[1] 42 players (21 pairs) from 14 nations competed in the event, held from 14 to 21 July at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir.

[1] The United States had both of its pairs reach the final, with Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and R. Norris Williams defeating Marion Zinderstein and Vincent Richards for the gold medal.

Netherlands, in its debut in the event, took bronze with Kea Bouman and Hendrik Timmer having a walkover victory in the bronze-medal match against Kathleen McKane Godfree and Brian Gilbert of Great Britain.

Tennis was not a medal sport from 1928 to 1984, though there were demonstration events in 1968 (which included mixed doubles) and 1984 (which did not).

[1] Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain each made their mixed doubles debut.