The Farmers Classic (formerly known as the Countrywide Classic, Mercedes-Benz Cup, Pacific Southwest Championships, and the LA Tennis Open) is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States. The tournament is held in July or August (July 26-August 1, 2010), and has hosted the top men (and until 1975, women) in the world since 1927. The one-week tournament is held at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA, which also hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics. The current format has a 28 singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. Notable past champions include Roy Emerson, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, and Andre Agassi. In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan have won a record five titles. This tournament, with prize money of $700,000, is one of the tournaments included in the Olympus US Open Series. The matches are played on the Straus Stadium court with a capacity of 6,500 and the 1,500-capacity Grandstand court. Special events include Kids Day, Fashion Day, Valspar Performance Challenge, and a Legends Invitational Singles competition.
Past Winners 2009 Sam Querrey 2008 Juan Martín del Potro 2007 Radek Štěpánek 2006 Tommy Haas 2005 Andre Agassi 2004 Tommy Haas 2003 Wayne Ferreira 2002 U Andre Agassi 2001 Andre Agassi 2000 Michael Chang 1999 Pete Sampras 1998 Andre Agassi 1997 Jim Courier 1996 Michael Chang 1995 Michael Stich 1994 Boris Becker 1993 Richard Krajicek 1992 Richard Krajicek 1991 Pete Sampras 1990 Stefan Edberg 1989 Aaron Krickstein 1988 Mikael Pernfors 1987 David Pate 1986 John McEnroe 1985 Paul Annacone 1984 Jimmy Connors 1983 Gene Mayer 1982 Jimmy Connors 1981 John McEnroe 1980 Gene Mayer 1979 Peter Fleming 1978 Arthur Ashe 1977 Stan Smith 1976 Brian Gottfried 1975 Arthur Ashe 1974 Jimmy Connors 1973 Jimmy Connors 1972 Stan Smith 1971 Pancho Gonzalez 1970 Rod Laver 1969 Pancho Gonzalez 1968 Rod Laver 1967 Roy Emerson 1966 Allen Fox 1965 Dennis Ralston 1964 Roy Emerson 1963 Arthur Ashe 1962 Roy Emerson 1961 Jon Douglas 1960 Barry MacKay 1959 Roy Emerson 1958 Ham Richardson 1957 Vic Seixas 1956 Herbert Flam 1955 Tony Trabert 1954 Vic Seixas 1953 Ken Rosewall 1952 Vic Seixas 1951 Frank Sedgman 1950 Frank Sedgman 1949 Pancho Gonzalez 1948 Ted Schroeder 1947 Jack Kramer 1946 Jack Kramer 1945 Frank Parker 1944 Frank Parker 1943 Jack Kramer 1942 Frank Parker 1941 Frank Parker 1940 Robert Riggs 1939 John Bromwich 1938 Adrian Quist 1937 Donald Budge 1936 Donald Budge 1935 Donald Budge 1934 Fred Perry 1933 Fred Perry 1931 Ellsworth Vines 1930 Ellsworth Vines 1929 John Doeg 1928 Henri Cochet 1927 William Tilden
