2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles

Shinobu Asagoe and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but Srebotnik did not compete this year. Asagoe teamed up with María Vento-Kabchi and lost in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 against Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko.

Women's Doubles
2005 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Gisela Dulko Maria Kirilenko
Runners-up	Shinobu Asagoe María Vento-Kabchi
Final score	7–5, 4–6, 6–3

It was the 2nd WTA title for both Dulko and Kirilenko in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

1. Shinobu Asagoe / María Vento-Kabchi (Final)
2. Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (Champions)
3. Tathiana Garbin / Nicole Pratt (Quarterfinals)
4. Lisa McShea / Bryanne Stewart (Quarterfinals)

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

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Asagoe M Vento-Kabchi	6	7
		L Granville A Spears	3	5				1	A Asagoe M Vento-Kabchi	6	3	7^8
		C-w Chan S-w Hsieh	3	6	1				C-j Chuang R Fujiwara	4	6	6^6
		C-j Chuang R Fujiwara	6	2	6										1	A Asagoe M Vento-Kabchi	6	6
	4	L McShea B Stewart	6	6												S Foretz H Nagyová	4	4
	WC	R Olaru E Sema	1	2				4	L McShea B Stewart	3	0
	Q	A Morigami M Saeki	0	6	1				S Foretz H Nagyová	6	6
		S Foretz H Nagyová	6	3	6																	1	A Asagoe M Vento-Kabchi	5	6	3
		S Mirza S Pe'er	3	6	6																	2	G Dulko M Kirilenko	7	4	6
		J Craybas C Gullickson	6	3	1				S Mirza S Pe'er	6	6
		A Harkleroad T Musgrave	3	4				3	T Garbin N Pratt	2	1
	3	T Garbin N Pratt	6	6												S Mirza S Pe'er	1	4
	WC	A Morita A Sugiyama	4	1											2	G Dulko M Kirilenko	6	6
		J Hopkins M Washington	6	6					J Hopkins M Washington	3	4
		N Grandin M Müller	6	2	6^8			2	G Dulko M Kirilenko	6	6
	2	G Dulko M Kirilenko	2	6	7^10

References

• ITF Tournament profile