2012 Farmers Classic Explained

Date:July 23–29
Edition:86th
Category:World Tour 250
Prize Money:$557,550
Draw:28S / 16D
Surface:Hard / outdoor
Location:Los Angeles, California
United States
Venue:Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champs: Sam Querrey[1]
Champd: Ruben Bemelmans / Xavier Malisse[2]
After Year:no
Main Name:Los Angeles Open (tennis) Los Angeles Open

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.[3] [4] Xavier Malisse teamed up with Ruben Bemelmans this year to win the doubles championship.[5] 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.[6] [7]

Singles main-draw entrants

Singles seeds

CountryPlayerRank1 Seed
FranceBenoît Paire471
Sam Querrey552
ArgentinaLeonardo Mayer643
FranceNicolas Mahut664
BelgiumXavier Malisse715
AustraliaMarinko Matosevic736
Björn Phau767
Brian Baker798

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

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
MexicoSantiago GonzálezScott Lipsky681
Colin EbelthiteJonathan Marray1292
United KingdomJamie DelgadoKen Skupski1503
AustraliaMatthew EbdenDominic Inglot1534

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2012 Farmers Classic – Singles.

Doubles

See main article: 2012 Farmers Classic – Doubles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Los Angeles – Singles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Web site: 2012 Los Angeles – Doubles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Web site: Ed McGrogan . Querrey crushes Berankis for third L.A. title . Tennis.com . July 29, 2012.
  4. Web site: Tennis: Querrey wins third Los Angeles Open title . Inquirer.net . July 30, 2012.
  5. Steve Galluzzo, Sam Querrey wins 3rd Farmers Classic title, FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012
  6. http://www.insidetennis.com/2012/11/la-lose-big-tennis-tourney/ Farmers Classic: L.A. To Lose Its Big Tennis Tourney
  7. Web site: News | ATP Tour | Tennis.