# 2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi.
Björkman and Mirnyi won the title, defeating Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (second round)
* Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (champions)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (final)
* Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
* Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro (semifinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Martin Damm (quarterfinals)
* Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley (second 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 |
| 6 | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Huss W Moodie | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Huss W Moodie | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko J Novák | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | S Huss W Moodie | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob R Leach | 6$^{12}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Llodra F Santoro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý G Oliver | 7$^{14}$ | 3 | 4 | WC | J Gimelstob R Leach | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Friedl A Pavel | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | L Friedl A Pavel | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro R Federer | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 7 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | N Massú T Parrott | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 5 | L Paes N Zimonjić | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | F López M Youzhny | 6 | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | | F López M Youzhny | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | L Paes N Zimonjić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 7 | M Bhupathi M Damm | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Erlich A Ram | 3 | 4 | | WC | J Morrison J Thomas | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Morrison J Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Bhupathi M Damm | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | C Suk P Vízner | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Ančić L Ljubičić | 7$^8$ | 2 | 2 | | C Suk P Vízner | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer T Robredo | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | D Ferrer T Robredo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | D Ferrer T Robredo | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | K Beck T Berdych | 3 | 5 | | | S Aspelin T Perry | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |