stosur	w	/	o
		F Pennetta F Schiavone	w	/	o																	3	E Dementieva A Sugiyama
		E Daniilidou T Golovin							F Pennetta F Schiavone	3	6	6^5
		L Davenport C Morariu	6	4	4			3	E Dementieva A Sugiyama	6	2	7^7
	3	E Dementieva A Sugiyama	4	6	6										3	E Dementieva A Sugiyama	6	6
		L Huber L McShea	6	6											2	C Martínez V Ruano Pascual	3	4
		D Hantuchová M Navratilova	3	4					L Huber L McShea	4	1
		C Dhenin M Washington	0	0				2	C Martínez V Ruano Pascual	6	6
	2	C Martínez V Ruano Pascual	6	6

External links

• Main and qualifying draws