# 2012 Farmers Classic > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2012_Farmers_Classic > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2012_Farmers_Classic.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Farmers_Classic > Source revision: 1272785526 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 2012 Farmers Classic Date July 23–29 Edition 86th Category World Tour 250 Draw 28S / 16D Prize money $557,550 Surface Hard / outdoor Location Los Angeles, California United States Venue Los Angeles Tennis Center Champions Singles Sam Querrey[1] Doubles Ruben Bemelmans / Xavier Malisse[2] ← 2011 · Los Angeles Open The **2012 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) in Los Angeles. It was the 86th edition of the [Los Angeles Open](/source/Los_Angeles_Open_(tennis)), and was part of the [Emirates Airline US Open Series](/source/2012_US_Open_Series) of the [2012 ATP World Tour](/source/2012_ATP_World_Tour). It took place at the [Los Angeles Tennis Center](/source/Los_Angeles_Tennis_Center) on the campus of [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles), from July 23 through July 29, 2012, with total player compensation in excess of $1 million. The events were televised by [ESPN2](/source/ESPN2) and the [Tennis Channel](/source/Tennis_Channel). Defending champion, second-seeded [Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey), who grew up in nearby [Thousand Oaks](/source/Thousand_Oaks), defeated [Ričardas Berankis](/source/Ri%C4%8Dardas_Berankis) for his third Los Angeles title in four years on July 29, 2012.[3][4] [Xavier Malisse](/source/Xavier_Malisse) teamed up with [Ruben Bemelmans](/source/Ruben_Bemelmans) this year to win the doubles championship.[5] Querrey would also join fellow Americans, [Andre Agassi](/source/Andre_Agassi) and [Jimmy Connors](/source/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 ### Singles seeds 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 The following players received [wildcards](/source/Wild_card_(sports)) into the singles main draw: - [Brian Baker](/source/Brian_Baker_(tennis)) - [Steve Johnson](/source/Steve_Johnson_(tennis)) - [Jack Sock](/source/Jack_Sock) The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: - [Ričardas Berankis](/source/Ri%C4%8Dardas_Berankis) - [Chris Guccione](/source/Chris_Guccione_(tennis)) - [Bradley Klahn](/source/Bradley_Klahn) - [Nicolas Meister](/source/Nicolas_Meister_(tennis)) ### Withdrawals - [Malek Jaziri](/source/Malek_Jaziri) - [Lukáš Lacko](/source/Luk%C3%A1%C5%A1_Lacko) ## Doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds 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 The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Marcos Giron](/source/Marcos_Giron) / [Nicolas Meister](/source/Nicolas_Meister_(tennis)) - [Steve Johnson](/source/Steve_Johnson_(tennis)) / [Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey) The following pair received entry as alternates: - [Chris Guccione](/source/Chris_Guccione_(tennis)) / [Marinko Matosevic](/source/Marinko_Matosevic) ### Withdrawals - [Ryan Sweeting](/source/Ryan_Sweeting) (back injury) ### Retirements - [Michael Russell](/source/Michael_Russell_(tennis)) (back injury) ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [2012 Farmers Classic – Singles](/source/2012_Farmers_Classic_%E2%80%93_Singles) - [Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey) defeated [Ričardas Berankis](/source/Ri%C4%8Dardas_Berankis), 6–0, 6–2 ### Doubles Main article: [2012 Farmers Classic – Doubles](/source/2012_Farmers_Classic_%E2%80%93_Doubles) - [Ruben Bemelmans](/source/Ruben_Bemelmans) / [Xavier Malisse](/source/Xavier_Malisse) defeated [Jamie Delgado](/source/Jamie_Delgado) / [Ken Skupski](/source/Ken_Skupski), 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["2012 Los Angeles – Singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/2012/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["2012 Los Angeles – Doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/los-angeles/423/2012/draws?matchType=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ed McGrogan (July 29, 2012). ["Querrey crushes Berankis for third L.A. title"](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/querrey-crushes-berankis-for-third-l-a-title). *Tennis.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Tennis: Querrey wins third Los Angeles Open title"](https://sports.inquirer.net/55545/tennis-querrey-wins-third-los-angeles-open-title). *Inquirer.net*. July 30, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Steve Galluzzo, [Sam Querrey wins 3rd Farmers Classic title](https://archive.today/20121208130104/http://www.farmersclassic.com/news/sam_querrey_wins_3rd_farmers_classic_title/), FarmersClassic.com, July 29, 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Farmers Classic: L.A. To Lose Its Big Tennis Tourney](http://www.insidetennis.com/2012/11/la-lose-big-tennis-tourney/), Insidetennis.com 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["News | ATP Tour | Tennis"](http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/12/Features/ATP-Approve-Bogota-Event-From-2013.aspx). ## External links - [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/los-angeles/usa/2012/m-250-usa-05a-2012/draws-and-results/) v t e Los Angeles Open 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 v t e 2012 ATP World Tour « 2011 2013 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Paris (S, D) ATP World Tour 500 series Rotterdam (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Valencia (S, D) Basel (S, D) ATP World Tour 250 series Brisbane (S, D) Chennai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Montpellier (S, D) Zagreb (S, D) Viña del Mar (S, D) San Jose (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Houston (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Munich (S, D) Belgrade (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Nice (S, D) London (S, D) Halle (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Umag (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Bangkok (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Team events Davis Cup World Group + play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa World Team Cup Summer Olympic Games, London (S, D, X) ATP World Tour Finals, London (S, D) v t e 2012 US Open Series ATP World Tour Atlanta Los Angeles Washington Toronto Cincinnati Winston-Salem New York WTA Tour Stanford Carlsbad Montreal Cincinnati New Haven New York --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2012 Farmers Classic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Farmers_Classic) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Farmers_Classic?action=history)). 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