2005 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

2005 Dubai Tennis Championships s ESP Virginia Ruano PascualARG Paola Suárez RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaAUS Alicia Molik 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez were the defending champions, but Husárová did not compete this year. Martínez teamed up with Elena Likhovtseva and lost in quarterfinals to Daniela Hantuchová and Francesca Schiavone. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alicia Molik 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1 in the final. Seeds 30em ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez (champions) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova / AUS Alicia Molik (final) ZIM Cara Black / RSA Liezel Huber (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Likhovtseva / ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez 6 4 6 RUS A MyskinaJPN A Sugiyama 3 6 3 WC AUT D KlemenschitsAUT S Klemenschits 3 3 ARG G DulkoVEN 1954 M Vento-Kabchi 6 6 4 RUS E LikhovtsevaESP C Martínez 6 6 USA L DavenportUSA C Morariu 3 1 WC SVK D HantuchováITA 2003 F Schiavone 6 6 Q NZL L BakerITA 2003 F Lubiani 2 4 FRA N DechySUI P Schnyder 6 3 1 CHN Z YanCHN J Zheng 4 6 6 ITA 2003 S Farina EliaCRO J Kostanić 0 7 2 3 ZIM C BlackRSA L Huber 6 5 6 AUS N PrattAUS S Stosur 2 2 CHN T LiCHN T Sun 6 6 BEL E CallensAUS B Stewart 4 2 2 RUS S KuznetsovaAUS A Molik 6 6 1 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez 6 6 ARG G DulkoVEN 1954 M Vento-Kabchi 2 4 4 RUS E LikhovtsevaESP C Martínez 3 3 WC SVK D HantuchováITA 2003 F Schiavone 6 6 CHN Z YanCHN J Zheng 6 6 3 ZIM C BlackRSA L Huber 0 3 CHN T LiCHN T Sun 3 4 2 RUS S KuznetsovaAUS A Molik 6 6 1 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez 5 6 7 WC SVK D HantuchováITA 2003 F Schiavone 7 4 5 CHN Z YanCHN J Zheng 5 4 2 RUS S KuznetsovaAUS A Molik 7 6 1 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez 67 6 6 2 RUS S KuznetsovaAUS A Molik 79 2 1 References ITF Tournament profile Main and Qualifying Draws (WTA) Category:2005 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Tennis Championships Category:Women's tennis in the United Arab Emirates Category:Women's sports competitions in the United Arab Emirates