title: 2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles
text: # 2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles
  
  Gordon Reid defeated Joachim Gérard in the final, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ 6–4 to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open.
  
  Shingo Kunieda was the three-time defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Reid.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Shingo Kunieda (quarterfinals)
  * Stéphane Houdet (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shingo Kunieda | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gordon Reid | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gordon Reid | 6 | $7^7$ | | Gordon Reid | 6 | $6^6$ | 9 | | | |
  | | | | | | Gustavo Fernández | 3 | $7^8$ | 7 | | | |
  | | Gustavo Fernández | 6 | 6 | | Gustavo Fernández | 3 | $7^8$ | 7 | | | |
  | WC | Adam Kellerman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Adam Kellerman | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Gordon Reid | $7^9$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Joachim Gérard | $6^7$ | 4 |
  | | Joachim Gérard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Joachim Gérard | $6^7$ | 4 |
  | | Maikel Scheffers | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Maikel Scheffers | 3 | 2 | | Joachim Gérard | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | Stéphane Houdet | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | |
  | | Nicolas Peifer | 4 | 3 | 2 | Stéphane Houdet | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | |
  | 2 | Stéphane Houdet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  