Ronald Vink and Robin Ammerlaan defeated Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.[1][2]
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2012 Australian Open | |
| Champion |  Ronald Vink Robin Ammerlaan |
| Runner-up |  Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer |
| Score | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles[3][4] was a tennis tournament that featured 8 paraplegic male 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 2012. 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.
Shingo Kunieda and Maikel Scheffers were the reigning champions, but Kunieda did not participate. Scheffers partnered Satoshi Saida, but was defeated in the semifinals by Houdet and Peifer.
Seeds
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer (final)
Ronald Vink / Robin Ammerlaan (champions)
Draw
Key
- 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
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Satoshi Saida Maikel Scheffers | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Ronald Vink Robin Ammerlaan | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
 Ben Weekes Stefan Olsson | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ronald Vink Robin Ammerlaan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||