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1976 Buckeye Tennis Championships
Date	August 2–8
Edition	7th
Category	Grand Prix (Two Star)
Draw	48S / 24D
Prize money	$87,500
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Grove City, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Venue	Buckeye Boys Ranch
Champions
Singles
Roscoe Tanner
Doubles
William Brown / Brian Teacher
← 1975 · Columbus Open · 1977 →

The 1976 Buckeye Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Buckeye Boys Ranch in Grove City, Columbus, Ohio in the United States that was part of Two Star category of the 1976 Grand Prix circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1976. First-seeded Roscoe Tanner won the singles title and earned $16,000 in first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Roscoe Tanner defeated Stan Smith 6–4, 7–6

• It was Tanner's 2nd singles title of the year and 6th of his career.

Doubles

William Brown / Brian Teacher defeated Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 6–4

References

1. "1976 Columbus – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1976 Columbus – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "Tanner's power takes Buckeye Championship". Dayton Daily News. August 10, 1976. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com. Roscoe Tanner's power game melted veteran Stan Smith 6-4, 7-6 for the $16,000 first prize Monday night in the Buckeye Tennis Championships in Columbus.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. pp. 116–117. ISBN 9780354090117.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

• 1976 in American tennis
• 1976 Grand Prix (tennis)
• 1976 in sports in Ohio
• August 1976 sports events in the United States