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2013 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

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Wheelchair men's doubles
2013 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsFrance Michaël Jérémiasz
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Runners-upSweden Stefan Olsson
Australia Adam Kellerman
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.

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

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 France Stéphane Houdet
Netherlands Ronald Vink
4 66  
  Sweden Stefan Olsson
Australia Adam Kellerman
6 78  
  Sweden Stefan Olsson
Australia Adam Kellerman
0 1  
2 France Michaël Jérémiasz
Japan Shingo Kunieda
6 6  
  Netherlands Maikel Scheffers
Argentina Gustavo Fernández
3 2  
2 France Michaël Jérémiasz
Japan Shingo Kunieda
6 6  
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