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.
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2005 Medibank International | |
| Champions |  Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur |
| Runners-up |  Elena Dementieva Ai Sugiyama |
| Score | Walkover |
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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Lisa Raymond / 
Rennae Stubbs (first round)
Conchita Martínez / Virginia Ruano Pascual (semifinals)
Elena Dementieva / 
Ai Sugiyama (final, withdrew due to a heat illness on Dementieva)
Barbara Schett / 
Patty Schnyder (first round)
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 |  L Raymond R Stubbs
| 6 | 65 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Stewart S Stosur
| 1 | 77 | 6 | B Stewart S Stosur
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 S Talaja R Vinci
| 2 | 3 | WC | B Sekulovski C Watson
| 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Sekulovski C Watson
| 6 | 6 | B Stewart S Stosur
| w | / | o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  B Schett P Schnyder
| 3 | 4 | Q | M Kirilenko A Yakimova
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| Q | M Kirilenko A Yakimova
| 6 | 6 | Q | M Kirilenko A Yakimova
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Gagliardi J Kostanić
| 2 | 2 |  J Lee S Peng
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Lee S Peng
| 6 | 6 | B Stewart S Stosur
| w | / | o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F Pennetta F Schiavone
| w | / | o | 3 | E Dementieva A Sugiyama
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 E Daniilidou T Golovin
| F Pennetta F Schiavone
| 3 | 6 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Davenport C Morariu
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | E Dementieva A Sugiyama
| 6 | 2 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | E Dementieva A Sugiyama
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | E Dementieva A Sugiyama
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 L Huber L McShea
| 6 | 6 | 2 |  C Martínez V Ruano Pascual
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 D Hantuchová M Navratilova
| 3 | 4 | L Huber L McShea
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dhenin M Washington
| 0 | 0 | 2 | C Martínez V Ruano Pascual
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Martínez V Ruano Pascual
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||