How to Use mixed doubles in a Sentence

mixed doubles

plural noun
  • Each event combines men’s, women’s and mixed doubles matches.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • 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
  • That made the score 8-6, with the three mixed doubles matches remaining.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • The Italian duo proved mixed doubles players can hold their ground against the world's best singles players.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Fritz will partner with Coco Gauff for the first round of mixed doubles later today.
    — NBC News, 30 July 2024
  • That same year, the two were semifinalists in mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Ronny Chieng suited up on the blue carpet ahead of the mixed doubles semifinals and finals.
    — Kate Hogan, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • No not winning two Wimbledon mixed doubles titles with Năstase.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Murray also won a mixed doubles silver medal with Laura Robson in 2012.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Group play begins on August 29, with men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles beginning August 31.
    — Molly Higgins, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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