2005 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
2005 WTA German Open
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva
Runners-up	Cara Black Liezel Huber
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 6–1

The Doubles Tournament at the 2005 Qatar Total German Open took place between May 2 and May 8 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

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

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

References

• Main Draw