How to Use mixed doubles in a Sentence
mixed doubles
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She is paired with Reilly Opelka as one of the 25 entries for the Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
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That made the score 8-6, with the three mixed doubles matches remaining.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
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On another very cute note, the pair also played mixed doubles during the US Open in 2021.
—Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
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Matches consist of four boys and girls singles, three boys and girls doubles and three mixed doubles.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
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Fritz will partner with Coco Gauff for the first round of mixed doubles later today.
—NBC News, 30 July 2024
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Gauff and Fritz's next game in the mixed doubles competition will begin at noon on Wednesday.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Axios, 31 July 2024
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Last year, Dopson won state in mixed doubles with Sanjheev Rao, who reached the semifinals at state this year in boys singles.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
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The duo were scheduled to play as a team in a mixed doubles match at Wimbledon in July 2023, but Badosa had to withdraw at the last minute due to a spinal injury.
—Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
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The 20-year-old U.S. flag bearer is still competing in women's doubles and mixed doubles.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 31 July 2024
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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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Waters is the best player in the world for singles, doubles and mixed doubles with a gargantuan 174 PPA titles to her name.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Each event combines men’s, women’s and mixed doubles matches.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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One of them was awarded to mixed doubles tennis player Richard Norris Williams, who had survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 5 July 2024
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That same year, the two were semifinalists in mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
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The tennis world was buzzing earlier this summer when news of the US Open’s new mixed doubles tournament was announced.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2025
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The second and final matches will be mixed doubles format: Rally scoring (every point counts), best two out of three games to 21, win by 2.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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Shriver won 22 Grand Slam doubles titles in total, 21 in women’s doubles and one in mixed doubles.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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A number of sports hold mixed-gender competitions, like mixed doubles in tennis and relay races in swimming and track and field.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2023
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On the last day, all the remaining rivalries that had played out over the past two weeks would come to an end, including the women’s singles final and the doubles and mixed doubles finals.
—Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
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In addition to the team title, the Hawks crowned state champions in boys singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles, with a runner-up finish in girls doubles.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2023
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Murray also won a mixed doubles silver medal with Laura Robson in 2012.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Williams owns seven Grand Slam titles in singles, 14 in women’s doubles — all won with her younger sister Serena — and two in mixed doubles.
—Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2025
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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.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Group play begins on August 29, with men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles beginning August 31.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
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Gauff is entered into three events: women’s singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 24 July 2024
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Keys and Fratangelo have played mixed doubles together.
—Town & Country, 6 Sep. 2023
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In addition to her singles entry, Williams will also compete in mixed doubles with Reilly Opelka later this month.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Last year also brought that run to the Wimbledon fourth round, but it was overshadowed by her decision to withdraw from her mixed doubles with the retiring Andy Murray to protect her wrist ahead of her fourth-round match.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Hingis later returned to professional tennis as a doubles player in 2013, winning four Grand Slams in women's doubles and six in mixed doubles.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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The two-day mixed doubles championship precedes the rest of the tournament and will feature pairings of popular singles players and doubles specialists.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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