By Duncan Mackay

Martin Legner in actionJanuary 5 - Austria's Martin Legner and Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock lifted the first titles of the 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour when they won the men's and women's singles titles at the Queensland Open in Brisbane.


Legner, the top seed and world number 16, avented his defeat in last year's final when he survived another tough three set match against Australia's Ben Weekes to win 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. 

Ellerbrock, the world number three, gained her first career win in seven NEC Tour matches against the tournament's second seed Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands since the start of 2011 to retain the women's singles title in Queensland.

The German top seed's last two matches of 2012 against world number four Griffioen included the Dutchwoman winning their bronze medal play-off at London 2012 and coming from a set down to beat Ellerbrock in the final of the Nottingham Indoor.

Sabine Ellerbrock in actionSabine Ellerbrock started 2013 in fine style by winning the Queensland Open in Brisbane

But Ellerbrock proved strongest  at Queensland Tennis Centre to claim a 6-3, 6-4 victory and start her 2013 campaign in style.

With Ellerbrock having already sealed the women's doubles title, partnering South Korea's Ju-Yeon Park, Legner also completed the tournament with both the men's singles and doubles titles.

Legner and Australian Adam Kellerman justified top seeding to beat the all-Australian second seeded pairing of Keegan Oh-Chee and Weekes 6-2 6-0 in the final.

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