2005 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
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| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2005 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champions | United States Lisa Raymond Australia Samantha Stosur |
| Runners-up | Zimbabwe Cara Black Australia Rennae Stubbs |
| Score | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4 |
| Draw | 4 |
| Seeds | 2 |
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Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur defeated Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs in the final, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2005 WTA Tour Championships. Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the reigning champions, but did not qualify this year. This marked the final professional appearance for 1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez before her retirement in 2006. Partnering Virginia Ruano Pascual, she was defeated by Raymond and Stosur in the semifinals.
Seeds
- Zimbabwe Cara Black / Australia Rennae Stubbs (final)
- United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur (champions)
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 | Zimbabwe Cara Black Australia Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Russia Elena Likhovtseva Russia Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Zimbabwe Cara Black Australia Rennae Stubbs | 77 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | United States Lisa Raymond Australia Samantha Stosur | 65 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| Spain Conchita Martínez Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual | 5 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | United States Lisa Raymond Australia Samantha Stosur | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
