2005 French Open – Women's Doubles

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

First-seeded defending champions Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez defeated second-seeded Cara Black and Liezel Huber to win the title for the fourth time (after 2001, 2002 and 2004). It was their 29th doubles title together, of which eight were won at Grand Slam tournaments.

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

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

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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
		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 Linetskaya G Voskovoeva	6	6											2	C Black L Huber	3	6	6
	WC	Y Fedossova V Huck	4	1					E Linetskaya G Voskovoeva	4	1
		J Kostanić C Schaul	2	4				2	C Black L Huber	6	6
	2	C Black L Huber	6	6

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