2005 Qatar Total German Open – Doubles

Doubles
2005 Qatar Total German Open
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva
Runners-up	Cara Black Liezel Huber
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Draw	28
Seeds	8

The doubles Tournament at the 2005 Qatar Total German Open took place between 2 May and 8 May 2005 on the outdoor clay courts of the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany. Elena Likhovtseva and Vera Zvonareva won the title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final.

Seeds

1. Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
2. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (final)
3. Elena Likhovtseva / Vera Zvonareva (champions)
4. Janette Husárová / Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
5. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
6. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Dinara Safina (second round)
7. Gisela Dulko / María Vento-Kabchi (semifinals)
8. Iveta Benešová / Tina Križan (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Gisela Dulko María Vento-Kabchi	5	6	2
	3	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva	7	3	6
								3	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva	4	6	6
								2	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6	4	3
	5	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	2	3
	2	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	7
		E Bovina N Dechy	6	6					E Bovina N Dechy	2	5
	WC	V Henke S Klösel	2	3											1	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6^2	1
	Q	A Kerber T Malek	1	3											7	G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi	7	6
		M Marrero S Talaja	6	6					M Marrero S Talaja	6	1	2
		D Chládková G Navrátilová	4	4				7	G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi	2	6	6
	7	G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi	6	6																		7	G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi	5	6	2
																						3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	7	3	6
								3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	S Klaschka A Roesch	2	1					M Müller J Wöhr	1	2
		M Müller J Wöhr	6	6											3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
		M Kirilenko L McShea	2	2												J Kostanić S Peng	1	2
		J Kostanić S Peng	6	6					J Kostanić S Peng	6	7
		E Callens M Tu	1	3				6	A Medina Garrigues D Safina	1	5
	6	A Medina Garrigues D Safina	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	7	6
		B Rittner K Peschke	5	3				5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	7	6
		E Daniilidou S Sfar	2	7	2				A Jidkova T Perebiynis	5	2
		A Jidkova T Perebiynis	6	5	6										5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
		Y Fedak L Osterloh	6	2	1										4	J Husárová C Martínez	1	4
		A Ivanovic A Myskina	4	6	6				A Ivanovic A Myskina	4	0
								4	J Husárová C Martínez	6	6
																						5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	2	3
	8	I Benešová T Križan	2	5																		2	C Black L Huber	6	6
		J Craybas J Russell	6	7					J Craybas J Russell	5	4
		L Dekmeijere N Miyagi	3	5					R Dragomir-Ilie P Schnyder	7	6
		R Dragomir-Ilie P Schnyder	6	7												R Dragomir-Ilie P Schnyder	6	5	1
		AL Grönefeld J Schruff	2	2											2	C Black L Huber	2	7	6
		F Pennetta M Pierce	6	6					F Pennetta M Pierce	3	2
								2	C Black L Huber	6	6

External links

• Main draw