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2015 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
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. Houdet was bidding to win his first Australian Open title at his fourth final, having lost to Kunieda on all three previous occasions. Seeds Draw References ;General Drawsheets on ausopen.com ;Specific External links 2015 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. there are 211 nat ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open - Wheelchair Men's Singles, 2015 Wheelchair Men's Singles 2015 Men's Singles ...
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Shingo Kunieda
is a Japanese former wheelchair tennis player. With four Paralympic gold medals, 28 major singles titles – an all-time record in singles of any tennis discipline – and 50 major titles overall, Kunieda is widely considered the greatest male wheelchair player of all time. Kunieda was the ITF World Champion from 2007 to 2010. He was also the year-end No. 1 in doubles in 2007. In 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, and 2015, Kunieda won all three singles majors that hosted wheelchair singles events (Wimbledon did not do so until 2016). In 2007 and 2008, Kunieda also won three of the four Masters series events. Kunieda is the only male player to retain the men's singles title at the Paralympics – he took the gold medal in 2008, 2012 and 2020. In addition, Kunieda won the gold medal in the 2004 men's doubles, and has been part of two World Team Cup wins. He has 103 career titles over singles and doubles combined, including 50 majors. Kunieda had a three-year, 106-match consecutive win st ...
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