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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Marquee mixed doubles Sweeping – and controversial – changes have been made to the mixed doubles competition this year, which will now be staged on August 19 and 20 and include some of the biggest names in the sport.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Overall, the men’s and women’s doubles purses are up 23% year-over-year, while the mixed doubles purse is up nearly 200%.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Other mixed doubles drawing attention in the real competition are Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz — who have previously downplayed dating rumors of their own — Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe, and Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The biggest complication might be the singles finals of the Cincinnati Open, which will take place on Monday, Aug. 18, the day before the mixed doubles start.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Overall, the men’s and women’s doubles purses are up 23% year-over-year, while the mixed doubles purse is up nearly 200%.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Other mixed doubles drawing attention in the real competition are Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz — who have previously downplayed dating rumors of their own — Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe, and Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The biggest complication might be the singles finals of the Cincinnati Open, which will take place on Monday, Aug. 18, the day before the mixed doubles start.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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“Mixed doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20doubles. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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