Sam Querrey from California , fellow American James Blake , France ’ s Nicolas Mahut and Belgium ’ s Xavier Malisse , the tournament Competition ’ s reigning doubles champion , were participants Participation of this year 's tournaments Competition .

Defending champion , Querrey , who grew Expansion up in nearby Thousand Oaks , defeated Conquering Ričardas Berankis for his third Los Angeles title in four years on July 29 , 2012 .

Querrey would also join Becoming_a_member fellow Americans , Andre Agassi and Jimmy Connors as the only three men to win Getting 3 or more titles in the Open Era .