2005 Dubai Tennis Championships. Mahesh Bhupathi and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions. Bhupathi partnered with Todd Woodbridge, losing in the semifinals. Santoro partnered with Jonas Björkman, finishing runner-up.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| Final date | February 21 – March 7 |
| Champion |  Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek |
| Runner-up |  Jonas Björkman Fabrice Santoro |
| Score | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Martin Damm and Radek Štěpánek won in the final 6–2, 6–4, against Jonas Björkman and Fabrice Santoro.
Seeds
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Mark Knowles / 
Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
Mahesh Bhupathi / 
Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
Jonas Björkman / 
Fabrice Santoro (final)
Draw
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edit- 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
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  M Knowles D Nestor
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  O Bahrouzyan Y El Aynaoui
| 1 | 1 | 1 | M Knowles D Nestor
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Damm R Štěpánek
| 6 | 6 | M Damm R Štěpánek
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F López F Verdasco
| 3 | 4 | M Damm R Štěpánek
| 63 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  M Bhupathi T Woodbridge
| 6 | 6 | 3 | M Bhupathi T Woodbridge
| 77 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | P Pála O Rochus
| 1 | 2 | 3 | M Bhupathi T Woodbridge
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 D Hrbatý T Johansson
| 64 | 6 | 4 |  R Schüttler M Youzhny
| 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Schüttler M Youzhny
| 77 | 4 | 6 | M Damm R Štěpánek
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 I Ljubičić M Safin
| 4 | 5 | 4 | J Björkman F Santoro
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Suk P Vízner
| 6 | 7 | C Suk P Vízner
| 63 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M al Ghareeb D Sitak
| 3 | 3 | 4 | J Björkman F Santoro
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Björkman F Santoro
| 6 | 6 | 4 | J Björkman F Santoro
| 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Berdych N Kiefer
| 710 | 6 | T Berdych N Kiefer
| 64 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Paes N Zimonjić
| 68 | 2 | T Berdych N Kiefer
| 6 | 67 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Andreev N Davydenko
| 7 | 6 | I Andreev N Davydenko
| 3 | 79 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  W Black K Ullyett
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||