Top seed and wild card entry Andy Murray takes on No. 2/defending champion Sam Querrey in Sunday’s final of the Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz.

It is the first No. 1-2 seed final in Los Angeles since 1999 when No. 2 Pete Sampras beat top seed Andre Agassi in two tie-breaks. It’s the fifth 1-2 final in the Open Era at the tournament and eighth 1 vs. 2 final on the ATP World Tour this year. No. 2 has won four times.

Murray has won all four previous meetings (9-0 in sets), including a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 triumph in the fourth round at Wimbledon a little over one month ago.

This marks the seventh time since 2000 that an American is playing in the final. At least one American has contested the LA final 35 times in the 43 Open Era years. Querrey is looking to become the first player to repeat as champion here since Agassi in 2001-02.

Murray is appearing in his first final since the Australian Open on Jan. 31 (l. to Federer). Murray is seeking his 15th career ATP World Tour title (14-7 in finals). His last title came in November ’09 in Valencia (d. Youzhny).

Querrey is appearing in his fifth ATP World Tour final of 2010. Last year he also reached five finals but was 1-4. This year’s titles have come in Memphis (d. Isner), Belgrade (d. Isner) and Queen's Club (d. Fish) and was the finalist in Houston (l. to Chela). Querrey is the only player to win titles on three different surfaces in 2010. The 22-year-old American is 5-5 in career finals.

WHAT’S AT STAKE –
Winner   $111,950 and 250 South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking points
Runner-up  $58,850 and 150 South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking points

FINALS HISTORY –
Murray  22nd career ATP World Tour level final...14-7 record...0-1 this year
Querrey 11th career ATP World Tour final...5-5 record...3-1 this year 

NO. 1-2 IN FINALS – The top two seeds will contest the final at Farmers Classic for the first time since 1999. This will be the fifth final featuring the top two seeds in the Open Era. The top seed has won three of the previous four times:
1999 – (2) Pete Sampras d (1) Andre Agassi 76(3) 76(1)
1996 – (1) Michael Chang d (2) Richard Krajicek 64 63
1975 – (1) Arthur Ashe d (2) Roscoe Tanner 36 75 63 
1970 – (1) Rod Laver d (2) John Newcombe 46 64 76

ATP WORLD TOUR TITLE LEADERS – Querrey is second on the ATP World Tour this season with three titles and he’s the only player to win titles on three different surfaces. Here are the leaders:

                               No.  
Rafael Nadal (ESP)    5
Sam Querrey (USA)  3
Albert Montanes (ESP)   2
Michael Llodra (FRA)  2
Marin Cilic (CRO)  2
Andy Roddick (USA)  2 
Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) + 2
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 2
Mardy Fish (USA)  2
+ Umag final on Sunday

SUNDAY FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS – 

(1-WC) Andy Murray (GBR) vs (2) Sam Querrey (USA) Murray Leads 4-0
06 Newport (U.S.A.) Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-2
08 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati  Hard R32 Andy Murray 7-6(3)6-1
08 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Hard R32 Andy Murray 6-2 6-4
10 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Andy Murray 7-5 6-3 6-4

Murray FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
F: Australian Open (l Federer); SF: Wimbledon (l Nadal); QF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Soderling); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (l Ferrer)
YTD W-L: 25-10 (13-4 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0/Career Titles: 14
Date of Birth: May 15, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 4

* Murray, 23, is making his second final showing this season, the first in a non-Grand Slam tournament
* His best result came in January when he advanced to his second career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open (l. to Federer)… This is the Scot native’s first tournament is getting to the semi-finals at Wimbledon (l. to Nadal) for the second straight year
* He is trying to become the first No. 1 seed to win the title since Agassi in 2005 (d. Gilles Muller)
* He is playing in LA for the first time, but is in his fourth final in California (2-1). He won back-to-back titles in San Jose in 2006-07, and reached the final at Indian Wells in 2009
* Has a 14-7 career mark in finals and his last ATP World Tour title came in Valencia (d. Youzhny) last November…His 14 titles are the most by a British man in the Open Era
* Last year he led the ATP World Tour with a personal-best six titles and he reached No. 2 on Aug. 17 and held that spot for four weeks before finishing No. 4 for the second straight season
* He split with full-time coaches Miles Maclagan and Alex Corretja this week but left open the possibility of working with Corretja as a coaching consultant in the future

Querrey FastFacts:
2010 Highlights:
W: Memphis (d Isner); Belgrade (d Isner); London / Queen's Club (d Fish); F: Houston (l Chela); SF: San Jose (l Roddick)
YTD W-L: 32-15 (12-6 on hard)
YTD Titles: 3
Career Titles: 5
Date of Birth: October 7, 1987
South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking: 20

* Querrey, 22, is appearing in his fifth ATP World Tour final of the season…He’s 3-1 in final matches with his lone loss in Houston (l. to Chela) on clay in April 
* He is No. 2 on the ATP World Tour with three titles this year (behind Nadal’s five) and he’s the only player to win titles on three different surfaces…All three wins have come over countrymen (d. Isner twice and Fish once)…Has a 32-15 match record on the season, including 12-6 on hard
* In February, he defeated friend John Isner in three sets in the Memphis final and he also won the doubles title there (w/Isner)…In May, he beat Isner again in three sets in Belgrade (saving one match point)…The following month, he earned his first career grass court title at Queen’s over Fish
* He is looking to become the first player this year to win two titles after saving a match point…Isner in Auckland and Davydenko in Doha also won a title after saving at least one match point
* He is appearing in his 11th career ATP World Tour final (5-5) and the last player to win back-to-back titles in Los Angeles was countryman Andre Agassi in 2001-02
* Has a 7-25 career mark vs. Top 10 opponents with his highest win coming over No. 5 Roddick in the second round at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati last August
* Last year he defeated Aussie qualifier Carsten Ball in the final here
 

DOUBLES FINAL PREVIEW – BRYANS LOOK FOR HISTORIC TITLE AGAINST BUTORAC-ROJER

Top seeds and five-time Farmers Classic champions Bob and Mike Bryan look for a record 62nd career doubles title together on Sunday as they face unseeded and the first-time pairing of Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer.

The Bryans, who are appearing in their 100th career final together (61-38), are tied with recent Hall-of-Fame inductees Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde with 61 career doubles titles together on the ATP World Tour. Woodforde will be on hand during Sunday’s final.

The Bryans, who have won a record five titles in L.A., extended their tournament winning streak to 15 with their semi-final win. They have titles in 2001, ’04, ’06-07 and ‘09. They did not play in ’08 due to the Olympics.

Butorac is 7-2 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals and he reached the final in Munich in May (w/Kohlmann). He won the title two years ago and was runner-up in ‘06. Rojer, who played collegiately at UCLA, is trying to capture his first career ATP World Tour title. He is 0-5 in finals. This is his first hard court final.

Here are the Top 5 doubles team title leaders in the Open Era:
                                         No.
1) Bryan-Bryan                    61
    Woodbridge-Woodforde   61
3) Fleming-McEnroe             57
    Hewitt-McMillan               57
5) Casal-E. Sanchez             44