2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles

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Wheelchair men's singles
2013 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsJapan Shingo Kunieda
Runners-upFrance Stéphane Houdet
Score6–2, 6–0
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open. It was his sixth Australian Open singles title and 14th major singles title overall.

Maikel Scheffers was the defending champion, but was defeated by Kunieda in the quarterfinals.

The 2013 Australian Open Wheelchair men's singles (also known as the Optius Australian Open Wheelchair men's singles for sponsorship reasons) draw, featured eight players with two seeds and a wildcard. All matches were played as best-of-three-sets.

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 France Stéphane Houdet 7 77
  France Michaël Jérémiasz 5 64
1 France Stéphane Houdet 6 3 6
  Netherlands Ronald Vink 1 6 3
  Netherlands Ronald Vink 6 6
  Argentina Gustavo Fernández 4 1
1 France Stéphane Houdet 2 0
2 Japan Shingo Kunieda 6 6
WC Australia Adam Kellerman 4 3
  Sweden Stefan Olsson 6 6
  Sweden Stefan Olsson 0 2
2 Japan Shingo Kunieda 6 6
  Netherlands Maikel Scheffers 77 1 3
2 Japan Shingo Kunieda 65 6 6

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