# 2005 Qatar Total German Open – Doubles

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

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

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |