College coaches seek players with doubles skills. That s right, and one of the biggest complaints from college coaches is that their freshman players do not possess the skills required for doubles at the collegiate level. At a recreational level, the most common form of competition for both men and women is doubles. The largest league city in the country is Atlanta with nearly 100,000 players competing, for the most part, in doubles action. Therefore, giving a child the skills required for doubles further ensures that they will enjoy tennis their entire lifetime.
Doubles encourages far more social interaction than singles.
In fact, the USTA runs many more doubles events than singles events. And, finally, Doubles guarantees a game. After all, in singles if your partner doesn t show up, you can t play at all. But, in doubles, if one player cancels, you still have three players. This still leaves many possibilities for a good workout, competitive play, and fun.