# 2005 French Open – Men's doubles

Xavier Malisse and Olivier Rochus were the defending champions, but lost in the third round against third seeds and eventual finalists Bob & Mike Bryan.
Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi defeated The Bryans in the final to win the title, it was their first title as a team. With the victory, Björkman completed the Career Grand Slam, having won the three other Major tournaments previously.

## Seeds

The seeded teams are listed below. Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi are the champions; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Mark Knowles/ Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
* Jonas Björkman/ Max Mirnyi (champions)
* Bob Bryan/ Mike Bryan (finals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi/ Todd Woodbridge (first round)
* Wayne Black/ Kevin Ullyett (first round)
* Leander Paes/ Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
* Michaël Llodra/ Fabrice Santoro (second round)
* Wayne Arthurs/ Paul Hanley (quarterfinals)
* Simon Aspelin/ Todd Perry (third round)
* František Čermák/ Leoš Friedl (third round)
* Cyril Suk/ Pavel Vízner (second round)
* Martin Damm/ Mariano Hood (quarterfinals)
* Xavier Malisse/ Olivier Rochus (third round)
* N/A
* Gastón Etlis/ Martín Rodríguez (second round)
* Yves Allegro/ Michael Kohlmann (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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 3 | | 3 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Fernando González Nicolás Massú | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt. | R Lindstedt T Vanhoudt | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Cibulec M Fyrstenberg | 6 | 6 | | | T Cibulec M Fyrstenberg | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller C Rochus | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Galimberti P Srichaphan | 6 | 6$^1$ | 9 | | | | | | | G Galimberti P Srichaphan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | G Oliver J Palmer | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | G Galimberti P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Mutis O Patience | 3 | 3 | | 15 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | M Damm M Hood | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Damm M Hood | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 |
| | J Novák Pála | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | M Damm M Hood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Artoni M Puerta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Á Calatrava R Mello | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Calatrava R Mello | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | 12 | M Damm M Hood | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen I Karlović | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | M Matkowski A Waske | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Matkowski A Waske | 3 | 6 | 10 | | M Matkowski A Waske | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti S Sargsian | 0 | 3 | | 7 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^9$ | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer S Ventura | 6$^7$ | 7 | 5 | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler M Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 6 | | R Schüttler M Youzhny | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López F Verdasco | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Leach T Parrot | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | X Malisse O Rochus | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | G Carraz A Dupuis | 6 | 6 | | WC | G Carraz A Dupuis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý A Sá | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | X Malisse O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | X Malisse O Rochus | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 10 | F Čermák L Friedl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Paes N Zimonjić | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | R Ginepri B MacPhie | 5 | 2 | | 10 | F Čermák L Friedl | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Luxa D Rikl | 0 | 0 | | | JP Brzezicki JI Chela | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | JP Brzezicki JI Chela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | F Čermák L Friedl | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | J Kerr S Prieto | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | 6 | L Paes N Zimonjić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | N Devilder M Gicquel | 4 | 7 | 11 | WC | N Devilder M Gicquel | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer R Wassen | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | L Paes N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | L Paes N Zimonjić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | W Black K Ullyett | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle J Melzer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | J Knowle J Melzer | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | PH Mathieu C Saulnier | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | M Bertolini F Volandri | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bertolini F Volandri | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Knowle J Melzer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | V Hănescu J Hernych | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker M García | 0 | 6$^0$ | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker M García | 6 | 6 | | | L Arnold Ker M García | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet G Monfils | 4 | 3 | | 11 | C Suk P Vízner | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Suk P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Knowle J Melzer | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Y Allegro M Kohlmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | F González N Massú | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Alt. | K Braasch J Vaněk | 4 | 0 | | 16 | Y Allegro M Kohlmann | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | F González N Massú | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F González N Massú | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Bracciali A Pavel | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | F González N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Chardy N Renavand | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | Lee HT K Kim | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | K Beck J Levinský | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | K Beck J Levinský | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee HT K Kim | 7$^8$ | 4 | 7 | | Lee HT K Kim | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Bhupathi T Woodbridge | 6$^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Ascione JR Lisnard | 3 | 4 | | 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Merklein V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | M Merklein V Spadea | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fisher C Haggard | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 6$^4$ | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| WC | É Roger-Vasselin G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | S Aspelin T Perry | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Škoch J Thomas | 0 | 3 | | WC | É Roger-Vasselin G Simon | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JF Bachelot A Clément | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 9 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| Alt. | Ó Hernández Á López Morón | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | T Berdych T Zíb | 1 | 6 | 6 | | T Berdych T Zíb | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko I Andreev | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | N Davydenko I Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Haehnel F Serra | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | | | | | | | N Davydenko I Andreev | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Koenig A Martín | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | R Koenig A Martín | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro J Mónaco | 3 | 4 | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |