2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles

Li Ting and Sun Tiantian were the defending champions, but decided not to defend their title together.

Li played alongside Li Na, whereas Sun played alongside Hao Jie.

Li & Li withdrew in the quarterfinals, and Hao & Sun lost in the first round to Julia Vorobieva & Yuan Meng.

Maria Elena Camerin and Emmanuelle Gagliardi, having enjoyed a walkover for both the quarterfinals and the semifinals, then won the final, defeating Neha Uberoi and Shikha Uberoi, 7–6(7–5), 6–3.

Seeds
• # 🇨🇳 Yan Zi / 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie (semifinals, withdrew)

• # 🇺🇸 Carly Gullickson / 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals, withdrew)

• #🇮🇹 Maria Elena Camerin / Emmanuelle Gagliardi (champions)

• #🇷🇺 Alina Jidkova / Janet Lee (first round)