2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles

Maikel Scheffers defeated Nicolas Peifer in the final, 3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–0 to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.

Wheelchair men's singles
2012 Australian Open
Champion	Maikel Scheffers
Runner-up	Nicolas Peifer
Score	3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0

Main article: 2012 Australian Open

Shingo Kunieda was the five-time reigning champion, but did not participate.

The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles is a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic men tennis players, which is part of the NEC Tour. The tournament takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012, it is the 10th edition of the Australian Open men's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2012. The tournament is played on Plexicushion Prestige AO hard courts, which is rated a medium-fast pace by the ITF. The competition is organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia.

Seeds

1. Maikel Scheffers (champion)
2. 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Maikel Scheffers	4	6	6
		Satoshi Saida	6	2	3
								1	Maikel Scheffers	2	7	9
									Stefan Olsson	6	5	7
		Stefan Olsson	6	6
	WC	Ben Weekes	1	0
															1	Maikel Scheffers	3	77	6
																Nicolas Peifer	6	62	0
		Nicolas Peifer	6	6
		Robin Ammerlaan	3	1
									Nicolas Peifer	6	6
								2	Stéphane Houdet	4	4
		Ronald Vink	4	79	4
	2	Stéphane Houdet	6	67	6