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The '''2010 Farmers Classic''', presented by [[Mercedes-Benz]], was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. It was the 84th edition of the [[Los Angeles Open (tennis)|Los Angeles Open]], and was part of the [[US Open Series|Olympus US Open Series]] of the [[2010 ATP World Tour]]. It took place at the [[Los Angeles Tennis Center]] in [[Los Angeles]], United States, from July 26 through August 1, 2010.<ref>Justin Cohen, [http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/2809 This week in tennis business], ''World Tennis Magazine'', July 14, 2010</ref> Second-seeded [[Sam Querrey]] defeated first-seeded [[Andy Murray]] to win his second consecutive singles title at the event. [[Bob and Mike Bryan]] won the doubles championship over [[Eric Butorac]] and [[Jean-Julien Rojer]], who was playing on his college court. It marked the first time in the 84-year history of the tournament that both the singles and doubles championships were successfully defended. The twin brothers also set the record of 62 career doubles titles on the ATP Tour.<ref>Diane Pucin, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-tennis-bryan-brothers-20100802,0,3933452.story Bryan twins set tennis record in doubles], ''Los Angeles Times'', August 2, 2010</ref>
[[Jim Courier]] was the Tournament Honoree in a special ceremony on opening night, Monday, July 26. This year's ''Stars Under the Stars'' gala featured [[Andre Agassi]] vs. [[John McEnroe]], along with Jim Courier, [[Michael Chang]] and [[Pam Shriver]]; comedian [[Jon Lovitz]] and rock star [[Gavin Rossdale]] on Saturday, July 24. The tournament also featured the ''Starry Night'' with [[Keith Urban]] and the [[Avett Brothers]] on July 23. Additionally, the "[[KLOS]] Rocking the Net starring [[Bret Michaels]]" show featuring [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]] scheduled for Monday, August 2, at the L.A. Tennis Center was postponed until Sunday, October 24.
The prize money is $111,950 for the singles winner and $34,000 for the doubles winner. Live television coverage was provided by [[ESPN2]] and [[Tennis Channel]].
==ATP entrants==
===Seeds=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" ! Player ! Nation ! Ranking* ! Seeding |- | [[Andy Murray]] | {{flag|GBR}} | 4 | 1 |- | [[Sam Querrey]] | {{flagu|USA}} | 20 | 2 |- | [[Marcos Baghdatis]] | {{flag|CYP}} | 25 | 3 |- | [[Feliciano López]] | {{flag|ESP}} | 26 | 4 |- | [[Ernests Gulbis]] | {{flag|LAT}} | 28 | 5 |- | [[Janko Tipsarević]] | {{flag|SRB}} | 45 | 6 |- | [[Horacio Zeballos]] | {{flag|ARG}} | 47 | 7 |- | [[Mardy Fish]] | {{flagu|USA}} | 49 | 8 |- |}
*Seedings based on the July 19, 2010 rankings.
===Other entrants=== The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the singles main draw * {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Murray]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Sweeting]]
The following players received [[special exempt]] into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ilija Bozoljac]] * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Somdev Devvarman]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Johnson (tennis)|Steve Johnson]] * {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Giovanni Lapentti]] (as a Lucky loser) * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Smyczek]]
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{main|2010 Farmers Classic – Singles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Querrey]] defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Andy Murray]], 5–7, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 6–3 *It was Querrey's 4th singles title of the year and 6th of his career.<ref>Diane Pucin, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-farmers-classic-20100802,0,5603886.story Sam Querrey defeats Andy Murray in Farmers Classic final], ''Los Angeles Times'', August 2, 2010</ref>
===Doubles=== {{main|2010 Farmers Classic – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Butorac]] / {{flagicon|AHO}} [[Jean-Julien Rojer]], 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 6–2, [10–7] *Their sixth title at Farmers Classic.
==Notes== * [[Novak Djokovic]], [[Radek Štěpánek]], and [[Mardy Fish]] (singles) withdrew from the tournament.<ref>Associated Press, [https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=5406267 Djokovic withdraws from LA tourney], ''ESPNLosAngeles'', July 24, 2010</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/los-angeles/usa/2010/m-250-usa-06a-2010/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
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