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2005 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2005 WTA Tour Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Runners-upZimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Score6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw4
Seeds2
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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  1. Zimbabwe Cara Black / Australia Rennae Stubbs (final)
  2. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur (champions)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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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