2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
| Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
|---|---|
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2012 Australian Open and the Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
| Champion |
 Maikel Scheffers |
| Runner-up |
 Nicolas Peifer |
| Final score | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
Main article: 2012 Australian Open
The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles[1][2] 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.
Shingo Kunieda was the defending champion, but did not return to defend his title.
Maikel Scheffers won the title, by defeating Nicolas Peifer 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0.[3][4]
Seeds
- Maikel Scheffers (Champion)
- Stéphane Houdet (Semifinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maikel Scheffers |
4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
 Satoshi Saida |
6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maikel Scheffers |
2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
 Stefan Olsson |
6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Olsson |
6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC |  Ben Weekes |
1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maikel Scheffers |
3 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Peifer |
6 | 62 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Peifer |
6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robin Ammerlaan |
3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Peifer |
6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stéphane Houdet |
4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Vink |
4 | 79 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stéphane Houdet |
6 | 67 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ itftennis.com Australien open Wheelchair championships preview
- ↑ Australian open
- ↑ Australian Open Wheelchair results beta.ITFtennis.com
- ↑ Results Men Wheelchair Singles www.australianopen.com
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