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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.
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.
