2012 Farmers Classic

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2012 Farmers Classic
DateJuly 23–29
Edition86th
Category World Tour 250
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$557,550
Surface Hard / outdoor
LocationLos Angeles, California
United States
Venue Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey [1]
Doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse [2]
  2011  · 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.

Contents

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

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Benoît Paire 471
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sam Querrey 552
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Leonardo Mayer 643
Flag of France.svg  FRA Nicolas Mahut 664
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Xavier Malisse 715
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marinko Matosevic 736
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Björn Phau 767
Flag of the United States.svg USA Brian Baker 798

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

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Santiago González Flag of the United States.svg USA Scott Lipsky 681
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Colin Ebelthite Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Jonathan Marray 1292
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Jamie Delgado Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Ken Skupski 1503
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matthew Ebden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Dominic Inglot 1534

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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