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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In early April, Thaha and Nishant advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the YONEX U.S. Selection event for the Pan Am Junior Championships and World Junior Championships in Boston.
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Elsa Dai, Archbishop Mitty badminton: Dai and mixed doubles partner Kevin Liu are undefeated this season for the Monarchs.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Competition will take place at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium and the program will feature a mixed doubles competition for the first time as well as the regular mixed team event.
—Daniella Matar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
The first session of last month’s Olympic curling mixed doubles tournament was also subject to an odd bit of news — the lights briefly went out in the stadium.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Elsa Dai, Archbishop Mitty badminton: Dai and mixed doubles partner Kevin Liu are undefeated this season for the Monarchs.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Competition will take place at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium and the program will feature a mixed doubles competition for the first time as well as the regular mixed team event.
—Daniella Matar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
The first session of last month’s Olympic curling mixed doubles tournament was also subject to an odd bit of news — the lights briefly went out in the stadium.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Mixed doubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20doubles. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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