title: 2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
text: # 2016 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's doubles
  
  Two-time defending champion Stéphane Houdet and his partner Nicolas Peifer defeated the other three-time defending champion Shingo Kunieda and his partner Gordon Reid in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2016 Australian Open. With the win, Peifer completed the career Grand Slam.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer (champions)
  * Shingo Kunieda / Gordon Reid (final)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Adam Kellerman Maikel Scheffers | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Adam Kellerman Maikel Scheffers | 0 | 1 | 1 | Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | | | | | 2 | Shingo Kunieda Gordon Reid | 3 | 6 | 5 |
  | | Gustavo Fernández Joachim Gérard | $6^3$ | 2 | 2 | Shingo Kunieda Gordon Reid | 3 | 6 | 5 |
  | 2 | Shingo Kunieda Gordon Reid | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  