Los Angeles Open (tennis)

"Farmers Classic" redirects here. For the ATP Challenger Tour tournament, see USTA LA Tennis Open.

Los Angeles Open

The Los Angeles Open was a former ATP event that was known as the Farmers Classic, Countrywide Classic, Los Angeles Tennis Open, Pacific South West Open, Jack Kramer Open, and other sponsored names. It was an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States. The tournament was held in July or August, and had hosted the top men (and until 1975, women) in the world since 1927. Colombian investors who purchased the tournament's license for $1.5 million at the end of 2012 decided to move the tournament to Bogota. The new tournament is called the Claro Open Colombia.

The one-week tournament was held at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA, which was built to host the 1984 Summer Olympics. The latest format had a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. Tournament winners from its beginning in 1927 until 1967, when it was known as the Pacific Southwest and held at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, included most of the world's No.1 tennis players: Bill Tilden, Ellsworth Vines, Don Budge, Bobby Riggs, Jack Kramer, Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez and amateur tennis great Roy Emerson. In the open era, the tournament was won by Rod Laver twice, a second and third time by an ageing 40+ Gonzalez, Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, and Andre Agassi. In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan won a record six titles.

This tournament, with prize money of $700,000, was one of the tournaments included in the US Open Series. The matches were played on the Straus Stadium court with a capacity of 6,500 and the 1,500-seat capacity Grandstand court. Special events during the tournament's run included Kids Day, Fashion Day, Valspar Performance Challenge, and a Legends Invitational Singles competition. This tournament began in 1927 at the Los Angeles Tennis Club (LATC) and Bill Tilden was the first singles champion.

Main Entrance to the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center.

Straus Stadium at the L.A. Tennis Center, on the UCLA campus.

Grandstand court at the LA Tennis Open.

