The Bio-Strath Circuit [1] was a series tour of British tennis tournaments sponsored by the Swiss company Bio-Strath AG,[2] a producer natural food supplements for sports people from 1970 to 1971. The circuit usually began in mid spring in April and ended in late summer in early August.

Bio-Strath Circuit
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Grand Prix circuit, (1970–71)
Founded1970
Abolished1971
LocationCardiffWales
BirminghamMidlands
DroitwichMidlands
EdgbastonMidlands
ExmouthSouth West
MalvernMidlands
LondonSouth East
Lytham St AnnesNorth West
SheffieldSouth Yorkshire
StourbridgeMidlands
SolihullMidlands
WolverhamptonMidlands
SurfaceClay
Grass
Hard

History

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The Bio-Strath tennis circuit was a series tour of British tennis tournaments that was sponsored by the Swiss company Bio-Strath AG.[3] the circuit was inaugurated in May 1970 with six Midland tournaments, and one South East tournament.[4]

Each tournament being a particular leg on the circuit beginning with the 1st leg, that usually started around early April, and ending with the 10th and final leg around the first week of August. In 1971 the circuit was extended to include two new North West England tournaments at Lytham St Annes, and The Bio-Strath Northern at Manchester, one new tournament in South Yorkshire the Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament at Sheffield,[5] another new event

Another new tournament was added for London the Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Courts, In South Wales the Bio-Strath Cardiff tournament was added to the circuit, and another new event for North East England, the Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham tournament The same year the Edgbaston tournament in the West Midlands was withdrawn, and replaced by the Bio-Strath Stourbridge tournament. In October 1971 Bio-Strath AG decided not to renew its sponsorship agreement with tournaments, due to disagreements of prize money and the circuit was discontinued.

Results

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1970 Bio Strath circuit

The Bio-Strath Circuit[6] was part of the 1970 British Tournament Season. It began on 4 May in Birmingham, West Midlands, England with the first leg being the Bio-Strath Tally Ho event, and ended on 8 August with the tenth and final being the Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open at Solihull.[7]

1970 Men's

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Leg Tournament Dates
Men's Singles Winner Men's Singles Finalist Men's Doubles Winners Men's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho May, 4–9.[8]   Stanley Matthews   Julian Krinsky   Peter Doerner
  Karl Coombes
  Mel Baleson
  Julian Krinsky
2nd. Bio-Strath Droitwich May, 11–16.[9]   Peter Doerner   Mel Baleson   Peter Doerner
  Karl Coombes
  Mel Baleson
  Julian Krinsky
3rd. Bio-Strath London May, 11–16.[10]   Bob Maud   Keith Diepraam   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell
  Bob Maud
  Bobby Wilson
4th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May, 18–23.[11]   Frew McMillan   Hank Irvine   Frew McMillan
  Hank Irvine
  Ian Bidmeade
  Bill Joiner
5th. Bio-Strath Malvern July, 6–11.[12]   Frew McMillan   Andrew Pattison   Stanley Matthews
  Frew McMillan
  Peter Doerner
  Andrew Pattison
6th. Bio-Strath Edgbaston July, 13–18.[13]   Andrew Pattison   Peter Doerner   Stanley Matthews
  Peter Doerner
  Greg Perkins
  Mel Baleson
7th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August, 3–8.[14]   Stanley Matthews   Paul Hutchins   Stanley Matthews
  Paul Hutchins
  Thompson Onibokun
  John Slater

