Reid is currently competing in Australia in both singles and doubles competitions in a bid to tune up before the impending Australian Open, which starts on Monday.

Reid, Tennis Scotland’s International Player of the Year for 2014, partnered fellow Brit Alfie Hewett to win the men’s doubles at the ITF 2 Series Queensland Wheelchair Tennis Open, which took place at Queensland Tennis Centre alongside the Brisbane International, where Jamie Murray and John Peers were also successful.

After easing through their opening match without dropping a game against Australia’s Henry de Cure and Jerry Markoja, top seeds Reid and Hewett were awarded a walkover ahead of their scheduled semi-final against a second Australian partnership, Adam Kellerman and Keegan Oh-Chee.

But with just one match under their belts the Brits went on to complete their fourth tournament win in six events played together as they saw off the challenge of Brazil’s Daniel Rodrigues and Australia’s Ben Weekes 6-3, 6-3 to clinch one of three titles in Brisbane for players on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme.

Reid said: “It’s great to be back in Australia and make a winning start to the season,” said Reid, who received his Tennis Scotland Award in late December at Tennis Scotland’s Christmas training camp in Stirling, where he and Murray were both on court.

“It’s good to get here and be able to acclimatise before the challenges ahead in Sydney and Melbourne and always nice to win another title with Alfie. It’s very hot and our finals day was delayed by the heat and humidity, but obviously I’m really happy with the start to the year and even managed a little time to watch Jamie and John.” The partners turned oppenents in the second round, with Reid receiving a bye in his opening match-up.

Under the sun in Sydney, Reid produced a dominant display to beat Hewett 6-0, 7-5 to book his place in the singles quarter finals.

Reid told Advertiser Sport: “It was a good start to the year, it was important to get more time with Alfie on court so we can start to learn more about each other on court and start to gel as a team.

“It was great to start the year with a title and as we are playing together this week it was a good warm up to what is going to be a tough tournament with all the top players here in Sydney.” Reid is bidding to retain his Sydney International wheelchair tennis Super Series title.