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
DateJuly 23–29
Edition86th
CategoryWorld Tour 250
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$557,550
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationLos Angeles, California
United States
VenueLos Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
United States Sam Querrey[1]
Doubles
Belgium Ruben Bemelmans / Belgium Xavier Malisse[2]
← 2011 · Los Angeles Open

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

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Singles seeds

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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

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

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Doubles main-draw entrants

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Seeds

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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

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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Retirements

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Finals

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Singles

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Doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "2012 Los Angeles – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "2012 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ Ed McGrogan (July 29, 2012). "Querrey crushes Berankis for third L.A. title". Tennis.com.
  4. ^ "Tennis: Querrey wins third Los Angeles Open title". Inquirer.net. July 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Steve Galluzzo, Sam Querrey wins 3rd Farmers Classic title, FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012
  6. ^ Farmers Classic: L.A. To Lose Its Big Tennis Tourney, Insidetennis.com
  7. ^ "News | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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