Reid and Belgian Joachim Gerard, who knocked his playing partner out of the singles competition earlier this week, claimed a 6-3 3-6 1-0 (10-3) victory over fellow Briton Alfie Hewett and Gus Fernandez of Argentina.

Along with securing the men's doubles title at Wimbledon in 2016 with his compatriot Hewett, Reid has also won the US and French Open.

He won in New York in 2015 and has secured two titles at Roland Garros in 2015 and 2016.

"It was a last-minute decision to play with Jo but one that has paid off," Reid said.

"I don't think any one of us played our best tennis today but we upped our level when it mattered."

Elsewhere today, Andy Lapthorne of Great Britain reached the quad singles final after semi-final opponent Heath Davidson pulled out through injury.

Lapthorne will now face Australia's Dylan Alcott, his conqueror in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games final, on Saturday.

Lapthorne is aiming for a double after he won the quad doubles title alongside David Wagner of the United States yesterday.

They beat Australia's Paralympic gold medallists Alcott and Davidson 6-3, 6-3 in the final.

The Dutch pairing of Jiske Griffioen and Aniek Van Koot were also title winners today as they prevailed in the women's wheelchair doubles final.

Van Koot and Griffioen overcame another Dutch player, Diede De Groot, and her partner Yui Kamiji of Japan 6-3, 6-2.

Griffioen could claim a third straight Australian Open wheelchair women’s singles title this weekend as she faces a rematch of the 2015 final against Kamiji.