Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. It was his ninth Australian Open singles title and 21st major singles title overall, and his first major championship in over two years.
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2018 Australian Open | |
| Champion |  Shingo Kunieda |
| Runner-up |  Stéphane Houdet |
| Score | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
Gustavo Fernández was the defending champion, but was defeated Nicolas Peifer in the quarterfinals in a rematch of the previous year's final.
Seeds edit
Gustavo Fernández (first round)
Alfie Hewett (first round)
Draw edit
Key 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
Draw edit
| First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Gustavo Fernández
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Peifer
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Peifer
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stéphane Houdet
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stéphane Houdet
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  Adam Kellerman
| 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stéphane Houdet
| 6 | 1 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Kunieda
| 4 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
 Gordon Reid
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Kunieda
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shingo Kunieda
| 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Stefan Olsson
| 66 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Olsson
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alfie Hewett
| 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
References edit
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