title: 2005 Challenge Bell – Doubles
text: # 2005 Challenge Bell – Doubles
  
  Carly Gullickson and María Emilia Salerni were the defending champions, but Gullickson decided not to participate this year. Salerni partnered with Marion Bartoli, but withdrew from their semifinal match against Līga Dekmeijere and Ashley Harkleroad.
  
  Anastasia Rodionova and Elena Vesnina won the title, defeating Dekmeijere and Harkleroad $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 6–4, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Marion Bartoli / María Emilia Salerni (semifinals)
  * Jelena Kostanić / Michaela Paštiková (semifinals)
  * Sandra Kloesel / Julia Schruff (first round)
  * Līga Dekmeijere / Ashley Harkleroad (final)
  
  ## 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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Bartoli ME Salerni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Dubois M-È Pelletier | 1 | 2 | | 1 | M Bartoli ME Salerni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Keothavong K Paterson | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | 7 | | A Keothavong K Paterson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Barnikow V Castellvi | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 5 | | | | | 1 | M Bartoli ME Salerni | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | L Dekmeijere A Harkleroad | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | L Dekmeijere A Harkleroad | w/o | | | | | | | |
  | | A Matic S Noorlander | 5 | 4 | | 4 | L Dekmeijere A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Antypina E Laine | 5 | 6 | 2 | | S Brémond H Nagyová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Brémond H Nagyová | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Dekmeijere A Harkleroad | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 |
  | Q | V King C Pin | 6 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | A Rodionova E Vesnina | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | S Arvidsson A Serra Zanetti | 3 | 5 | | | S Arvidsson A Serra Zanetti | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Rodionova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | A Rodionova E Vesnina | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | S Kloesel J Schruff | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | A Rodionova E Vesnina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | M Gloria A Wozniak | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | J Kostanić M Paštiková | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | A Frazier J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | A Frazier J Jackson | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M-J Argeri L Sobral | 3 | 4 | | 2 | J Kostanić M Paštiková | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Kostanić M Paštiková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  