# 2005 French Open – Women's doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Cara Black would fail to complete the career grand slam in women's doubles because of this loss

## Seeds

* Virginia Ruano Pascual/ Paola Suárez (champions)
* Cara Black/ Liezel Huber (finals)
* Lisa Raymond/ Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
* Elena Likhovtseva/ Vera Zvonareva (third round)
* Nadia Petrova/ Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals)
* Conchita Martínez/ Janette Husárová (third round)
* Daniela Hantuchová/ Ai Sugiyama (second round)
* Corina Morariu/ Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues/ Dinara Safina (second round)
* Bryanne Stewart/ Samantha Stosur (third round)
* Gisela Dulko/ María Vento-Kabchi (second round)
* Émilie Loit/ Nicole Pratt (quarterfinals)
* Shinobu Asagoe/ Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli/ Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round)
* Iveta Benešová/ Květa Peschke (third round)
* Yan Zi/ Zheng Jie (third 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 4 | 1 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Corina Morariu Patty Schnyder | 4 | 2 | 2 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 6 | 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 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hopkins M Washington | 4 | 3 | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova T Perebiynis | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | 4 | | G Navrátilová M Paštiková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Navrátilová M Paštiková | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Kremer A Serra Zanetti | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 15 | I Benešová K Peschke | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | E Bovina E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | E Bovina E Dementieva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Cervanová K Koukalová | 3 | 2 | | 15 | I Benešová K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | I Benešová K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | É Loit N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | É Loit N Pratt | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Cho YJ A Morigami | 3 | 4 | | 12 | É Loit N Pratt | 6$^4$ | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic T Križan | 4 | 2 | | | S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar | 7$^7$ | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | É Loit N Pratt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Birnerová A Vanc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Birnerová A Vanc | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | M Johansson A Védy | 1 | 3 | | | E Birnerová A Vanc | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell M Santangelo | 3 | 1 | | 7 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee Peng S | 4 | 3 | | 4 | E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Beltrame C Pin | 6 | 3 | 3 | | C Castano Y Fedak | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castano Y Fedak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi J Janković | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | S Asagoe K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Marrero A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | M Marrero A Parra Santonja | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lee-Waters L McShea | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | S Asagoe K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Asagoe K Srebotnik | 6 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Asagoe K Srebotnik | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Golovin A Myskina | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Navratilova A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 6 | 3 | | L Domínguez Lino N Llagostera Vives | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | L Domínguez Lino N Llagostera Vives | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Elena Camerin T Garbin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy A Smashnova | 6 | 0 | 1 | | M Elena Camerin T Garbin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens E Daniilidou | 3 | 2 | | 5 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Petrova M Shaughnessy | 6 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | C Morariu P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dhenin V Razzano | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | C Morariu P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas M Weingärtner | 1 | 2 | | | S Farina Elia F Pennetta | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina Elia F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | C Morariu P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | B Stewart S Stosur | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | M Andrieux P Parmentier | 2 | 4 | | | V Dushevina B Strýcová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King M Sequera | 0 | 3 | | 10 | B Stewart S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Stewart S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Morariu P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | M Bartoli AL Gronefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 4 | 3 |
| WC | F Haring V Pichet | 1 | 3 | | 14 | M Bartoli AL Gronefeld | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara T Tanasugarn | 7$^8$ | 1 | 1 | | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko ME Salerni | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | M Bartoli AL Gronefeld | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Domachowska S Talaja | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Testud R Vinci | 7 | 4 | 1 | | M Domachowska S Talaja | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva M Suchá | 2 | 3 | | 3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 6 | J Husárová C Martínez | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Chevalier S Foretz | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | J Husárová C Martínez | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková R Voráčová | 1 | 3 | | | S Kuznetsova M Pierce | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Husárová C Martínez | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Li T Sun T | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | Li T Sun T | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y Beygelzimer J Schruff | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | Li T Sun T | 6$^7$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville M Irvin | 0 | 2 | | 9 | A Medina Garrigues D Safina | 7$^9$ | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Medina Garrigues D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Li T Sun T | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Y Zi Zheng J | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 |
| | D Chládková R Dragomir Ilie | 1 | 2 | | 16 | Y Zi Zheng J | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi N Miyagi | 2 | 3 | | | A Chakvetadze S Mirza | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Y Zi Zheng J | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Linetskaia G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | C Black L Huber | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y Fedossova V Huck | 4 | 1 | | | E Linetskaia G Voskoboeva | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić C Schaul | 2 | 4 | | 2 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Black L Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |