2012 Farmers Classic

The 2012 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Los Angeles. It was the 86th edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the campus of UCLA, from July 23 through July 29, 2012, with total player compensation in excess of $1 million. The events were televised by ESPN2 and the Tennis Channel. During the early rounds, Rhythm & Blues group "The Spinners," and "Sax and the City" performed at the Classic.[1] Sam Querrey from California, fellow American James Blake, France’s Nicolas Mahut and Belgium’s Xavier Malisse, the tournament’s reigning doubles champion, were participants of this year's tournaments.[2]

2012 Farmers Classic
DateJuly 23–29
Edition86th
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$638,050
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationLos Angeles, USA
VenueLos Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Sam Querrey
Doubles
Ruben Bemelmans / Xavier Malisse

Defending champion, Querrey, who grew up in nearby Thousand Oaks, defeated Ričardas Berankis for his third Los Angeles title in four years on July 29, 2012. Xavier Malisse teamed up with Ruben Bemelmans this year to win the doubles championship.[3] Querrey would also join fellow Americans, Andre Agassi and Jimmy Connors as the only three men to win 3 or more titles in the Open Era. The 2012 tournament marked the last time an ATP World Tour tournament would be held in Los Angeles.[4][5]

Singles main draw entrants

Singles seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 FRA Benoît Paire 47 1
 USA Sam Querrey 55 2
 ARG Leonardo Mayer 64 3
 FRA Nicolas Mahut 66 4
 BEL Xavier Malisse 71 5
 AUS Marinko Matosevic 73 6
 GER Björn Phau 76 7
 USA Brian Baker 79 8
  • 1 Seedings based on the rankings of July 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 MEX Santiago González  USA Scott Lipsky 68 1
 AUS Colin Ebelthite  GBR Jonathan Marray 129 2
 GBR Jamie Delgado  GBR Ken Skupski 150 3
 AUS Matthew Ebden  GBR Dominic Inglot 153 4
  • Rankings are as of July 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2012 Farmers Classic – Singles

Doubles
Main article: 2012 Farmers Classic – Doubles
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References
  1. Farmers Classic to Feature Halftime Shows Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, www.farmersclassic.com, July 9, 2012
  2. Americans Headline 86th Farmers Classic Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, FarmersClassic.com, June 20, 2012
  3. Steve Galluzzo, Sam Querrey wins 3rd Farmers Classic title, FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012
  4. Farmers Classic: L.A. To Lose Its Big Tennis Tourney, Insidetennis.com
  5. http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/12/Features/ATP-Approve-Bogota-Event-From-2013.aspx
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