The 2012 Farmers Insurance, 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 (tennis), Los Angeles Open, and was part of the 2012 US Open Series, Emirates Airline US Open Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles, 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. During the early rounds, Rhythm & Blues group "The Spinners (American R&B group), The Spinners", and "Sax and the City" performed at the Classic. Sam Querrey from California, fellow American James Blake (tennis), James Blake, France's Nicolas Mahut and Belgium's Xavier Malisse, the tournament's reigning doubles champion, were participants of this year's tournaments.
Defending champion, Querrey, who grew up in nearby Thousand Oaks, defeated Ričardas Berankis for his third Los Angeles title in four years on July 29, 2012. Xavier Malisse teamed up with Ruben Bemelmans this year to win the doubles championship. 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.
Singles main-draw entrants
Singles seeds
*
1 Seedings based on the rankings of July 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received Wild card (sports), wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Brian Baker (tennis), Brian Baker
* Steve Johnson (tennis), Steve Johnson
* Jack Sock
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Ričardas Berankis
* Chris Guccione (tennis), Chris Guccione
* Bradley Klahn
* Nicolas Meister (tennis), Nicolas Meister
Withdrawals
* Malek Jaziri
* Lukáš Lacko
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 / Nicolas Meister (tennis), Nicolas Meister
* Steve Johnson (tennis), Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Chris Guccione (tennis), Chris Guccione / Marinko Matosevic
Withdrawals
* Ryan Sweeting (back injury)
Retirements
* Michael Russell (tennis), Michael Russell (back injury)
Finals
Singles
* Sam Querrey defeated Ričardas Berankis, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles
* Ruben Bemelmans / Xavier Malisse defeated Jamie Delgado / Ken Skupski, 7–6
(7–5), 4–6, [10–7]
References
External links
Official website
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2012 ATP World Tour
Los Angeles Open (tennis), 2012
2012 in sports in California
July 2012 sports events in the United States