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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She is paired with Reilly Opelka as one of the 25 entries for the Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Over the course of her career, the American former world No. 1 won seven grand slam singles titles and 14 in doubles alongside younger sister Serena – as well as two mixed doubles grand slam titles in 1998.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
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.
—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
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Over the course of her career, the American former world No. 1 won seven grand slam singles titles and 14 in doubles alongside younger sister Serena – as well as two mixed doubles grand slam titles in 1998.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
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.
—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
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“Mixed doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20doubles. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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