Organizing a Doubles or Mixed Tennis Tournament – Formats & Tips
How to organize a doubles or mixed tournament in your tennis club: formats, team building and practical tips for a great event.
Why doubles and mixed matter for club life
Doubles and mixed tournaments bring a completely different dynamic to your club. Instead of a lone-fighter mentality, team play takes center stage. Players who would otherwise never share a court suddenly form a team – and the atmosphere is naturally more social.
Formats for doubles tournaments
Knockout doubles
A classic elimination tournament with fixed teams. Works well with 8 or 16 pairs.
Round robin doubles
Every team plays every other. Ideal for smaller fields of 4–6 teams.
Rotating doubles
Partners are reshuffled after each match. The player with the most total points wins. Perfect for fun events and mixing members.
Group stage + knockout
Teams first play in groups, then the best qualify for a knockout round. A combination of many matches and an exciting final.
Team building: who plays with whom?
- Fixed teams: players choose their own partner
- Random draw: names from a hat – guarantees surprises
- Strength-based: one strong and one weaker player for balanced teams
- Dynamic rotation: partners change every round
Tips for mixed tournaments
- Alternating serve order: ladies and gentlemen serve in turn
- Fair rules: use short sets when there are big differences in level
- Emphasize the fun: mixed tournaments thrive on a relaxed atmosphere
Doubles & mixed with sinnet
Doubles and mixed are available in sinnet – you can play them as a league, knockout tournament or ranking ladder, and build teams flexibly (fixed partners or random draw). Draws, standings and result tracking run automatically, just like in singles.