# 2005 Pacific Life Open – Women's doubles

The women's doubles Tournament at the 2005 Pacific Life Open took place between March 7 and March 20 on the outdoor hard courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy in the final.

## Seeds

* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
* Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy (final)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (first round)
* Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
* Cara Black / Liezel Huber (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva / Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues / Dinara Safina (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 |
| 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 6$^3$ | 1 |
| | Maria Kirilenko María Emilia Salerni | 4 | 6$^9$ | | 2 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 6$^3$ | 1 |
| 2 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara An Serra Zanetti | 3 | 3 | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas M Weingärtner | 6$^4$ | 0 | | R Dragomir T Tanasugarn | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir T Tanasugarn | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins M Washington | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | E Likhovtseva C Martínez | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | F Pennetta M Pierce | 7 | 6 | WC | F Pennetta M Pierce | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová K Peschke | 2 | 3 | 6 | E Likhovtseva C Martínez | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Likhovtseva C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | S Asagoe K Srebotnik | 3 | 3 | 4 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi | 5 | 3 | | D Hantuchová F Schiavone | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Bartoli AL Grönefeld | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro M Marrero | 0 | 4 | | E Bovina E Dementieva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova T Perebiynis | 6$^5$ | 2 | 7 | M Bartoli AL Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Bartoli AL Grönefeld | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Navrátilová M Paštiková | 1 | 3 | | 5 | C Black L Huber | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mandula S Talaja | 6$^5$ | 3 | | Q | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Russell M Santangelo | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | L Granville J Lee | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Granville J Lee | 2 | 7 | 6 | | L Granville J Lee | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Gagliardi J Janković | 6 | 6 | | WC | E Gagliardi J Janković | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Kuznetsova M Navratilova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | A Medina Garrigues D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| | E Daniilidou N Pratt | 3 | 2 | | 8 | A Medina Garrigues D Safina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Stewart S Stosur | 4 | 4 | | | T Garbin É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Garbin É Loit | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | L McShea A Spears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Schaul M Tu | 1 | 4 | | | L McShea A Spears | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Dechy T Golovin | 2 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Eva Birnerová / Andreea Vanc (second round)
* Denisa Chládková / Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Maria Kirilenko / María Emilia Salerni

### Qualifying draw

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | |
| 1 | E Birnerová A Vanc | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | A Haynes N Vaidišová | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | A Haynes N Vaidišová | 3 | 1 | E Birnerová A Vanc | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 8 | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 9 | | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 8 | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko G Voskoboeva | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko G Voskoboeva | 7 | | | | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak | 1 | 3 | |
| | M Drake N Miyagi | 8$^5$ | | | | | | | Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak | 1 | 3 |
| | Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak | 9$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak | 9$^7$ | | Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak | 8 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | D Chládková Ľ Kurhajcová | 1 | | | | |
| | N Llagostera V. Ad Serra Zanetti | 4 | 2 | D Chládková Ľ Kurhajcová | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | D Chládková Ľ Kurhajcová | 8 | | | | | | | |