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.
| 2012 Farmers Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 23–29 |
| Edition | 86th |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $557,550 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Los Angeles, California United States |
| Venue | Los Angeles Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Sam Querrey[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Ruben Bemelmans / Xavier Malisse[2] | |
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 edit
Singles seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA
|
Benoît Paire | 47 | 1 |
| USA
|
Sam Querrey | 55 | 2 |
 ARG
|
Leonardo Mayer | 64 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 66 | 4 |
| BEL
|
Xavier Malisse | 71 | 5 |
 AUS
|
Marinko Matosevic | 73 | 6 |
 GER
|
Björn Phau | 76 | 7 |
| USA
|
Brian Baker | 79 | 8 |
- 1 Seedings based on the rankings of July 16, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MEX
|
Santiago González | USA
|
Scott Lipsky | 68 | 1 |
| AUS
|
Colin Ebelthite |  GBR
|
Jonathan Marray | 129 | 2 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Delgado | GBR
|
Ken Skupski | 150 | 3 |
| AUS
|
Matthew Ebden | GBR
|
Dominic Inglot | 153 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of July 16, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
Ryan Sweeting (back injury)
Retirements edit
- Michael Russell (back injury)
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Sam Querrey defeated
Ričardas Berankis, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles edit
Ruben Bemelmans / Xavier Malisse defeated 
Jamie Delgado / Ken Skupski, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7]
References edit
- ^ "2012 Los Angeles – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2012 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ Ed McGrogan (July 29, 2012). "Querrey crushes Berankis for third L.A. title". Tennis.com.
- ^ "Tennis: Querrey wins third Los Angeles Open title". Inquirer.net. July 30, 2012.
- ^ Steve Galluzzo, Sam Querrey wins 3rd Farmers Classic title, FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012
- ^ Farmers Classic: L.A. To Lose Its Big Tennis Tourney, Insidetennis.com
- ^ "News | ATP Tour | Tennis".