Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur defeated Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2005 US Open.
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions but Zheng did not compete. Yan partnered with Peng Shuai but lost in the quarterfinals to Alicia Molik and Mara Santangelo.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Cara Black would fail to complete the career grand slam in women's doubles because of this loss
Nadia Petrova and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but Navratilova retired from the sport on September 10, 2006, and only Petrova competed that year.
Petrova partnered with Svetlana Kuznetsova, but lost in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Dechy and Sun Tiantian.
In the Pilot Pen Tennis competition of 2007, the women's doubles event was won by Sania Mirza and Mara Santangelo.
The 2007 US Open women's doubles tennis tournament was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City. The event was won by first-time pairings Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina.
Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to sisters Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. It was their third Wimbledon title together and seventh major title together overall, and they won the title without dropping a set. The Williams sisters played against each other in the singles final as well, in which Venus emerged victorious.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.
Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, but Voráčová chose not to participate, and only Hradecká competed that year. Hradecká partnered up with Andreja Klepač, but they lost in the quarterfinals to Vera Dushevina and Ekaterina Makarova.
Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina were the defending champions, but Safina chose not to participate, and only Dechy competed that year.
Dechy partnered with Casey Dellacqua, but lost in the first round to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska.
Serena and Venus Williams defeated Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2009 Australian Open. It was their third Australian Open doubles title together and eighth major title together overall.
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Victoria Azarenka and Elena Vesnina in the final 6–1, 6–1.
Defending champions Serena and Venus Williams defeated Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. It was their fourth Wimbledon title together and ninth major title together overall. As in the previous year, the Williams sisters won the title without losing a set during the tournament. Also as in the previous year, the two contested the singles final as well, with Serena emerging victorious. It was also the first component in an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam for the sisters.
Michaëlla Krajicek was the defending champion, but lost in the First Round to Séverine Brémond.
Shinobu Asagoe and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions. Asagoe had retired in 2006.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions, but retired due to Zheng's left ankle injury in the second round.
Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but decided not to defend the title together. Hantuchová chose to play with Nadia Petrova while Sugiyama played with Katarina Srebotnik. Both lost in the second round. Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo won the title by defeating Tathiana Garbin and Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–1 in the final.
Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko were the defending champions, but Kirilenko did not compete this year to only focusing in the singles tournament. Dulko teamed up with Yan Zi and had to withdraw in the quarterfinal match against Natalie Grandin and Camille Pin.
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