In singles there are only two people playing head to head.
In doubles, four people are playing on teams of two.
In singles, there is no rule for the direction of a served ball.
In doubles, you must serve the ball diagonally to the opponent.
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The same court is used for both, but:
For a diagram and further details see the related link.
the only major difference is that in singles, the alleys are counted as out. in doubles, the alleys are part of the court. also, you obviously only have 2 people in singles, but 4 in doubles
Doubles are 2 players[ same sex for both pairs ] per side in tennis. Mixed is 1 man , 1 woman per side.
Singles involve one players on each side of the court whilst doubles involve two players on each side of the court.