The West Warwickshire Open was a tennis tournament[1] also known as the Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open for sponsorship reasons. It began in 1970 and was staged at the West Warwickshire Sports Club (f.c1888),[2] Solihull, Midlands, England. The tournament ran until 1981 when it was discontinued.
| West Warwickshire Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open (1970–71) Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open (1980–81) |
| Tour | Bio-Strath Circuit, (1970–71) |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Abolished | 1981 |
| Location | Solihull, Midlands, England |
| Venue | West Warwickshire Sports Club |
| Surface | Clay Grass Hard |
History
editThe West Warwickshire Open was established in 1970 under the sponsorship name of the Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open or simply the Bio-Strath West Warwickshire.[3] The tournament was part of the Bio-Strath Circuit until 1971. In 1980 the life insurance company Hill Samuel Life Assurance, a division of Hill Samuel started sponsorship of the event, and it was rebranded as the Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open.[4] In 1981 when they withdrew sponsorship, and the tournament ended.
Venue
editThe tournament was staged at the West Warwickshire Sports Club that was founded in 1888. It is located at West Warwickshire Sports Complex Solihull, Midlands, England.
References
edit- ^ "Top seed Siviter crashes to Saeed: The two surviving British competitors were beaten in the semi-finals of the West Warwickshire Open tennis tournament at Solihull yesterday". Birmingham Daily Post. Solihull, West Midlands, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 12 August 1972. p. 21.
- ^ "Tennis". westwarwicks.club. Solihull, West Midlands, England: West Warwickshire Sports Complex. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SPONSORSHIP: For the Hill Samuel Life Assurance West Warwickshire Open tennis tournament has reached a record level this year "Prize money for the men's singles winner has broken the £2000 barrier"". Birmingham Mail. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 16 June 1980. p. 24.