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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Recent Examples on the Web The last was a mixed doubles championship with Bob Bryan at the 2006 U.S. Open, a month shy of her 50th birthday. —

Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023 During her tennis career, Navratilova won a whopping 59 Grand Slam titles – 18 singles, 31 doubles and 10 mixed doubles. —

Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023

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