Mansour Bahrami and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but Bahrami competed in the Legends Over 45 Doubles event.
 Santoro played alongside Sébastien Grosjean, but they were eliminated in the round-robin stage.
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships.
 Mahesh Bhupathi and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions.
 Bhupathi partnered with Todd Woodbridge, losing in the semifinals.
 Santoro partnered with Jonas Björkman, finishing runner-up.
Julie Halard-Decugis (born 10 September 1970) is a French former professional tennis player.
Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born 9 December 1972) is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti.
 Though not counted among the top-ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career, with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career, and he is popular among spectators and other players alike for his winning demeanor and shot-making abilities.
Cédric Pioline and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but Pioline instead competed in the Legends Over 45 Doubles event.
 Santoro played alongside Sébastien Grosjean in the round robin.
Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but Santoro did not participate this year.
 Llodra partnered Thierry Ascione, losing in the first round.
Nicolas Escudé and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions but only Santoro competed that year with Michaël Llodra.
Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions, but Santoro chose not to participate, and only Zimonjic competed that year.
Albert Costa and Carlos Moyá were the defending champions, but retired in the deciding tiebreak in the final against Cédric Pioline and Fabrice Santoro.
Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but had different outcomes.
 While Llodra did not compete this year, Santoro partnered with Nenad Zimonjić and reached the Quarterfinals, before losing to Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi.

Question: Julie Halard-Decugis and Fabrice Santoro, have which mutual ocuppation?
Answer: professional tennis player