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

Murray also won five mixed doubles titles, including two at Wimbledon - with Jelena Jankovic in 2007 and Martina Hingis 10 years later.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A new mixed doubles discipline has been added at these Games, which has increased the participation of women in the sport to 38% from 33% in Beijing.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

His most recent heartbreak came before the 2022 Games, when the U.S. trials in mixed doubles came down to the last shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse fall to Sweden in the gold-medal match, but they are the first U.S. curlers to reach the podium in Olympic mixed doubles.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Then there are what I call mixed doubles: pairs of words and phrases that are routinely confused, like affect and effect.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner