{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox tennis event|2012|Farmers Classic| | date=July 23–29 | edition=86th | category=[[ATP World Tour 250 series|World Tour 250]] | prize_money=$557,550 | draw=28S / 16D | surface=[[Hardcourt|Hard]] / outdoor | location=Los Angeles, California<br> United States | venue=[[Los Angeles Tennis Center]] | champs= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Querrey]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=2012 Los Angeles – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/2012/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd= {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ruben Bemelmans]] / {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Xavier Malisse]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=2012 Los Angeles – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/2012/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | after_year=no | main_name=Los Angeles Open (tennis) {{!}} Los Angeles Open }}

The '''2012 Farmers Classic''', presented by [[Mercedes-Benz]], was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s 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]].

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.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ed McGrogan |title=Querrey crushes Berankis for third L.A. title |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/querrey-crushes-berankis-for-third-l-a-title |website=Tennis.com |date=July 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis: Querrey wins third Los Angeles Open title |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/55545/tennis-querrey-wins-third-los-angeles-open-title |website=Inquirer.net |date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> [[Xavier Malisse]] teamed up with [[Ruben Bemelmans]] this year to win the doubles championship.<ref>Steve Galluzzo, [https://archive.today/20121208130104/http://www.farmersclassic.com/news/sam_querrey_wins_3rd_farmers_classic_title/ Sam Querrey wins 3rd Farmers Classic title], FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.insidetennis.com/2012/11/la-lose-big-tennis-tourney/ Farmers Classic: L.A. To Lose Its Big Tennis Tourney], Insidetennis.com</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/12/Features/ATP-Approve-Bogota-Event-From-2013.aspx|title=News &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref>

==Singles main-draw entrants== ===Singles seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- | {{flag|FRA}} | [[Benoît Paire]] | 47 | 1 |- | {{flagu|USA}} | [[Sam Querrey]] | 55 | 2 |- | {{flag|ARG}} | [[Leonardo Mayer]] | 64 | 3 |- | {{flag|FRA}} | [[Nicolas Mahut]] | 66 | 4 |- | {{flag|BEL}} | [[Xavier Malisse]] | 71 | 5 |- | {{flag|AUS}} | [[Marinko Matosevic]] | 73 | 6 |- | {{flag|GER}} | [[Björn Phau]] | 76 | 7 |- | {{flagu|USA}} | [[Brian Baker (tennis)|Brian Baker]] | 79 | 8 |} * <sup>1</sup> Seedings based on the rankings of July 16, 2012

===Other entrants=== The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Baker (tennis)|Brian Baker]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Johnson (tennis)|Steve Johnson]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Sock]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Ričardas Berankis]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione (tennis)|Chris Guccione]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bradley Klahn]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicolas Meister (tennis)|Nicolas Meister]]

===Withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Malek Jaziri]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Lukáš Lacko]]

==Doubles main-draw entrants== ===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|MEX}} |[[Santiago González (tennis)|Santiago González]] |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Scott Lipsky]] |68 |1 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Colin Ebelthite]] |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Jonathan Marray]] |129 |2 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Jamie Delgado]] |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Ken Skupski]] |150 |3 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Matthew Ebden]] |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Dominic Inglot]] |153 |4 |} * Rankings are as of July 16, 2012

===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marcos Giron]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicolas Meister (tennis)|Nicolas Meister]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Johnson (tennis)|Steve Johnson]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Querrey]] The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione (tennis)|Chris Guccione]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marinko Matosevic]]

===Withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Sweeting]] (back injury)

===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Russell (tennis)|Michael Russell]] (back injury)

==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|2012 Farmers Classic – Singles}} *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Querrey]] defeated {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Ričardas Berankis]], 6–0, 6–2

===Doubles=== {{main|2012 Farmers Classic – Doubles}} *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ruben Bemelmans]] / {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Xavier Malisse]] defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jamie Delgado]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ken Skupski]], 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 4–6, [10–7]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/los-angeles/usa/2012/m-250-usa-05a-2012/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

{{Los Angeles Open tournaments}} {{2012 ATP World Tour}} {{2012 US Open Series}}

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