See main article: article and 2005 Guangzhou International Women's Open.
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.