Jiří Novák and Radek Štěpánek were the defending champions, but Štěpánek did not compete this year. Novák teamed up with Petr Pála and lost in the first round to František Čermák and Leoš Friedl.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2005 Mercedes Cup | |
| Champions |  José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto |
| Runners-up | Mariano Hood Tommy Robredo |
| Score | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
José Acasuso and Sebastián Prieto won the title by defeating Mariano Hood and Tommy Robredo 7–6(7–4), 6–3 in the final.[1][2][3]
Seeds
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Mahesh Bhupathi / 
Martin Damm (quarterfinals)- František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a thumb injury on Čermák)
- Cyril Suk / Pavel Vízner (quarterfinals)
Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
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 Bhupathi M Damm
| 1 | 6 | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  L Burgsmüller F Mayer
| 6 | 1 | 68 | 1 | M Bhupathi M Damm
| 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Berdych J Levinský
| 4 | 7 | 64 | WC | A Beck S Rieschick
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Beck S Rieschick
| 6 | 5 | 77 | WC | A Beck S Rieschick
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  J Knowle J Melzer
| 2 | 6 | 6 | J Acasuso S Prieto
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Allegro O Rochus
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | J Knowle J Melzer
| 66 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Bertolini U Vico
| 5 | 2 | J Acasuso S Prieto
| 78 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Acasuso S Prieto
| 7 | 6 | J Acasuso S Prieto
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Schüttler M Youhzny
| 3 | 4 | M Hood T Robredo
| 64 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Nadal F Verdasco
| 6 | 6 | R Nadal F Verdasco
| 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Andreev A Martín
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | C Suk P Vízner
| 5 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | C Suk P Vízner
| 3 | 6 | 6 | R Nadal F Verdasco
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Hood T Robredo
| 62 | 78 | 6 | M Hood T Robredo
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Kohlschreiber A Waske
| 77 | 66 | 4 | M Hood T Robredo
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Novák P Pála
| 7 | 0 | 65 | 2 | F Čermák L Friedl
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | F Čermák L Friedl
| 5 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Acasuso y Prieto, campeones de dobles en Stuttgart" [Acasuso and Prieto, doubles winners at Stuttgart] (in Spanish). Infobae. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Acasuso se coronó en dobles junto a Prieto en el torneo de Stuttgart" [Acasuso was crowned in doubles alongside Prieto at the Stuttgart tournament] (in Spanish). El Territorio. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Tenis: Doble de Acasuso y Prieto" [Tennis: Double by Acasuso and Prieto] (in Spanish). Página/12. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2020.