The 2012
Farmers Classic, presented by
Mercedes-Benz
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, was a men's
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament played on outdoor
hard court
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s in Los Angeles. It was the 86th edition of the
Los Angeles Open
The Genesis Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in southern California, first played in 1926 as the Los Angeles Open. Other previous names include Genesis Open, Northern Trust Open and Nissan Open. Played annually in ...
, and was part of the
Emirates Airline US Open Series of the
2012 ATP World Tour
The 2012 ATP World Tour is the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by t ...
. It took place at the
Los Angeles Tennis Center
The Los Angeles Tennis Center is a tennis facility located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. The center opened May 20, 1984, and hosted the demonstration tennis event of the 1984 Sum ...
on the campus of
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...
, from July 23 through July 29, 2012, with total player compensation in excess of $1 million. The events were televised by
ESPN2
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ESPN2 was initially fo ...
and the
Tennis Channel
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. During the early rounds, Rhythm & Blues group "
The Spinners", and "
Sax and the City" performed at the Classic.
Sam Querrey
Samuel Austin Querrey (; born October 7, 1987) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 achieved on February 26, 2018, and won ten ATP singles titles. Known for his powerful serve ...
from California, fellow American
James Blake, France's
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born 21 January 1982) is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at the ...
and Belgium's
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a former Belgian professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed ''X-Man'', he is one of only two Belgian men (the other being David Goffin) to have been ranked ...
, the tournament's reigning doubles champion, were participants of this year's tournaments.
Defending champion, Querrey, who grew up in nearby
Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown. It is named after the many oak tree ...
, defeated
Ričardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis (; born June 21, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the first and only Lithuanian citizen (not counting Lithuanian American Vitas Gerulaitis) to enter the ATP top 50 rankings, making him the highest ran ...
for his third Los Angeles title in four years on July 29, 2012.
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a former Belgian professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed ''X-Man'', he is one of only two Belgian men (the other being David Goffin) to have been ranked ...
teamed up with
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans (; born 14 January 1988) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 84 in singles, achieved on 28 September 2015, and world No. 128 in doubles, achieved on 1 October 2012. Beme ...
this year to win the doubles championship. Querrey would also join fellow Americans,
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors.
Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...
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.
Singles main-draw entrants
Singles seeds
*
1 Seedings based on the rankings of July 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received
wildcard
Wild card most commonly refers to:
* Wild card (cards), a playing card that substitutes for any other card in card games
* Wild card (sports), a tournament or playoff place awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal pla ...
s into the singles main draw:
*
Brian Baker
*
Steve Johnson
*
Jack Sock
Jack Sock (born September 24, 1992) is an American professional tennis player. He has won four career ATP singles titles and 17 doubles titles, and has career-high rankings of world No. 8 in singles (on 20 November 2017) and world No. 2 in dou ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Ričardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis (; born June 21, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the first and only Lithuanian citizen (not counting Lithuanian American Vitas Gerulaitis) to enter the ATP top 50 rankings, making him the highest ran ...
*
Chris Guccione Chris Guccione may refer to:
* Chris Guccione (tennis) (born 1985), Australian tennis player
* Chris Guccione (umpire)
Christopher Gene Guccione (born June 24, 1974) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears number 68.
Umpiring ca ...
*
Bradley Klahn
*
Nicolas Meister Nicolas Meister may refer to:
* Nicolas Meister (tennis)
* Nicolas Meister (footballer)
See also
* Nick Meister
Nicholas Meister (born December 25, 1995) is a Canadian curler from Langley, British Columbia. He currently plays lead for the Br ...
Withdrawals
*
Malek Jaziri
Malek Jaziri ( ar, مالك الجزيري, Mālik al-Jazīrī; born January 20, 1984) is a Tunisian professional tennis player. Jaziri reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World 42 in January 2019. He reached the final of ...
*
Lukáš Lacko
Lukáš Lacko (; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013.
Tennis career Juniors
As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record ...
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
* Rankings are as of July 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
*
Marcos Giron
Marcos Andres Giron (born July 24, 1993; ) is an American professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 49 on 16 May 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 194 on August 1, 2022. He won the boys' singles in the Ojai Ten ...
/
Nicolas Meister Nicolas Meister may refer to:
* Nicolas Meister (tennis)
* Nicolas Meister (footballer)
See also
* Nick Meister
Nicholas Meister (born December 25, 1995) is a Canadian curler from Langley, British Columbia. He currently plays lead for the Br ...
*
Steve Johnson /
Sam Querrey
Samuel Austin Querrey (; born October 7, 1987) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 achieved on February 26, 2018, and won ten ATP singles titles. Known for his powerful serve ...
The following pair received entry as alternates:
*
Chris Guccione Chris Guccione may refer to:
* Chris Guccione (tennis) (born 1985), Australian tennis player
* Chris Guccione (umpire)
Christopher Gene Guccione (born June 24, 1974) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He wears number 68.
Umpiring ca ...
/
Marinko Matosevic
Marinko Matosevic ( hr, Marinko Matošević, ; born 8 August 1985) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 39, which he achieved in February 2013. Matosevic defeated top players including ...
Withdrawals
*
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting (born July 14, 1987) is an American former professional tennis player.
Personal life
Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas. He has been living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and registered as an American to the ATP.
In September 20 ...
(back injury)
Retirements
*
Michael Russell (back injury)
Finals
Singles
*
Sam Querrey
Samuel Austin Querrey (; born October 7, 1987) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 achieved on February 26, 2018, and won ten ATP singles titles. Known for his powerful serve ...
defeated
Ričardas Berankis
Ričardas Berankis (; born June 21, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the first and only Lithuanian citizen (not counting Lithuanian American Vitas Gerulaitis) to enter the ATP top 50 rankings, making him the highest ran ...
, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles
*
Ruben Bemelmans
Ruben Bemelmans (; born 14 January 1988) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 84 in singles, achieved on 28 September 2015, and world No. 128 in doubles, achieved on 1 October 2012. Beme ...
/
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a former Belgian professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed ''X-Man'', he is one of only two Belgian men (the other being David Goffin) to have been ranked ...
defeated
Jamie Delgado /
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski Jr. (born 9 April 1983) is a British former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.
He reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 44 in July 2010, and won seven titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the ...
, 7–6
(7–5), 4–6,
0–7
References
External links
Official website
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2012 ATP World Tour
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