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2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles

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Wheelchair men's singles
2012 Australian Open
Final
ChampionNetherlands Maikel Scheffers
Runner-upFrance Nicolas Peifer
Score3–6, 7–6(7–2), 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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Maikel Scheffers defeated Nicolas Peifer in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.[1][2]

Shingo Kunieda was the five-time reigning champion, but did not participate.

The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles[3][4] is a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic men tennis players, which is part of the NEC Tour. The tournament takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012, it is the 10th edition of the Australian Open men's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2012. The tournament is played on Plexicushion Prestige AO hard courts, which is rated a medium-fast pace by the ITF. The competition is organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia.

Seeds

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  1. Netherlands Maikel Scheffers (champion)
  2. France Stéphane Houdet (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Netherlands Maikel Scheffers 4 6 6
  Japan Satoshi Saida 6 2 3
1 Netherlands Maikel Scheffers 2 7 9
  Sweden Stefan Olsson 6 5 7
  Sweden Stefan Olsson 6 6  
WC Australia Ben Weekes 1 0  
1 Netherlands Maikel Scheffers 3 77 6
  France Nicolas Peifer 6 62 0
  France Nicolas Peifer 6 6  
  Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan 3 1  
  France Nicolas Peifer 6 6  
2 France Stéphane Houdet 4 4  
  Netherlands Ronald Vink 4 79 4
2 France Stéphane Houdet 6 67 6

References

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  1. ^ Australian Open Wheelchair results Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine beta.ITFtennis.com
  2. ^ Results Men Wheelchair Singles www.australianopen.com
  3. ^ "itftennis.com Australien open Wheelchair championships preview". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. ^ Australian open