2005 Medibank International – Women's doubles

Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but Black did not compete this year. Stubbs partnered with Lisa Raymond and were eliminated in first round.

Women's doubles
2005 Medibank International
Final
ChampionsAustralia Bryanne Stewart
Australia Samantha Stosur
Runners-upRussia Elena Dementieva
Japan Ai Sugiyama
ScoreWalkover
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Bryanne Stewart and Samantha Stosur won the title by walkover, as Elena Dementieva (partnering with Ai Sugiyama) had to withdraw due to a heat illness. It was the 1st title for Stewart and the 1st title for Stosur, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds edit

  1.   Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs (first round)
  2.   Conchita Martínez /   Virginia Ruano Pascual (semifinals)
  3.   Elena Dementieva /   Ai Sugiyama (final, withdrew due to a heat illness on Dementieva)
  4.   Barbara Schett /   Patty Schnyder (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Draw edit

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 654
  B Stewart
  S Stosur
1 77 6   B Stewart
  S Stosur
6 4 6
  S Talaja
  R Vinci
2 3 WC   B Sekulovski
  C Watson
3 6 3
WC   B Sekulovski
  C Watson
6 6   B Stewart
  S Stosur
w / o
4   B Schett
  P Schnyder
3 4 Q   M Kirilenko
  A Yakimova
Q   M Kirilenko
  A Yakimova
6 6 Q   M Kirilenko
  A Yakimova
7 7
  E Gagliardi
  J Kostanić
2 2   J Lee
  S Peng
5 5
  J Lee
  S Peng
6 6   B Stewart
  S Stosur
w / o
  F Pennetta
  F Schiavone
w / o 3   E Dementieva
  A Sugiyama
  E Daniilidou
  T Golovin
  F Pennetta
  F Schiavone
3 6 65
  L Davenport
  C Morariu
6 4 4 3   E Dementieva
  A Sugiyama
6 2 77
3   E Dementieva
  A Sugiyama
4 6 6 3   E Dementieva
  A Sugiyama
6 6
  L Huber
  L McShea
6 6 2   C Martínez
  V Ruano Pascual
3 4
  D Hantuchová
  M Navratilova
3 4   L Huber
  L McShea
4 1
  C Dhenin
  M Washington
0 0 2   C Martínez
  V Ruano Pascual
6 6
2   C Martínez
  V Ruano Pascual
6 6

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