# Mixed doubles > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mixed_doubles > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mixed_doubles.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_doubles > Source revision: 1240556108 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Physical sport where both sexes are included}} {{Other uses|Mixed Doubles (disambiguation)}} [[File:Mondial Ping - Mixed Doubles - Final - 43.jpg|thumb|A mixed doubles team competing at the [World Table Tennis Championships](/source/World_Table_Tennis_Championships)]] [[File:Mixed doubles Wimbledon 2010.jpg|thumb|Mixed doubles tennis players at [Wimbledon](/source/Wimbledon_Championships)]] '''Mixed doubles''' or '''mixed pairs''' is a form of [mixed-sex sports](/source/mixed-sex_sports) that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in [curling](/source/Doubles_curling) and [racket sports](/source/racket_sports), such as [tennis](/source/tennis), [table tennis](/source/table_tennis), and [badminton](/source/badminton) (where it is known as doubles), as well as [gymnastics](/source/gymnastics), [figure skating](/source/figure_skating), and [card game](/source/card_game)s such as [contract bridge](/source/contract_bridge) (where it is known as pairs). ==Mixed doubles== ===Tennis=== Mixed doubles has a long history in tennis. The social benefits of mixed tennis were recognised in England in the late 19th century, with it serving as a social outing for married couples and a way for single men and women to build a relationship.Robert J. Lake (2012), [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09523367.2012.675203 Gender and Etiquette in British Lawn Tennis 1870–1939: A Case Study of ‘Mixed Doubles’], The International Journal of the History of Sport, 29:5, 691-710, DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2012.675203. Retrieved 2019-10-07. This variant appeared at the [United States National Championships](/source/US_Open_(tennis)) in 1892,Hubbard, Lauren (2019-09-01). [https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a28832053/us-open-tennis-history/ How the U.S. Open Changed the History of Tennis]. ''Town and Country''. Retrieved 2019-10-07. followed by the [French Championships](/source/French_Open) in 1902, [Wimbledon](/source/The_Championships%2C_Wimbledon) in 1913, and the [Australian Open](/source/Australian_Open) in 1922. It made an early appearance at the second [Summer Olympics in 1900](/source/1900_Summer_Olympics) though it was dropped from the programme in the 1920s and did not reappear until the [2012 London Olympics](/source/2012_London_Olympics).[https://www.itftennis.com/media/80351/80351.pdf 2008 Olympic Tennis Event]. ITF Tennis. Retrieved 2019-10-07. The [Hopman Cup](/source/Hopman_Cup), held from 1989 to 2019, featured a mixed doubles match as the third rubber of each tie. The [United Cup](/source/United_Cup), founded in 2022, became the first mixed-gender team event to offer both [ATP](/source/ATP_rankings) and [WTA rankings](/source/WTA_rankings) points to its players, with a maximum 500 points for the winners.{{Cite web |title=United Cup Explained |url=https://www.unitedcup.com/en/tournament/about |website=United Cup |publisher=Tennis Australia Limited}} ===Table tennis=== Mixed doubles has featured at the [World Table Tennis Championships](/source/World_Table_Tennis_Championships) since its [first edition in 1926](/source/1926_World_Table_Tennis_Championships), although this did not gain Olympic status until 2020.[https://www.ittf.com/2017/06/09/table-tennis-mixed-doubles-added-tokyo-2020/ Table Tennis Mixed Doubles Added to Tokyo 2020]. ITTF (2017-06-09). Retrieved 2019-10-07.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170428225331/http://www.old.ittf.com/museum/WorldChResultsXD3.pdf 1926 World Championships Mixed Doubles]. ITTF. Retrieved 2019-10-07. ===Badminton=== The 1899 [All England Open Badminton Championships](/source/All_England_Open_Badminton_Championships) saw the first major mixed doubles badminton event.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325191306/http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libraryfiles&id=2457&log_stat=0 All England Open Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles]. Badminton England (archived). Retrieved 2019-10-07. A mixed doubles tournament was included at the [Commonwealth Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_Commonwealth_Games) since the sport was introduced in 1966. The [European Mixed Team Badminton Championships](/source/European_Mixed_Team_Badminton_Championships), first held in 1972, includes mixed doubles matches. The [World Badminton Championships](/source/World_Badminton_Championships) has a mixed doubles tournament since its inception in 1977. The [Sudirman Cup](/source/Sudirman_Cup), held since 1989, is a team tournament that features men's, women's and mixed doubles matches in every tie. [Badminton at the Summer Olympics](/source/Badminton_at_the_Summer_Olympics) features a mixed doubles badminton event since 1996.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140121054108/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Badminton/USAB/History/Brief-History-of-Badminton Brief History of Badminton]. Team USA. Retrieved 2019-10-07. ===Curling=== The concept was a late addition to the sport of curling, with the [World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship](/source/World_Mixed_Doubles_Curling_Championship) being first held in 2008 and the [2018 Winter Olympics](/source/2018_Winter_Olympics) being the first time it was given Olympic status.[http://worldcurling.org/about/ About]. World Curling. Retrieved 2019-10-07.[http://worldcurling.org/2018/02/owg2018-preview-one/ Curling’s mixed doubles discipline set for historic Olympic debut]. World Curling (2018-02-01). Retrieved 2019-10-07. ===Gaelic handball=== Although [Gaelic handball](/source/Gaelic_handball) is usually played as single-sex (singles or doubles), mixed doubles competitions take place at juvenile and schools level.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/sport/other-sports/busy-times-on-handball-courts-with-provincial-and-county-action-and-gael-linn-mixed-doubles-30889695.html|title=Busy times on handball courts with provincial and county action and Gael Linn mixed doubles|website=independent|date=10 January 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaahandball.ie/news/gael-linn-finals-2022|title=Gael Linn Finals 2022|website=GAA Handball}} ==Mixed pairs== [Pair figure skating](/source/Pair_skating) shares a history with [paired dancing](/source/Partner_dance). The form of skating made its debut at both the [Winter Olympics](/source/Winter_Olympics) and [World Figure Skating Championships](/source/World_Figure_Skating_Championships) in 1908.[http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tsx-32917-premium-Figure-Skating.pdf ISU World Figure Skating Championships]. ''The Sports Examiner'' (2017-03-29). Retrieved 2019-10-07. The [World Bridge Championships](/source/World_Bridge_Championships) debuted a mixed pairs competition at its second edition in 1966.[http://www.worldbridge.org/competitions/wbf-championships/world-bridge-series/mixed-pairs/#1966-amsterdam-thenetherlands The Mixed Pairs]. World Bridge Federation. Retrieved 2019-10-07. [Pair Go](/source/Pair_Go) is played by two pairs, with each team consisting of a male and a female. It was popularized by the Japan Pair Go Association as a means of increasing female participation in the game. ==References== {{commons category|Mixed doubles}} {{reflist}} Category:Mixed doubles Category:Mixed-sex sports Category:Racket sports Category:Team sports competitions --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mixed doubles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_doubles) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_doubles?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.