2012 Farmers Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
2012 Farmers Classic
Final
Champions Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Malisse
Runners-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Score7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7]
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · Los Angeles Open

The 2012 Farmers Classic Doubles was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Los Angeles, California.

Contents

Xavier Malisse, with fellow countryman Ruben Bemelmans, defended his title, defeating Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7] in the final. [1] Mark Knowles and Malisse were the defending champions but Knowles decided not to participate.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González / Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Ebelthite / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray (first round)
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski (final)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Mexico.svg S González
Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
66 
Alt Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Guccione
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Matosevic
4 4  1 Flag of Mexico.svg S Gonzalez
Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
3 5  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R Bemelmans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse
679   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R Bemelmans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse
67 
  Flag of Italy.svg P Lorenzi
Flag of France.svg B Paire
2 67   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R Bemelmans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse
66 
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Inglot
3 3  WC Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
4 4  
WC Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
66 WC Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
776 
  Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Shamasdin
66   Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A Shamasdin
654  
  Flag of Italy.svg F Cipolla
Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer
4 2    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R Bemelmans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse
774 [10]
  Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
Flag of the United States.svg M Russell
776 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
656[7]
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Giron
Flag of the United States.svg N Meister
632    Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
Flag of the United States.svg M Russell
   
  Flag of the United States.svg J Cerretani
Flag of the Netherlands.svg I Sijsling
4 6[10] 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
w/o  
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
62 [12]3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
77710 
  Flag of Uruguay.svg M Felder
Flag of Israel.svg D Sela
5 5    Flag of Germany.svg T Kamke
Flag of Germany.svg B Phau
6468 
  Flag of France.svg O Charroin
Flag of the United States.svg JP Fruttero
77   Flag of France.svg O Charroin
Flag of the United States.svg JP Fruttero
4 6[5]
  Flag of Germany.svg T Kamke
Flag of Germany.svg B Phau
61 [11]  Flag of Germany.svg T Kamke
Flag of Germany.svg B Phau
64 [10]
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Ebelthite
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Marray
2 6[9]

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Filip Polášek and Igor Zelenay were the defending champions but Polášek decided not to participate.
Zelenay partnered with Dustin Brown, losing in the first round.
Johan Brunström and Ken Skupski won the title, defeating Kenny de Schepper and Édouard Roger-Vasselin 7–6(7–4), 6–3 in the final.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Renavand defended their title by defeating David Škoch and Simone Vagnozzi 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

Frederik Nielsen and Ken Skupski were the defending champions but Nielsen decided not to participate.
Skupski plays alongside Jamie Delgado. They went on to win the title against Martin Fischer and Philipp Oswald 7–5, 7–5 in the final.

Robin Haase and Ken Skupski were the defending champions, but Haase decided not to participate.
Skupski played alongside Jamie Delgado but were eliminated in the semifinals.
Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Dustin Brown and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] in the final to win the title.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Renavand were the defending champions, but lost in the first round.
Laurynas Grigelis and Uladzimir Ignatik won the title, defeating Dustin Brown and Jonathan Marray 4–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–0] in the final.

Jamie Delgado and Jonathan Marray were the defending champions but decided not to participate together.
Delgado played alongside Ken Skupski, finishing runner-up. Marray partnered up with Dustin Brown, reaching the semifinals.
Martin Fischer and Philipp Oswald won the title, defeating Delgado and Skupski 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Alex Bogomolov Jr. and Matthew Ebden were the defending champions but decided not to participate together.
Bogomolov played alongside Gilles Müller but withdrew before the second round because of a shoulder injury, while Ebden partnered up with Ryan Harrison to successfully defend the title against Xavier Malisse and Michael Russell with 6–3, 3-6, [10–6] in the final.

Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski. Melzer and Petzschner needed a wildcard to compete because they forgot to sign up.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Renavand are the defending champions, but lost in the first round this year.
Lukáš Dlouhý and Gilles Müller won the title, defeating Xavier Malisse and Ken Skupski 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] in the final.

Johan Brunström and Ken Skupski were the defending champions but decided not to participate together.
Brunström played alongside Raven Klaasen, while Skupski partnered up with Jamie Delgado.
Tomasz Bednarek and Jerzy Janowicz won the final 7–5, 4–6, [10–2] against Michaël Llodra and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.

Igor Andreev and Evgeny Donskoy were the defending champions but Andreev decided not to participate.
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Johan Brunström and Raven Klaasen won the title, defeating Philipp Marx and Florin Mergea 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–5] in the final.

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Leander Paes and Janko Tipsarević were the defending champions but Tipsarević decided not to participate.
Paes played alongside Edouard Roger-Vasselin, but they lost in the first round.
Benoît Paire and Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the title.

Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin were the defending champions, but Mahut decided not to participate.
Roger-Vasselin played alongside Benoît Paire, but lost in the first round to Johan Brunström and Raven Klaasen.
Marc Gicquel and Michaël Llodra won the title, defeating Brunström and Klaasen 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] in the final.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Maxime Teixeira were the defending champions but decided not to participate.
Johan Brunström and Raven Klaasen won the final 3–6, 6–2, [10–3] against Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski.

Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together.
Delgado played alongside Andreas Siljeström, but they lost to Philipp Marx and Florin Mergea in the second round, while Skupski partnered with Andreas Beck, but they lost to Dustin Brown and Rameez Junaid in the first round.
Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich defeated Marx and Mergea 7–6(7–4), 6–3 in the final to win the title.

Stefano Ianni and Florin Mergea were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.

References

  1. Sam Querrey wins 3rd Farmers Classic title, FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012