1970 Women's

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Leg Tournament Dates
Women's Singles Winner Women's Singles Finalist Women's Doubles Winners Women's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho May, 4–9.[15]   Janice Townsend   Maria Guzman   Lesley Charles
  Wendy Slaughter
  Mrs. S.M. Northern
  María Guzmán
2nd. Bio-Strath Droitwich May, 11–16.[16]   Maria Guzman   Sandra Walsham   Lesley Charles
  Janice Townsend
  Maria Guzman
  Jacqueline Venturino
3rd. Bio-Strath London May, 11–16.[17]   Ann Jones   Mrs. G.M. Williams   Helen Gourlay
 /  Pat Walkden
  Ann Jones
  Mrs. G.M. Williams
4th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May, 18–23.[18]   Kerry Melville   Sue Alexander   Kerry Melville
  Rita Bentley
  Sue Alexander
  Sandra Walsham
5th. Bio-Strath Malvern July, 6–11.[19]   Helen Gourlay   Maria Guzman   Helen Gourlay
  Janice Townsend
  Maria Guzman
  Marilyn Greenwood
6th. Bio-Strath Edgbaston July, 13–18.[20]   Sandra Walsham   Beatriz Araujo   Janice Townsend
  Maria Guzman
  Sandra Walsham
  Sue Alexander
7th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August, 3–8.[21]   Janice Townsend   Marilyn Greenwood   Marilyn Greenwood
  Janice Townsend
  Judy Congdon
  Sally Holdsworth
1971 Bio Strath circuit

The Bio-Strath Circuit was part of the 1971 British Tournament Season. The first leg of the circuit began on 9 April with the Bio-Strath Tally Ho event, and ended on 7 August with the thirteenth and final leg the Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open at Solihull.

1971 Men's

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Incomplete roll
Leg Tournament Dates
Men's Singles Winner Men's Singles Finalist Men's Doubles Winners Men's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho April 9–12.[22]   Kim Warwick   Donald Oliver   Colin Dibley
  Peter Doerner
  Stanley Matthews
  Donald Oliver
2nd. Bio-Strath Cumberland April 13–17.   Ian Fletcher   Alan Mills ? ?
3rd. Bio-Strath Sheffield April 20–24 ? ? ? ?
4th. Bio-Strath London May 10–16.   Jaime Fillol   Gerald Battrick ? ?
5th. Bio-Strath Droitwich May 11–16.   Peter Doerner   John Manderson ? ?
6th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May 18–23.   Andrew Pattison   Peter Doerner ? ?
7th. Bio-Strath St. Annes May 25–30.   Kim Warwick   John Manderson ? ?
8th. Bio-Strath Northern May 31-June 5   Colin Dibley   Frew McMillan ? ?
9th. Bio-Strath Cardiff May 31-June 5.   Andrew Pattison   Gaurav Misra ? ?
10th. Bio-Strath Malvern July 5–10.   Peter Doerner   Stanley Matthews ? ?
11th. Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham July 5–10.   Kim Warwick   John Manderson ? ?
12th. Bio-Strath Stourbridge July 26–31.   Stanley Matthews   Gaurav Misra ? ?
13th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August 2–7.   Kim Warwick   Peter Doerner ? ?

1971 Women's

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Incomplete roll
Leg Tournament Dates
Women's Singles Winner Women's Singles Finalist Women's Doubles Winners Women's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho April 9–12.   Janice Townsend   Maria Guzman ?
?
2nd. Bio-Strath Cumberland April 13–17.   Christine Truman Janes   Jill Cooper   Lesley Charles
  Wendy Slaughter
  Vicki Lancaster
  Barbara Walsh
3rd. Bio-Strath Sheffield April 20–24   Lindsay Beaven   Lesley Charles   Cecilie Fleming
  Sue Hole
  Lesley Charles
  Wendy Slaugheter
4th. Bio-Strath London May 11–16.   Ann Jones   Joyce Williams   Helen Gourlay
 /  Pat Walkden
  Ann Jones
  Joyce Williams
5th. Bio-Strath Droitwich May 11–16.   Maria Guzman   Sandra Walsham   Lesley Charles
  Janice Townsend
  Maria Guzman
  Jehane Venturino
6th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May 18–23.   Kerry Melville   Sue Alexander   Rita Bentley
  Kerry Melville
  Sue Alexander
  Sandra Walsham
7th. Bio-Strath St. Annes May 25–30.   Sandra Walsham   Janice Townsend   Sue Alexander
  Sandra Walsham
  Judy Congdon
  Janice Townsend
8th. Bio-Strath Northern May 31-June 5   Patti Hogan   Kris Kemmer   Patti Hogan
  Nell Truman
  Esmé Emmanuel
  Ceci Martinez
9th. Bio-Strath Cardiff May 31-June 5.   Kazuko Sawamatsu   Janice Wainwright   Maria Guzman
  Janice Wainwright
  J. Harris
  Andrée Martin
10th. Bio-Strath Malvern July 5–10.   Janice Wainwright   Lesley Charles ?
?
11th. Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham July 5–10.   Lesley Charles   Vicki Lancaster   Maria Guzman
  Lesley Charles
  J. Harris
  Vicki Lancaster
12th. Bio-Strath Stourbridge July 26–31.   Geraldine Barniville   Maria Guzman   Lesley Charles
  Vicki Lancaster
  Geraldine Barniville
  Maria Guzman
13th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August 2–7.   Lindsay Beaven   Susan Alexander   Lesley Charles
  Janice Wainwright
  R. Murphy
  Cynthia Sieler

