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.

Women's doubles
2005 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsZimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber
Runners-upRussia Maria Kirilenko
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Score6–0, 4–6, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Cara Black and Liezel Huber won the title, defeating Kirilenko and Medina Garrigues 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

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The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez (second round, withdrew due to a right quadriceps strain on Ruano Pascual)
  2.   Cara Black /   Liezel Huber (champions)
  3.   Elena Likhovtseva /   Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
  4.   Anna-Lena Grönefeld /   Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals)
  5.   Bryanne Stewart /   Samantha Stosur (first round)
  6.   Daniela Hantuchová /   Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  7.   Martina Navratilova /   Francesca Schiavone (first round)
  8.   Gisela Dulko /   María Vento-Kabchi (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Maria Kirilenko
  Anabel Medina Garrigues
6 7
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 3 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals 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

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First round Second round Quarterfinals 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
78 6 3   E Likhovtseva
  V Zvonareva
3 6 6
  T Li
  T Sun
66 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
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