Two-time defending champion Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet in the final, 6–2, 6–2, to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was his eighth Australian Open title and 18th major singles title overall.[1]
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2015 Australian Open | |
| Champion |  Shingo Kunieda |
| Runner-up |  Stéphane Houdet |
| Score | 6–2, 6–2 |
Houdet was bidding to win his first Australian Open title at his fourth final, having lost to Kunieda on all three previous occasions.[2]
Seeds
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Shingo Kunieda (champion)
Stéphane Houdet (final)
Draw
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edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shingo Kunieda
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Maikel Scheffers
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shingo Kunieda
| 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Gustavo Fernández
| 77 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gustavo Fernández
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Gordon Reid
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Shingo Kunieda
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stéphane Houdet
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Peifer
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Joachim Gérard
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joachim Gérard
| 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stéphane Houdet
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| WC |  Adam Kellerman
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stéphane Houdet
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
References
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- General
- Drawsheets on ausopen.com Archived 29 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Specific
- ^ "Griffioen, Kunieda, Alcott claim Australian Open titles". International Paralympic Committee. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Houdet hopes it will be fourth time lucky against Kunieda". International Paralympic Committee. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2022.