2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Doubles

Jill Craybas and Marlene Weingärtner were the defending champions, but did not compete this year. Weingärtner would eventually retire from professional tennis at the 2005 US Open.

Doubles
2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
Champions	Laura Granville Abigail Spears
Runners-up	Květa Peschke María Emilia Salerni
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Laura Granville and Abigail Spears won the title, defeating Květa Peschke and María Emilia Salerni 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the final. It was the 1st title for Granville and the 3rd title for Spears, in their respective careers.

Seeds

1. Květa Peschke / María Emilia Salerni (final)
2. Iveta Benešová / Meilen Tu (semifinals)
3. Laura Granville / Abigail Spears (champions)
4. Alina Jidkova / Shahar Pe'er (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	K Peschke ME Salerni	6	6
	WC	L Osterloh Kelly Story	1	1				1	K Peschke ME Salerni	6	2	7
		M Drake S Noorlander	6	5	77				M Drake S Noorlander	1	6	5
		R Fuda S Okamoto	1	7	64										1	K Peschke ME Salerni	7	6
	4	A Jidkova S Pe'er	7	1	1											Y Fedak S Mirza	5	3
		A Haynes B Mattek	5	6	6				A Haynes B Mattek	3	2
		Y Fedak S Mirza	5	6	6				Y Fedak S Mirza	6	6
	Q	S Bammer J Peterson	7	2	0																	1	K Peschke ME Salerni	6	2	4
		Y-j Cho A Nakamura	77	6																		3	L Granville A Spears	3	6	6
		K Liggan T Panova	64	1					Y-j Cho A Nakamura	5	1
		L Dekmeijere J Ditty	3	6	2			3	L Granville A Spears	7	6
	3	L Granville A Spears	6	1	6										3	L Granville A Spears	6	7
		S Beltrame C Pin	63	2											2	I Benešová M Tu	3	5
		CA Avants S Fonseca	77	6					CA Avants S Fonseca	6	1	1
		K Grant J Janković	5	5				2	I Benešová M Tu	3	6	6
	2	I Benešová M Tu	7	7

External links

• Main and Qualifying draws