{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{TennisEventInfo|1976|Western Championships|| | date=July 12–18 | edition=76th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix Circuit]] (Three star) | prize_money=$100,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], US | venue=[[Coney Island, Cincinnati, Ohio|Old Coney]] | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1976 Cincinnati – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cincinnati/422/1976/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1976 Cincinnati – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cincinnati/422/1976/draws?matchType=doubkes|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Cincinnati Open }}
The '''1976 Western Championships''', also known as Cincinnati Open, was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s at the Sunlite Swim and Tennis Club at [[Coney Island, Cincinnati, Ohio|Old Coney]] in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] in the United States. It was the 76th edition of the tournament and was part of the Three Star category of the [[1976 Grand Prix (tennis)|1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit]]. The tournament was held from July 12 through July 18, 1976. Second-seeded [[Roscoe Tanner]] won the singles title.
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] 7–6, 6–3 * It was Tanner's 1st singles title of the year and the 5th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Dibbs]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold Solomon]] 6–1, 6–1
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.cincytennis.com}} * [http://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/cincinnati/422/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/cincinnati/usa/1976/m-gp-usa-29a-1976/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Cincinnati Masters tournaments}} {{1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1976 Grand Prix (tennis)|Cincinnati Open]] [[Category:Cincinnati Open]] [[Category:1976 in American tennis|Cincinnati Open]] [[Category:1976 in sports in Ohio|Cincinnati Open]] [[Category:July 1976 sports events in the United States|Cincinnati Open]]