The 2011 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Los Angeles. It was the 85th edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the Olympus US Open Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the campus of UCLA, from July 25 through July 31, 2011, with total player compensation in excess of $1 million. The events were televised by ESPN2 and the Tennis Channel. Following the tournament, a Coldplay concert was held on August 3 and broadcast a portion on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[1]
Juan Martín del Potro, who won the 2008 Countrywide Classic and 2009 US Open was one of the first players signed on to play in the tournament. The Argentinean reached a career high of No. 4 in 2010.[2]
Unseeded Ernests Gulbis won the singles title and the accompanying first-prize money of $113,000.[3] [4] [5]
Country | width=150 | Player | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Mardy Fish | 9 | 1 | ||
Argentina | Juan Martín del Potro | 19 | 2 | |
Cyprus | Marcos Baghdatis | 26 | 3 | |
Brazil | Thomaz Bellucci | 33 | 4 | |
Belgium | Xavier Malisse | 40 | 5 | |
Russian Federation | Dmitry Tursunov | 48 | 6 | |
Grigor Dimitrov | 59 | 7 | ||
Russian Federation | Igor Kunitsyn | 61 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2011 Farmers Classic – Singles.
See also: 2011 Farmers Classic – Singles Qualifying. Ernests Gulbis defeated Mardy Fish, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
See main article: 2011 Farmers Classic – Doubles. Mark Knowles / Xavier Malisse defeated Somdev Devvarman / Treat Conrad Huey, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(12–10)