# 2010 Farmers Classic

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2010 Farmers Classic Date July 26 – August 1 Edition 84th Category World Tour 250 Draw 28S / 16D Prize money $619,500 Surface Hard / outdoor Location Los Angeles, United States Venue Los Angeles Tennis Center Champions Singles Sam Querrey[1] Doubles Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan[2] ← 2009 · Los Angeles Open · 2011 →

The **2010 Farmers Classic**, presented by [Mercedes-Benz](/source/Mercedes-Benz), was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court). It was the 84th edition of the [Los Angeles Open](/source/Los_Angeles_Open_(tennis)), and was part of the [Olympus US Open Series](/source/US_Open_Series) of the [2010 ATP World Tour](/source/2010_ATP_World_Tour). It took place at the [Los Angeles Tennis Center](/source/Los_Angeles_Tennis_Center) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), United States, from July 26 through August 1, 2010.[3] Second-seeded [Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey) defeated first-seeded [Andy Murray](/source/Andy_Murray) to win his second consecutive singles title at the event. [Bob and Mike Bryan](/source/Bob_and_Mike_Bryan) won the doubles championship over [Eric Butorac](/source/Eric_Butorac) and [Jean-Julien Rojer](/source/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.[4]

[Jim Courier](/source/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](/source/Andre_Agassi) vs. [John McEnroe](/source/John_McEnroe), along with Jim Courier, [Michael Chang](/source/Michael_Chang) and [Pam Shriver](/source/Pam_Shriver); comedian [Jon Lovitz](/source/Jon_Lovitz) and rock star [Gavin Rossdale](/source/Gavin_Rossdale) on Saturday, July 24. The tournament also featured the *Starry Night* with [Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban) and the [Avett Brothers](/source/Avett_Brothers) on July 23. Additionally, the "[KLOS](/source/KLOS) Rocking the Net starring [Bret Michaels](/source/Bret_Michaels)" show featuring [Tesla](/source/Tesla_(band)) 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](/source/ESPN2) and [Tennis Channel](/source/Tennis_Channel).

## ATP entrants

### Seeds

Player Nation Ranking* Seeding Andy Murray GBR 4 1 Sam Querrey USA 20 2 Marcos Baghdatis CYP 25 3 Feliciano López ESP 26 4 Ernests Gulbis LAT 28 5 Janko Tipsarević SRB 45 6 Horacio Zeballos ARG 47 7 Mardy Fish USA 49 8

- Seedings based on the July 19, 2010 rankings.

### Other entrants

The following players received [wildcards](/source/Wild_card_(sports)) into the singles main draw

- [James Blake](/source/James_Blake_(tennis))

- [Andy Murray](/source/Andy_Murray)

- [Ryan Sweeting](/source/Ryan_Sweeting)

The following players received [special exempt](/source/Special_exempt) into the singles main draw:

- [Kevin Anderson](/source/Kevin_Anderson_(tennis))

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

- [Ilija Bozoljac](/source/Ilija_Bozoljac)

- [Somdev Devvarman](/source/Somdev_Devvarman)

- [Steve Johnson](/source/Steve_Johnson_(tennis))

- [Giovanni Lapentti](/source/Giovanni_Lapentti) (as a Lucky loser)

- [Tim Smyczek](/source/Tim_Smyczek)

## Finals

### Singles

Main article: [2010 Farmers Classic – Singles](/source/2010_Farmers_Classic_%E2%80%93_Singles)

[Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey) defeated [Andy Murray](/source/Andy_Murray), 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3

- It was Querrey's 4th singles title of the year and 6th of his career.[5]

### Doubles

Main article: [2010 Farmers Classic – Doubles](/source/2010_Farmers_Classic_%E2%80%93_Doubles)

[Bob Bryan](/source/Bob_Bryan) / [Mike Bryan](/source/Mike_Bryan) defeated [Eric Butorac](/source/Eric_Butorac) / [Jean-Julien Rojer](/source/Jean-Julien_Rojer), 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–7]

- Their sixth title at Farmers Classic.

## Notes

- [Novak Djokovic](/source/Novak_Djokovic), [Radek Štěpánek](/source/Radek_%C5%A0t%C4%9Bp%C3%A1nek), and [Mardy Fish](/source/Mardy_Fish) (singles) withdrew from the tournament.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["2010 Los Angeles – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/2010/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["2010 Los Angeles – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/2010/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Justin Cohen, [This week in tennis business](http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/2809), *World Tennis Magazine*, July 14, 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Diane Pucin, [Bryan twins set tennis record in doubles](http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-tennis-bryan-brothers-20100802,0,3933452.story), *Los Angeles Times*, August 2, 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Diane Pucin, [Sam Querrey defeats Andy Murray in Farmers Classic final](http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-farmers-classic-20100802,0,5603886.story), *Los Angeles Times*, August 2, 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Associated Press, [Djokovic withdraws from LA tourney](https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=5406267), *ESPNLosAngeles*, July 24, 2010

## External links

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/los-angeles/usa/2010/m-250-usa-06a-2010/draws-and-results/)

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