The 2012 Farmers Classic, presented by

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, was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s in Los Angeles. It was the 86th edition of the

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, and was part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series of the

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. It took place at the

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on the campus of

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, from July 23 through July 29, 2012, with total player compensation in excess of $1 million. The events were televised by

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and the

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. Defending champion, second-seeded

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, who grew up in nearby

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, defeated

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for his third Los Angeles title in four years on July 29, 2012.

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teamed up with

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this year to win the doubles championship. Querrey would also join fellow Americans,

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and

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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.

Singles main-draw entrants

Singles seeds

* ¹ Seedings based on the rankings of July 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received

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s into the singles main draw: * Brian Baker * Steve Johnson *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

* Chris Guccione *

Bradley Klahn Bradley Klahn (born August 20, 1990) is an American former professional tennis player from Poway, California. Klahn played collegiate tennis at Stanford University, where he won the 2010 NCAA Singles Championships as a sophomore. His next year ...

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Withdrawals

Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri (; born January 20, 1984) is a Tunisian former professional tennis player. Jaziri reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World 42 in January 2019. He primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circ ...

Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko (; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record ...

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of July 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

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* Steve Johnson /

The following pair received entry as alternates: * Chris Guccione /

Marinko Matosevic Marinko Matosevic (, ; born 8 August 1985) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 39, which he achieved in February 2013. Matosevic defeated top players including Milos Raonic, Marin Č ...

Withdrawals

Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting (born July 14, 1987) is an American former professional tennis player. Personal life Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas. He has been living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and registered as an American to the ATP. In September 2013 ...

(back injury)

Retirements

* Michael Russell (back injury)

Finals

Singles

defeated

, 6–0, 6–2

Doubles

defeated

Jamie Delgado Jamie Delgado (born 21 March 1977) is a British tennis coach and former professional player. Delgado has represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup, most recently in 2006. Delgado holds the all-time male record for playing in consecutive Wimbl ...

Ken Skupski Ken Skupski Jr. (born 9 April 1983) is a British former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles. He reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 44 in July 2010, and won seven titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the ...

, 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 0–7

References

External links

ITF tournament edition details
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