mixed doubles
plural noun
: a game of doubles in which each team has a man and a woman
playing mixed doubles in tennis
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The runner-up teams for men’s and women’s doubles will take home £345,000, or over $460,000, and mixed doubles will get £68,000 (or over $92,000) per pair, an over 4% increase according to The Independent.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 12 July 2025
Zvereva, a talented Belarusian who was once ranked No. 5 in the world and won 20 Grand Slam titles in women’s and mixed doubles, was until Saturday the only player to suffer a double-bagel in a Grand Slam final during the Open Era.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Great Britain's Salisbury and Stefani of Brazil came out on top in a tight semifinal to secure their place in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This was especially true during the Paris Olympics, when Dabrowski endured a period of bad health on her way to winning bronze in the mixed doubles alongside Félix Auger-Aliassime.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 12 July 2025
Zvereva, a talented Belarusian who was once ranked No. 5 in the world and won 20 Grand Slam titles in women’s and mixed doubles, was until Saturday the only player to suffer a double-bagel in a Grand Slam final during the Open Era.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Great Britain's Salisbury and Stefani of Brazil came out on top in a tight semifinal to secure their place in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This was especially true during the Paris Olympics, when Dabrowski endured a period of bad health on her way to winning bronze in the mixed doubles alongside Félix Auger-Aliassime.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Mixed doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20doubles. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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