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Three-time defending champions Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson defeated Andy Lapthorne and David Wagner in the final, 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] to win the quad doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open.
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2021 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Dylan Alcott Heath Davidson |
| Runners-up |  Andy Lapthorne  David Wagner |
| Score | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
For the first time in major history, the draw was increased from four to eight players.[1] The wheelchair quad doubles competition, consisting of a semifinal round and a championship match, began on 15 February.[2] It featured the same field of eight players contesting the singles competition. Two of the four pairs were seeded, with the Australian duo of Alcott and Davidson receiving the top seed and the pair of Lapthorne and Wagner getting the second seed. Both seeded pairs won their semifinal matches in straight sets; Alcott/Davidson defeated Sam Schröder/Niels Vink and Lapthorne/Wagner defeated Koji Sugeno/Nicholas Taylor.[3] The championship match, a rematch of the 2020 final, was held on 16 February with Alcott and Davidson winning in a match tiebreaker.[4]
Seeds
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Dylan Alcott / Heath Davidson (champions)
Andy Lapthorne / 
David Wagner (final)
Draw
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edit- 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
Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dylan Alcott Heath Davidson
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
 Sam Schröder Niels Vink
| 3 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dylan Alcott Heath Davidson
| 6 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||
| 2 | Andy Lapthorne David Wagner
| 2 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||
 Koji Sugeno Nicholas Taylor
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Andy Lapthorne David Wagner
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Quad wheelchair draw increased in Grand Slam first". www.ausopen.com.
- ^ "Quad Wheelchair Doubles Draw | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Beattie, Michael. "Hewett beats Kunieda to set up Paris rematch with Gerard". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Wheelchair wrap: Davidson, Alcott among doubles champs". ausopen.com. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.