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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Born in Shijiazhuang, an industrial city in China’s northern Hebei Province, Sun won three medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics—team gold, mixed doubles gold, and singles silver—helping China sweep all five golds for the first time (the silver came against teammate Chen Meng).
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 June 2026
The tennis player would come back in 2005 and snagged an Australian Open trophy with mixed doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
The mixed doubles final takes place on June 4, with the women’s singles final on June 6, and the men’s final on June 7.
—Jonathan Zavaleta, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
Each match in the 2026 version will include four singles sets — two men’s and two women’s —with deciding points at deuce, followed by a mixed doubles tiebreak, played to 10 points.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 June 2026
The tennis player would come back in 2005 and snagged an Australian Open trophy with mixed doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
The mixed doubles final takes place on June 4, with the women’s singles final on June 6, and the men’s final on June 7.
—Jonathan Zavaleta, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
Each match in the 2026 version will include four singles sets — two men’s and two women’s —with deciding points at deuce, followed by a mixed doubles tiebreak, played to 10 points.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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“Mixed doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20doubles. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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