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2005 Medibank International – Women's doubles

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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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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.

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

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

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 65 4
Australia B Stewart
Australia S Stosur
1 77 6 Australia B Stewart
Australia S Stosur
6 4 6
Croatia S Talaja
Italy R Vinci
2 3 WC Australia B Sekulovski
Australia C Watson
3 6 3
WC Australia B Sekulovski
Australia C Watson
6 6 Australia B Stewart
Australia S Stosur
w / o
4 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
3 4 Q Russia M Kirilenko
Belarus A Yakimova
Q Russia M Kirilenko
Belarus A Yakimova
6 6 Q Russia M Kirilenko
Belarus A Yakimova
7 7
Switzerland E Gagliardi
Croatia J Kostanić
2 2 Chinese Taipei J Lee
China S Peng
5 5
Chinese Taipei J Lee
China S Peng
6 6 Australia B Stewart
Australia S Stosur
w / o
Italy F Pennetta
Italy F Schiavone
w / o 3 Russia E Dementieva
Japan A Sugiyama
Greece E Daniilidou
France T Golovin
Italy F Pennetta
Italy F Schiavone
3 6 65
United States L Davenport
United States C Morariu
6 4 4 3 Russia E Dementieva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 2 77
3 Russia E Dementieva
Japan A Sugiyama
4 6 6 3 Russia E Dementieva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6
South Africa L Huber
Australia L McShea
6 6 2 Spain C Martínez
Spain V Ruano Pascual
3 4
Slovakia D Hantuchová
United States M Navratilova
3 4 South Africa L Huber
Australia L McShea
4 1
France C Dhenin
United States M Washington
0 0 2 Spain C Martínez
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6
2 Spain C Martínez
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 6
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