2005 Pacific Life Open – Women's doubles

The women's doubles Tournament at the 2005 Pacific Life Open took place between March 7 and March 20 on the outdoor hard courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy in the final.

Women's doubles
2005 Pacific Life Open
Champions	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
Score	7–6(7–3), 6–1
Draw	32 (3 WC / 1 Q)
Seeds	8

Seeds

1. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (champions)
2. Nadia Petrova / Meghann Shaughnessy (final)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Martina Navratilova (first round)
4. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
5. Cara Black / Liezel Huber (second round)
6. Elena Likhovtseva / Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
7. Marion Bartoli / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
8. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Dinara Safina (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							Final
	1	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	6	5	6
	4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	4	7	4
								1	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	7	6
								2	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	63	1
		Maria Kirilenko María Emilia Salerni	4	69
	2	Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		R Fujiwara An Serra Zanetti	3	3				1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7	6
		J Craybas M Weingärtner	64	0					R Dragomir T Tanasugarn	5	2
		R Dragomir T Tanasugarn	7	6											1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	2	6	6
		J Hopkins M Washington	5	2											6	E Likhovtseva C Martínez	6	1	1
	WC	F Pennetta M Pierce	7	6				WC	F Pennetta M Pierce	6	5	2
		I Benešová K Peschke	2	3				6	E Likhovtseva C Martínez	4	7	6
	6	E Likhovtseva C Martínez	6	6																		1	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	5	6
	4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6																		4	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	7	4
		S Asagoe K Srebotnik	3	3				4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		G Dulko M Vento-Kabchi	5	3					D Hantuchová F Schiavone	0	3
		D Hantuchová F Schiavone	7	6											4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		E Bovina E Dementieva	6	6											7	M Bartoli AL Grönefeld	3	0
		S Cohen-Aloro M Marrero	0	4					E Bovina E Dementieva	4	3
		A Jidkova T Perebiynis	65	2				7	M Bartoli AL Grönefeld	6	6
	7	M Bartoli AL Grönefeld	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	C Black L Huber	6	6
		G Navrátilová M Paštiková	1	3				5	C Black L Huber	5	3
		P Mandula S Talaja	65	3				Q	M Kirilenko ME Salerni	7	6
	Q	M Kirilenko ME Salerni	7	6											Q	M Kirilenko ME Salerni	6	6
		J Russell M Santangelo	6	5	4											L Granville J Lee	3	1
		L Granville J Lee	2	7	6				L Granville J Lee	6	62	6
	WC	E Gagliardi J Janković	6	6				WC	E Gagliardi J Janković	3	7	1
	3	S Kuznetsova M Navratilova	2	2																		Q	M Kirilenko ME Salerni	1	2
	8	A Medina Garrigues D Safina	6	6																		2	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	6
		E Daniilidou N Pratt	3	2				8	A Medina Garrigues D Safina	4	3
		B Stewart S Stosur	4	4					T Garbin É Loit	6	6
		T Garbin É Loit	6	6												T Garbin É Loit	1	2
		L McShea A Spears	6	6											2	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	6
		C Schaul M Tu	1	4					L McShea A Spears	3	5
	WC	N Dechy T Golovin	2	64				2	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	7
	2	N Petrova M Shaughnessy	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Eva Birnerová / Andreea Vanc (second round)
2. Denisa Chládková / Ľubomíra Kurhajcová (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Maria Kirilenko / María Emilia Salerni

Qualifying draw

	First round					Second round					Qualifying competition
	1	E Birnerová A Vanc	8
		A Haynes N Vaidišová	3
						1	E Birnerová A Vanc	3
							M Kirilenko ME Salerni	8
		M Kirilenko ME Salerni	9
		A Bondarenko G Voskoboeva	7
												M Kirilenko ME Salerni	6	6
												Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak	1	3
		M Drake N Miyagi	85
		Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak	97
							Y Beygelzimer Y Fedak	8
						2	D Chládková Ľ Kurhajcová	1
		N Llagostera V. Ad Serra Zanetti	4
	2	D Chládková Ľ Kurhajcová	8

References

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)