2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

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Wheelchair men's doubles
2013 Australian Open
Champions Flag of France.svg Michaël Jérémiasz
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Runners-up Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Olsson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Kellerman
Final score6–0, 6–1
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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Michaël Jérémiasz and Shingo Kunieda defeated Stefan Olsson and Adam Kellerman in the final, 6–0, 6–1 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2013 Australian Open. With the win, Jérémaisz completed the career Super Slam.

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Robin Ammerlaan and Ronald Vink were the reigning champions, but Ammerlaan did not participate. Vink partnered Stéphane Houdet, but was defeated by Olsson and Kellerman in the semifinals.

The 2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles was a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic men tennis players, which was part of the NEC Tour. The tournament took place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012. It was the 10th edition of the Australian Open men's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2013. The tournament was played on Plexicushion Prestige AO hard courts, which was rated a medium-fast pace by the ITF. The competition was organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronald Vink (semifinals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Michaël Jérémiasz / Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda (champions)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ronald Vink
4 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Olsson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Kellerman
678 
  Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Olsson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Kellerman
0 1  
2 Flag of France.svg Michaël Jérémiasz
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
66 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers
Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Fernández
3 2  
2 Flag of France.svg Michaël Jérémiasz
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
66 

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