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2011 Farmers Classic

The 2011 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Los Angeles. It was the 85th edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the Olympus US Open Series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the campus of UCLA, from July 25 through July 31, 2011, with total player compensation in excess of $1 million. The events were televised by ESPN2 and the Tennis Channel. Following the tournament, a Coldplay concert was held on August 3 and broadcast a portion on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Juan Martín del Potro, who won the 2008 Countrywide Classic and 2009 US Open was one of the first players signed on to play in the tournament. The Argentinean reached a career high of No. 4 in 2010.

Unseeded Ernests Gulbis won the singles title and the accompanying first-prize money of $113,000.

ATP entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking*	Seeding
USA	Mardy Fish	9	1
ARG	Juan Martín del Potro	19	2
CYP	Marcos Baghdatis	26	3
BRA	Thomaz Bellucci	33	4
BEL	Xavier Malisse	40	5
RUS	Dmitry Tursunov	48	6
BUL	Grigor Dimitrov	59	7
RUS	Igor Kunitsyn	61	8

*Seedings based on the July 18, 2011 rankings.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

USA Robby Ginepri
GER Tommy Haas
USA Steve Johnson

The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:

USA Ryan Harrison

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

LTU Laurynas Grigelis
AUS Greg Jones
USA Daniel Kosakowski
USA Tim Smyczek

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2011 Farmers Classic – Singles

LAT Ernests Gulbis defeated USA Mardy Fish, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

It was Gulbis' only singles title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 2011 Farmers Classic – Doubles

BAH Mark Knowles / BEL Xavier Malisse defeated IND Somdev Devvarman / PHI Treat Conrad Huey, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(12–10)

Notes

As a part of this year's tournament, "An Evening with Betty White" was presented prior to the tournament on July 22 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
July 30, 2011 – Peter Fleming, the Farmers Classic 1979 singles and 1983 doubles champion, was named 2011 Tournament Honoree.
August 3, 2011 – "An Evening with Coldplay" concert.

References

"2011 Los Angeles – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
"2011 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
[http://www.farmersclassic.com/special_events_highlight_captivating_week_at_farmers_classic_presented_by_mercedes-benz_/ Special Events Highlight Captivating Week at Farmers Classic Presented by Mercedes-Benz ] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-03-25 , ''farmersclassic.com'', July 7, 2011)
Diane Pucin, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0519-newswire-20110519,0,2814399.story The Day In Sports], ''Los Angeles Times'', May 19, 2011
(August 1, 2011). "Fish stunned by Gulbis in Los Angeles final". Tennis World USA.
(August 1, 2011). "ATP Los Angeles: Ernests Gulbis Upsets Mardy Fish For Second Career Title". [[SB Nation]].
(August 2, 2011). "Gulbis rallies by Fish to win Farmers Classic". [[USA Today]].
[http://www.farmersclassic.com/2011_tournament_honoree_peter_fleming/ 2011 Tournament Honoree: Peter Fleming] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-25 , FarmersClassic.com, July 30, 2011)
Phil Gallo, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/468199/coldplay-covers-amy-winehouse-in-live-tribute Coldplay Covers Amy Winehouse in Live Tribute], ''Billboard'', August 4, 2011

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