Circuit tournaments

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  1. Bio-Strath Cardiff Open.[23] (joined 1971)
  2. Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Court Championships.[24] (joined 1971)
  3. Bio-Strath Droitwich Hard Courts.[25]
  4. Bio-Strath Edgbaston.[26] (left 1971)
  5. Bio-Strath London Hard Court Championships.[27]
  6. Bio-Strath Northern. (joined 1971)
  7. Bio-Strath Malvern.[28]
  8. Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament.[29] (joined 1971)
  9. Bio-Strath St Annes Open.[30] (joined 1971)
  10. Bio-Strath Stourbridge Open. (joined 1971)
  11. Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham. (joined 1971)
  12. Bio-Strath Tally Ho.[31]
  13. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open.[32]
  14. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton Open.[33]

References

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  1. ^ "RECOVERY:Australian Kim Warwick survived a late recovery by countryman John Manderson scoring 8-9, 6-2, 7-5 to win the Bio-Strath final at St Annes. The tie breaker was used in a tough first set. Warwick now heads the Bio-Strath Circuit, which consists of ten tournaments, Ecuador's Maria Guzman won the women's final". Sunday Mirror. London, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1971. p. 38.
  2. ^ "Sponsoring". Zurich, Switzerland: Bio-Strath AG. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "About Us". bio-strath.com. Zurich, Switzerland: Bio-Strath AG. 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "The 1970 British Tournament Season". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 260–271. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  5. ^ "SHEFFIELD TENNIS:Kevin McCollum the Staffordshire teenager, put a stop to Australian domination in the new Bio-Strath tennis tournament at Sheffield yesterday. Showing some of the form which made him such a promise as a junior, he beat Kevin Tobin 6-0 6-1". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 20 April 1971. p. 11.
  6. ^ Sunday Mirror (30 May 1971)
  7. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  8. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
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  15. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  16. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  17. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  18. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  19. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  20. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  21. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  22. ^ "POST SPORTS REPORTER: Kim Warwick beat British No9 Donald Oliver in the final of the Bio-Strath Tally Ho! tournament on Monday, 6-2, 6-1. Ozzies; Dibley and Doerner won the men's doubles final beating British pairing of Matthews and Oliver". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 13 April 1971. p. 24.
  23. ^ "L.T.A. TOURNAMENTS: Bio-Strath Cumberland Tournament, Hampstead (C); Mercedes-Benz Lee-on- Solent (H); Bio-Strath Droitwich (H); Rothman's Surrey Surbiton (G or H); Bio-Strath St. Annes (G or H); Bio-Strath Cardiff (G or H)". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Warwickshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. p. 18.
  24. ^ "John Clifton renews his Davis Cup claim: He staged a great lighting comeback in an effort to preserve his Davis Cup place in the trials during the Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Court championships tournament at Hampstead, London, yesterday. He ruined the unbeaten record of John Pals and, with only two days to go". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 15 April 1971. p. 43.
  25. ^ Coventry Evening Telegraph
  26. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook p.268
  27. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  28. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook p.267
  29. ^ Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 20 April 1971. p. 11.
  30. ^ "Bio-Strath tennis:The Bio-Strath tennis circuit inaugurated last year with six Midland tournaments, has been extended geographically North and South bringing the number of tournaments to ten added is Cumberland (Hampstead), Abbeydale (Sheffield), St Annes and Cardiff". Nottingham Guardian. Nottingham, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 3 March 1971.
  31. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  32. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  33. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271