1976 Virginia Slims of Akron

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{{TennisEventInfo|1976|Virginia Slims of Akron|

| date=February 3–8

| edition=4th

| category=Virginia Slims circuit

| draw=34S / 8D

| prize_money=$75,000

| surface=Carpet (i)

| location=Akron, Ohio, US

| venue=Richfield Coliseum

| champs={{flagicon|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong

| champd={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Brigitte Cuypers / {{flagicon|USA}} Mona Guerrant

| after_year=no

}}

The 1976 Virginia Slims of Akron was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Richfield Coliseum in Akron, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1976 Virginia Slims circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 3 through February 8, 1976. Third-seeded Evonne Goolagong won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.{{cite book|title=World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook|year=1977|publisher=Macdonald and Janes|location=London|isbn=9780354090117|page=157|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}{{cite book|title=Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide|year=2011|publisher=Remous|page=236|author=John Dolan}}