Farmers Classic 2011

Farmers Classic 2011
date	July 25, 2011 - July 31, 2011
Edition	85
navigation	2010  ◄  2011  ►  2012
ATP World Tour
venue	Los Angeles United States
Tournament number	423
category	World Tour 250
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US $ 619,500
Financial. Obligation	US $ 700,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Sam Querrey
Last year's winner (double)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Winner (singles)	Ernests Gulbis
Winner (doubles)	Mark Knowles Xavier Malisse
Tournament director	Robert Kramer
Tournament supervisor	Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption	James Blake (102)
As of April 8, 2016

The Farmers Classic 2011 was a tennis tournament that took place from July 25 to 31, 2011 in Los Angeles . It was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and was played outdoors on hard courts. In the same week were in Umag , the ATP Studena Croatia Open and in Gstaad , the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad played that just like the Farmers Classic to category ATP World Tour 250 counted.

Defending champion in the singles was Sam Querrey , who had to cancel his participation due to injury. In the final, Ernests Gulbis prevailed against Mardy Fish , who played his second final within two weeks. For Gulbis it was the first season and second career title. In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but they didn't compete this year either. In this year's double-final, Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse defeated the Indian-Filipino pairing Somdev Devvarman / Treat Conrad Huey . This victory was their first joint title and their first success in Los Angeles. For Knowles it was the first season and 54th career title, while Malisse won a tournament for the second time in the season, it is the sixth double title for the Belgian.

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the double competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round. The total prize pool was $ 619,500 and total financial liabilities were $ 700,000.

qualification

The qualification took place from July 23 to 25, 2011. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

→ Main article : Farmers Classic 2011 / Qualification

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers
Daniel Kosakowski
Tim Smyczek
Laurynas Grigelis
Greg Jones

Prize money and world ranking points

The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who moved into the main draw via qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. Prize money for the double competition applies per team.

singles round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 113,000 final 150 $ 59,400 Semifinals 90 $ 32,200 Quarter finals 45 $ 18,350 Round of 16 20th $ 10,800 First round 0 $ 6,410

Qualification individual round Points Prize money Qualifier 12 Qualifying round 6th $ 1,030 Second round 0 $ 500 First round 0 $ 0

Double round Points Prize money victory 250 $ 34,300 final 150 $ 18,000 Semifinals 90 $ 9,770 Quarter finals 45 $ 5,590 First round 0 $ 3,280

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mardy Fish final 02.  Juan Martín del Potro Quarter finals 03.  Marcos Baghdatis Round of 16 04th  Thomaz Bellucci Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Xavier Malisse 1 round 06th  Dmitri Tursunov 1 round 07th  Grigor Dimitrov Round of 16 08th.  Igor Kunitsyn Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Fish

7th

6th

OLD

G. Muller

2

6th

6th

OLD

G. Muller

6 1

1

WC

S. Johnson

6th

3

4th

1

M. Fish

6th

6th

S. Devvarman

4th

6 6

8th

I. Kunitsyn

2

4th

R. Sweeting

6th

7th

R. Sweeting

6 4

6 6

PR

F. González

4th

3

8th

I. Kunitsyn

7th

7th

8th

I. Kunitsyn

6th

6th

1

M. Fish

6th

4th

7th

SE

R. Harrison

0

6th

6 3

3

M. Baghdatis

3

4th

WC

R. Ginepri

4th

5

Y.-h. Lu

6th

6th

Y.-h. Lu

6th

7th

Y.-h. Lu

6th

3

4th

SE

R. Harrison

6 4

7th

6th

SE

R. Harrison

3

6th

6th

OLD

R. Berankis

7th

5

3

SE

R. Harrison

6th

6th

OLD

M. Russell

6 5

6th

6th

OLD

M. Russell

3

4th

6th

D. Tursunov

7th

0

2

1

M. Fish

7th

4th

4th

7th

G. Dimitrov

6th

6th

E. Gulbis

5

6th

6th

WC

T. Haas

3

2

7th

G. Dimitrov

4th

3

Q

G. Jones

6th

1

1

A. Bogomolov junior

6th

6th

A. Bogomolov junior

4th

6th

6th

A. Bogomolov junior

1

6th

6th

OLD

A. Falla

6th

6th

4th

T. Bellucci

6th

4th

1

Q

L. Grigelis

2

4th

OLD

A. Falla

0

1

4th

T. Bellucci

6th

6th

A. Bogomolov junior

2

6 4

5

X. Malisse

6th

3

6 5

E. Gulbis

6th

7th

E. Gulbis

2

6th

7th

E. Gulbis

6th

6th

Q

T. Smyczek

6th

1

3

Q

D. Kosakowski

2

4th

Q

D. Kosakowski

2

6th

6th

E. Gulbis

6th

6th

OLD

J. Blake

6th

6th

2

JM del Potro

2

4th

M. Berrer

2

3

OLD

J. Blake

4th

6 3

2

JM del Potro

6th

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares   1 round 02.  Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram   1 round 03.  Mark Knowles Xavier Malisse   victory 04th  Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram   Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Melo B. Soares

3

4th

S. Devvarman, T.C. Huey

6th

6th

S. Devvarman, T.C. Huey

6th

6th

G. Muller J. Murray

3

6th

[13]

G. Muller J. Murray

2

4th

OLD

A. Bogomolov junior E. Gulbis

6th

3

[11]

S. Devvarman, T.C. Huey

7th

6 8

[10]

4th

J. Erlich A. Ram

7th

6th

4th

J. Erlich A. Ram

6 6

7th

[4]

G. Dimitrov D. Tursunov

6 4

2

4th

J. Erlich A. Ram

6th

7th

M. Baghdatis, M. Russell

6th

7th

M. Baghdatis, M. Russell

1

6 4

OLD

B. Semenzato M. Torres

0

6 5

S. Devvarman, T.C. Huey

6 3

6 10

T. Bellucci A. Falla

6th

6th

3

M. Knowles X. Malisse

7th

7th

S. Huss I. Kunitsyn

0

3

T. Bellucci A. Falla

3

2

C. Fleming R. Hutchins

1

4th

3

M. Knowles X. Malisse

6th

6th

3

M. Knowles X. Malisse

6th

6th

3

M. Knowles X. Malisse

4th

6th

[10]

PR

M. Berrer T. Haas

6th

6th

Y.-h. Lu F. Moser

6th

4th

[7]

WC

J. Blake R. Sweeting

1

4th

PR

M. Berrer T. Haas

4th

4th

Y.-h. Lu F. Moser

7th

2

[10]

Y.-h. Lu F. Moser

6th

6th

2

S. Lipsky R. Ram

5

6th

[3]

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 36 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 40 kB)
• Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 79 kB)