# 2005 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. While Petrova decided to focus only on the singles tournament, Shaughnessy partnered with Anna-Lena Grönefeld and lost in semifinals to Maria Kirilenko and Anabel Medina Garrigues.
Cara Black and Liezel Huber won the title, defeating Kirilenko and Medina Garrigues 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (second round, withdrew due to a right quadriceps strain on Ruano Pascual)
* Cara Black / Liezel Huber (champions)
* Elena Likhovtseva / Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals)
* Bryanne Stewart / Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
* Martina Navratilova / Francesca Schiavone (first round)
* Gisela Dulko / María Vento-Kabchi (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Maria Kirilenko Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 5 | | | Maria Kirilenko Anabel Medina Garrigues | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | 2 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Errani G Gabba | 2 | 1 | | | M Kirilenko A Medina Garrigues | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Kirilenko A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | E Linetskaya S Uberoi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Chládková E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | D Chládková E Gagliardi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud R Vinci | 1 | 0 | | 6 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kirilenko A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | 4 | A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Farina Elia F Pennetta | 0 | 2 | | | S Asagoe M Marrero | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe M Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Dechy C Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Dechy C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar | 3 | 0 | | | N Dechy C Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dhenin A Vanc | 4 | 7 | 6 | | C Dhenin A Vanc | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Stewart S Stosur | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McShea A Spears | 4 | 0 | 8 | G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ad Serra Zanetti An Serra Zanetti | 2 | 2 | | S Talaja M Washington | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | 8 | G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Lee S Peng | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | 3 | E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Li T Sun | 6$^6$ | 3 | | J Lee S Peng | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | M Navratilova F Schiavone | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | ME Camerin T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | ME Camerin T Garbin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens T Križan | 4 | 5 | | J Russell M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell M Santangelo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | J Russell M Santangelo | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 2 | | | | | 2 | C Black L Huber | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova T Perebiynis | 6 | 6 | | A Jidkova T Perebiynis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |