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.
Defending champion, second-seeded Sam 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.Steve Galluzzo, , FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012 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.Farmers Classic: L.A. To Lose Its Big Tennis Tourney, Insidetennis.com
Singles main-draw entrants Singles seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Benoît Paire 47 1 Sam Querrey 55 2 Leonardo Mayer 64 3 Nicolas Mahut 66 4 Xavier Malisse 71 5 Marinko Matosevic 73 6 Björn Phau 76 7 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: Brian Baker Steve Johnson Jack Sock
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ričardas Berankis Chris Guccione Bradley Klahn Nicolas Meister
Withdrawals Malek Jaziri Lukáš Lacko
Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSantiago GonzálezScott Lipsky681 Colin Ebelthite Jonathan Marray1292Jamie Delgado Ken Skupski1503Matthew Ebden Dominic Inglot1534 Rankings are as of July 16, 2012
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Marcos Giron / Nicolas Meister Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey The following pair received entry as alternates: Chris Guccione / Marinko Matosevic
Withdrawals Ryan Sweeting (back injury)
Retirements Michael Russell (back injury)
Finals Singles
Sam Querrey defeated Ričardas Berankis, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles
Ruben Bemelmans / Xavier Malisse defeated Jamie Delgado / Ken Skupski, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7]
References
External links ITF tournament edition details