Past winners

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2012	Sam Querrey (3)	Ričardas Berankis	6–0, 6–2
2011	Ernests Gulbis	Mardy Fish	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2010	Sam Querrey (2)	Andy Murray	5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2009	Sam Querrey	Carsten Ball	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
2008	Juan Martín del Potro	Andy Roddick	6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2007	Radek Štěpánek	James Blake	7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–2
2006	Tommy Haas (2)	Dmitry Tursunov	4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2005	Andre Agassi (4)	Gilles Müller	6–4, 7–5
2004	Tommy Haas	Nicolas Kiefer	7–6(8–6), 6–4
2003	Wayne Ferreira	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
2002	Andre Agassi (3)	Jan-Michael Gambill	6–2, 6–4
2001	Andre Agassi (2)	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–2
2000	Michael Chang (2)	Jan-Michael Gambill	6–7(2–7), 6–3, retired
1999	Pete Sampras (2)	Andre Agassi	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1)
1998	Andre Agassi	Tim Henman	6–4, 6–4
1997	Jim Courier	Thomas Enqvist	6–4, 6–4
1996	Michael Chang	Richard Krajicek	6–4, 6–3
1995	Michael Stich	Thomas Enqvist	6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
1994	Boris Becker	Mark Woodforde	6–2, 6–2
1993	Richard Krajicek (2)	Michael Chang	0–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
1992	Richard Krajicek	Mark Woodforde	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1991	Pete Sampras	Brad Gilbert	6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
1990	Stefan Edberg	Michael Chang	7–6, 2–6, 7–6
1989	Aaron Krickstein	Michael Chang	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1988	Mikael Pernfors	Andre Agassi	6–2, 7–5
1987	David Pate	Stefan Edberg	6–4, 6–4
1986	John McEnroe (2)	Stefan Edberg	6–2, 6–3
1985	Paul Annacone	Stefan Edberg	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
1984	Jimmy Connors (4)	Eliot Teltscher	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1983	Gene Mayer (2)	Johan Kriek	7–6, 6–1
1982	Jimmy Connors	Mel Purcell	6–2, 6–1
1981	John McEnroe	Sandy Mayer	6–7, 6–3, 6–3
1980	Gene Mayer	Brian Teacher	6–3, 6–2
1979	Peter Fleming	John McEnroe	6–4, 6–4
1978	Arthur Ashe (3)	Brian Gottfried	6–2, 6–4
1977	Stan Smith (2)	Brian Gottfried	7–5, 3–6 6–4
1976	Brian Gottfried	Arthur Ashe	6–2, 6–2
1975	Arthur Ashe (2)	Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1974	Jimmy Connors	Harold Solomon	6–3, 6–1
1973	Jimmy Connors	Tom Okker	7–5, 7–6
1972	Stan Smith	Roscoe Tanner	6–4, 6–4
1971	Pancho Gonzalez (3)	Jimmy Connors	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1970	Rod Laver (2)	John Newcombe	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
1969	Pancho Gonzalez (2)	Cliff Richey	6–0, 7–5
1968	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall	4–6, 6–0, 6–0
1967	Roy Emerson (4)	Marty Riessen	12–14, 6–3, 6–4
1966	Allen Fox	Roy Emerson	6–3, 6–3
1965	Dennis Ralston	Arthur Ashe	6–4, 6–3
1964	Roy Emerson (3)	Dennis Ralston	6–3, 6–3
1963	Arthur Ashe	Whitney Reed	2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1962	Roy Emerson (2)	Rod Laver	16–14, 6–3
1961	Jon Douglas	Roy Emerson	6–2, 1–6, 6–4
1960	Barry MacKay	Earl Buchholz	5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1959	Roy Emerson	Ramanathan Krishnan	6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
1958	Ham Richardson	Alex Olmedo	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 9–7
1957	Vic Seixas (3)	Gilbert Shea	9–7, 6–3, 6–4
1956	Herbert Flam	Ken Rosewall	4–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
1955	Tony Trabert	Herbert Flam	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1954	Vic Seixas (2)	Tony Trabert	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
1953	Ken Rosewall	Vic Seixas	6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1952	Vic Seixas	Frank Sedgman	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1951	Frank Sedgman (2)	Tony Trabert	6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1950	Frank Sedgman	Ted Schroeder	9–7, 6–3, 6–2
1949	Pancho Gonzalez	Ted Schroeder	6–3, 9–11, 8–6, 6–4
1948	Ted Schroeder	Frank Parker	4–6, 7–9, 7–5, retired
1947	Jack Kramer (3)	Ted Schroeder	10–8, 6–4, 6–4
1946	Jack Kramer (2)	Ted Schroeder	6–2, 6–8, 6–2, 8–6
1945	Frank Parker (4)	Herbert Flam	6–2, 6–4
1944	Frank Parker (3)	William Talbert	6–4, 6–8, 8–6
1943	Jack Kramer	Pancho Segura	0–6, 6–1, 6–2
1942	Frank Parker (2)	Pancho Segura	6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1941	Frank Parker	Frank Kovacs	7–5, 6–0, 6–1
1940	Robert Riggs	Donald McNeill	5–7, 2–6, 6–0, 12–10, 6–3
1939	John Bromwich	Franjo Punčec	4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1938	Adrian Quist	John Bromwich	6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
1937	Donald Budge (3)	Gottfried von Cramm	2–6, 7–5, 6–4, 7–5
1936	Donald Budge (2)	Fred Perry	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1935	Donald Budge	Roderich Menzel	1–6, 11–9, 6–3, retired
1934	Fred Perry (3)	Lester Stoefen	10–8, 6–4, 6–3
1933	Fred Perry (2)	Jiro Satoh	6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5
1932	Fred Perry	Jiro Satoh	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
1931	Ellsworth Vines (2)	Fred Perry	8–10, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1930	Ellsworth Vines	Gregory Mangin	14–12, 6–3, 6–4
1929	John Doeg	John Van Ryn	8–10, 7–5, 9–7, 8–6
1928	Henri Cochet	Christian Boussus	2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1927	William Tilden	Francis Hunter	6–2, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2012	Ruben Bemelmans Xavier Malisse (2)	Jamie Delgado Ken Skupski	7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7]
2011	Mark Knowles Xavier Malisse	Somdev Devvarman Treat Conrad Huey	7–6(7–3), 7–6(12–10)
2010	Bob Bryan (6) Mike Bryan (6)	Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer	6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–7]
2009	Bob Bryan (5) Mike Bryan (5)	Benjamin Becker Frank Moser	6–4, 7–6(2)
2008	Rohan Bopanna Eric Butorac	Travis Parrott Dušan Vemić	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
2007	Bob Bryan (4) Mike Bryan (4)	Scott Lipsky David Martin	7–6(7–5), 6–2
2006	Bob Bryan (3) Mike Bryan (3)	Eric Butorac Jamie Murray	6–2, 6–4
2005	Rick Leach Brian MacPhie	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	6–3, 6–4
2004	Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2)	Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley	6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2003	Jan-Michael Gambill Travis Parrott	Joshua Eagle Sjeng Schalken	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
2002	Sébastien Grosjean Nicolas Kiefer	Justin Gimelstob Michaël Llodra	6–4, 6–4
2001	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Jan-Michael Gambill Andy Roddick	7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2000	Paul Kilderry Sandon Stolle	Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Humphries	walkover
1999	Byron Black Wayne Ferreira (2)	Goran Ivanišević Brian MacPhie	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
1998	Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek	6–4, 6–4
1997	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	Mahesh Bhupathi Rick Leach	7–6, 6–4
1996	Marius Barnard Piet Norval	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	7–5, 6–2
1995	Brent Haygarth Kent Kinnear	Scott Davis Goran Ivanišević	6–4, 7–6
1994	John Fitzgerald Mark Woodforde (2)	Scott Davis Brian MacPhie	4–6, 6–2, 6–0
1993	Wayne Ferreira Michael Stich	Grant Connell Scott Davis	7–6, 7–6
1992	Patrick Galbraith Jim Pugh (2)	Francisco Montana David Wheaton	7–6, 7–6
1991	Javier Frana Jim Pugh	Glenn Michibata Brad Pearce	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
1990	Scott Davis (2) David Pate (2)	Peter Lundgren Paul Wekesa	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1989	Martin Davis Tim Pawsat	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	7–5, 7–6
1988	John McEnroe (2) Mark Woodforde	Peter Doohan Jim Grabb	6–4, 6–4
1987	Kevin Curren David Pate	Brad Gilbert Tim Wilkison	6–3, 6–4
1986	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	3–6, 7–5, 7–6
1985	Scott Davis Robert Van't Hof	Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 7–6
1984	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	Wojtek Fibak Sandy Mayer	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1983	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	Sandy Mayer Ferdi Taygan	6–1, 6–2
1982	Sherwood Stewart (2) Ferdi Taygan	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
1981	Tom Gullikson Butch Walts (2)	John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan	6–4, 6–4
1980	Brian Teacher Butch Walts	Anand Amritraj John Austin	6–2, 6–4
1979	Marty Riessen (2) Sherwood Stewart	Wojciech Fibak Frew McMillan	6–4, 6–4
1978	John Alexander (2) Phil Dent (2)	Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–3
1977	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6-3, 6-4
1976	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1975	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
1974	Ross Case Geoff Masters	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–2
1973	Jan Kodeš Vladimír Zedník	Jimmy Connors Ilie Nastase	6-2, 6-4
1972	Jimmy Connors Pancho Gonzales (2)	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–3, 7–6
1971	John Alexander Phil Dent	Frank Froehling Clark Graebner	7–6, 6–4
1970	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Stan Smith Bob Lutz	7–6, 6–2
1969	Pancho Gonzales Ron Holmberg
1968	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor	7–5, 6–1

