1978 Western Championships

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1978 Western Championships
DateJuly 10–16
Edition78th
Category Grand Prix Circuit
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$125,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Venue Old Coney
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez [2]
  1977  · Cincinnati Open ·  1979  

The 1978 Western Championships, also known as the Cincinnati Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sunlite Swim and Tennis Club at Old Coney in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament was held from July 10 through July 16, 1978. First-seeded Eddie Dibbs won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Dibbs defeated Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer / Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Ramírez defeated Flag of Egypt.svg Ismail El Shafei / Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Fairlie 6–3, 6–3

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References

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  2. "1978 Cincinnati – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Terry Flynn (July 17, 1978). "Dibbs outduels Ramirez for Western title" . The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C-1 via Newspapers.com.