1978 Western Championships
Tennis tournament
1978 Western Championships | ||||
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Date | July 10–16 | |||
Edition | 78th | |||
Category | Grand Prix Circuit | |||
Draw | 64S / 32D | |||
Prize money | $125,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |||
Venue | Old Coney | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Eddie Dibbs[1] | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Gene Mayer / Raúl Ramírez[2] | ||||
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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]
Finals
Singles
Eddie Dibbs defeated Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Dibbs' 2nd singles title of the year and the 15th of his career.
Doubles
Gene Mayer / Raúl Ramírez defeated Ismail El Shafei / Brian Fairlie 6–3, 6–3
References
External links
- Official website
- ATP tournament profile
- ITF tournament edition details
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