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. Russia Nadia Petrova / United States Meghann Shaughnessy (quarterfinals)
  2. Zimbabwe Cara Black / South Africa Liezel Huber (final)
  3. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Russia Vera Zvonareva (champions)
  4. Slovakia Janette Husárová / Spain Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  5. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Japan Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
  6. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Russia Dinara Safina (second round)
  7. Argentina Gisela Dulko / Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi (semifinals)
  8. Czech Republic Iveta Benešová / Slovenia Tina Križan (first round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • SR = Special ranking
  • SE = Special exempt
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
  • CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
  • NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
7Argentina Gisela Dulko Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi562
3Russia Elena Likhovtseva Russia Vera Zvonareva736
3Russia Elena Likhovtseva Russia Vera Zvonareva466
2Zimbabwe Cara Black South Africa Liezel Huber643
5Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Japan Ai Sugiyama23
2Zimbabwe Cara Black South Africa Liezel Huber66

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1Russia N Petrova United States M Shaughnessy67
Russia E Bovina France N Dechy66Russia E Bovina France N Dechy25
WCGermany V Henke Germany S Klösel231Russia N Petrova United States M Shaughnessy621
QGermany A Kerber Germany T Malek137Argentina G Dulko Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi76
Spain M Marrero Croatia S Talaja66Spain M Marrero Croatia S Talaja612
Czech Republic D Chládková Czech Republic G Navrátilová447Argentina G Dulko Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi266
7Argentina G Dulko Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi667Argentina G Dulko Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi562
3Russia E Likhovtseva Russia V Zvonareva736
3Russia E Likhovtseva Russia V Zvonareva66
WCGermany S Klaschka Germany A Roesch21Germany M Müller Germany J Wöhr12
Germany M Müller Germany J Wöhr663Russia E Likhovtseva Russia V Zvonareva66
Russia M Kirilenko Australia L McShea22Croatia J Kostanić China S Peng12
Croatia J Kostanić China S Peng66Croatia J Kostanić China S Peng67
Belgium E Callens United States M Tu136Spain A Medina Garrigues Russia D Safina15
6Spain A Medina Garrigues Russia D Safina66

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
5Slovakia D Hantuchová Japan A Sugiyama76
Germany B Rittner Czech Republic K Peschke535Slovakia D Hantuchová Japan A Sugiyama76
Greece E Daniilidou Tunisia S Sfar272Russia A Jidkova Ukraine T Perebiynis52
Russia A Jidkova Ukraine T Perebiynis6565Slovakia D Hantuchová Japan A Sugiyama66
Ukraine Y Fedak United States L Osterloh6214Slovakia J Husárová Spain C Martínez14
Serbia and Montenegro A Ivanovic United States A Myskina466Serbia and Montenegro A Ivanovic United States A Myskina40
4Slovakia J Husárová Spain C Martínez66
5Slovakia D Hantuchová Japan A Sugiyama23
8Czech Republic I Benešová Slovenia T Križan252Zimbabwe C Black South Africa L Huber66
United States J Craybas United States J Russell67United States J Craybas United States J Russell54
Latvia L Dekmeijere Japan N Miyagi35Romania R Dragomir-Ilie Switzerland P Schnyder76
Romania R Dragomir-Ilie Switzerland P Schnyder67Romania R Dragomir-Ilie Switzerland P Schnyder651
Germany AL Grönefeld Germany J Schruff222Zimbabwe C Black South Africa L Huber276
Italy F Pennetta France M Pierce66Italy F Pennetta France M Pierce32
2Zimbabwe C Black South Africa L Huber66

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