Most titles

# of titles	Name	Years
Singles
4	Andre Agassi Jimmy Connors Roy Emerson Frank Parker	2005, 2002, 2001, 1998 1984, 1982, 1974, 1973 1967, 1964, 1962, 1959 1945, 1944, 1942, 1941
3	Sam Querrey Arthur Ashe Pancho Gonzalez Vic Seixas Jack Kramer Donald Budge Fred Perry	2012, 2010, 2009 1978, 1975, 1963 1971, 1969, 1949 1957, 1954, 1952 1947, 1946, 1943 1937, 1936, 1935 1934, 1933, 1932
2	Tommy Haas Michael Chang Pete Sampras Richard Krajicek John McEnroe Gene Mayer Stan Smith Rod Laver Frank Sedgman Ellsworth Vines	2006, 2004 2000, 1996 1999, 1991 1993, 1992 1986, 1981 1983, 1980 1977, 1972 1970, 1968 1951, 1950 1931, 1930
Doubles
6	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001

Previous names

Years	Name	Sponsor
2010	Farmers Classic	Farmers Insurance Group
2009	LA Tennis Open	None
2006-2008	Countrywide Classic	Countrywide Bank
1998-2005	Mercedes-Benz Cup	Mercedes-Benz
1995-1997	Infiniti Open	Infiniti
1979-1981	Jack Kramer Open	None
	Los Angeles Open	Volvo
1927-	Pacific Southwest Championships

External links

• Official website
• Past Champions