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Men's doubles
2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final date	February 21 – March 7
Final
Champion	Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek
Runner-up	Jonas Björkman Fabrice Santoro
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

Martin Damm and Radek Štěpánek won in the final 6–2, 6–4, against Jonas Björkman and Fabrice Santoro.

Seeds

1. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
2. Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
4. Jonas Björkman / Fabrice Santoro (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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Draw

	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	6	6	6
	3	M Bhupathi T Woodbridge	6	6											3	M Bhupathi T Woodbridge	7	2	4
	Alt	P Pála O Rochus	1	2				3	M Bhupathi T Woodbridge	4	6	6
		D Hrbatý T Johansson	6	6	4				R Schüttler M Youzhny	6	4	2
		R Schüttler M Youzhny	7	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	6	4
	WC	M al Ghareeb D Sitak	3	3				4	J Björkman F Santoro	7	6
	4	J Björkman F Santoro	6	6											4	J Björkman F Santoro	7	7
		T Berdych N Kiefer	7	6												T Berdych N Kiefer	6	6
		L Paes N Zimonjić	6	2					T Berdych N Kiefer	6	6	6
		I Andreev N Davydenko	7	6					I Andreev N Davydenko	3	7	3
	2	W Black K Ullyett	5	4

External links

• ATP doubles draw

• 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships
• 2005 ATP Tour