mixed doubles

American  

noun

1. (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.

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mixed doubles British  

plural noun

1. tennis a doubles game with a man and a woman as partners on each side

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Example Sentences

Bruce Mouat, skip of the men's curling team and one half of the mixed doubles, said: "It was wonderful, really nice that they came to wish us good luck for the next month we are about to embark on, both of them were lovely and willing to curl."

From BBC

It is the latest attempt by tennis authorities to attract new interest in the sport after the US Open introduced a standalone mixed doubles championship before the main draw last year.

From BBC

"Everything is fine," she said after the final, which Poland won 2-1 courtesy of Katarzyna Kawa and Jan Zielinski clinching the deciding mixed doubles.

From Barron's

That meant the semi-final went down to the mixed doubles, with Bencic and Jakub Paul defeating Bergs and Mertens in another three-set battle.

From Barron's

But despite Osaka's win, GB took the match 2-1 with a deciding mixed doubles victory.

From Barron's