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Bio-Strath Circuit

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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

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.

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the Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham tournament The same year the Edgbaston tournament in the West Midlands was withdrawn, and replaced by the Bio-Strath Stourbridge tournament.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] United Kingdom Stanley Matthews South Africa Julian Krinsky Australia Peter Doerner
Australia Karl Coombes
South Africa Mel Baleson
South Africa Julian Krinsky
2nd. Bio-Strath Droitwich May, 11–16.[9] Australia Peter Doerner South Africa Mel Baleson Australia Peter Doerner
Australia Karl Coombes
South Africa Mel Baleson
South Africa Julian Krinsky
3rd. Bio-Strath London May, 11–16.[10] South Africa Bob Maud South Africa Keith Diepraam United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
South Africa Bob Maud
United Kingdom Bobby Wilson
4th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May, 18–23.[11] South Africa Frew McMillan Rhodesia Hank Irvine South Africa Frew McMillan
Rhodesia Hank Irvine
Australia Ian Bidmeade
Australia Bill Joiner
5th. Bio-Strath Malvern July, 6–11.[12] South Africa Frew McMillan Rhodesia Andrew Pattison United Kingdom Stanley Matthews
South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Peter Doerner
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
6th. Bio-Strath Edgbaston July, 13–18.[13] Rhodesia Andrew Pattison Australia Peter Doerner United Kingdom Stanley Matthews
Australia Peter Doerner
Australia Greg Perkins
South Africa Mel Baleson
7th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August, 3–8.[14] United Kingdom Stanley Matthews United Kingdom Paul Hutchins United Kingdom Stanley Matthews
United Kingdom Paul Hutchins
Nigeria Thompson Onibokun
United Kingdom 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] United Kingdom Janice Townsend Ecuador Maria Guzman United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Wendy Slaughter
United Kingdom Mrs. S.M. Northern
Ecuador María Guzmán
2nd. Bio-Strath Droitwich May, 11–16.[16] Ecuador Maria Guzman Australia Sandra Walsham United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Janice Townsend
Ecuador Maria Guzman
France Jacqueline Venturino
3rd. Bio-Strath London May, 11–16.[17] United Kingdom Ann Jones United Kingdom Mrs. G.M. Williams Australia Helen Gourlay
Rhodesia/South Africa Pat Walkden
United Kingdom Ann Jones
United Kingdom Mrs. G.M. Williams
4th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May, 18–23.[18] Australia Kerry Melville Australia Sue Alexander Australia Kerry Melville
United Kingdom Rita Bentley
Australia Sue Alexander
Australia Sandra Walsham
5th. Bio-Strath Malvern July, 6–11.[19] Australia Helen Gourlay Ecuador Maria Guzman Australia Helen Gourlay
United Kingdom Janice Townsend
Ecuador Maria Guzman
United Kingdom Marilyn Greenwood
6th. Bio-Strath Edgbaston July, 13–18.[20] Australia Sandra Walsham Argentina Beatriz Araujo United Kingdom Janice Townsend
Ecuador Maria Guzman
Australia Sandra Walsham
Australia Sue Alexander
7th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August, 3–8.[21] United Kingdom Janice Townsend United Kingdom Marilyn Greenwood United Kingdom Marilyn Greenwood
United Kingdom Janice Townsend
United Kingdom Judy Congdon
United Kingdom 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] Australia Kim Warwick United Kingdom Donald Oliver Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Peter Doerner
United Kingdom Stanley Matthews
United Kingdom Donald Oliver
2nd. Bio-Strath Cumberland April 13–17. Australia Ian Fletcher United Kingdom Alan Mills ? ?
3rd. Bio-Strath Sheffield April 20–24 ? ? ? ?
4th. Bio-Strath London May 10–16. Chile Jaime Fillol United Kingdom Gerald Battrick ? ?
5th. Bio-Strath Droitwich May 11–16. Australia Peter Doerner Australia John Manderson ? ?
6th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May 18–23. Rhodesia Andrew Pattison Australia Peter Doerner ? ?
7th. Bio-Strath St. Annes May 25–30. Australia Kim Warwick Australia John Manderson ? ?
8th. Bio-Strath Northern May 31-June 5 Australia Colin Dibley South Africa Frew McMillan ? ?
9th. Bio-Strath Cardiff May 31-June 5. Rhodesia Andrew Pattison India Gaurav Misra ? ?
10th. Bio-Strath Malvern July 5–10. Australia Peter Doerner United Kingdom Stanley Matthews ? ?
11th. Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham July 5–10. Australia Kim Warwick Australia John Manderson ? ?
12th. Bio-Strath Stourbridge July 26–31. United Kingdom Stanley Matthews India Gaurav Misra ? ?
13th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August 2–7. Australia Kim Warwick Australia 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. United Kingdom Janice Townsend Ecuador Maria Guzman ?
?
2nd. Bio-Strath Cumberland April 13–17. United Kingdom Christine Truman Janes United Kingdom Jill Cooper United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Wendy Slaughter
Australia Vicki Lancaster
Australia Barbara Walsh
3rd. Bio-Strath Sheffield April 20–24 United Kingdom Lindsay Beaven United Kingdom Lesley Charles New Zealand Cecilie Fleming
Australia Sue Hole
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Wendy Slaugheter
4th. Bio-Strath London May 11–16. United Kingdom Ann Jones United Kingdom Joyce Williams Australia Helen Gourlay
Rhodesia/South Africa Pat Walkden
United Kingdom Ann Jones
United Kingdom Joyce Williams
5th. Bio-Strath Droitwich May 11–16. Ecuador Maria Guzman Australia Sandra Walsham United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Janice Townsend
Ecuador Maria Guzman
France Jehane Venturino
6th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May 18–23. Australia Kerry Melville Australia Sue Alexander United Kingdom Rita Bentley
Australia Kerry Melville
Australia Sue Alexander
Australia Sandra Walsham
7th. Bio-Strath St. Annes May 25–30. Australia Sandra Walsham United Kingdom Janice Townsend Australia Sue Alexander
Australia Sandra Walsham
United Kingdom Judy Congdon
United Kingdom Janice Townsend
8th. Bio-Strath Northern May 31-June 5 United States Patti Hogan United States Kris Kemmer United States Patti Hogan
United Kingdom Nell Truman
South Africa Esmé Emmanuel
United States Ceci Martinez
9th. Bio-Strath Cardiff May 31-June 5. Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu United Kingdom Janice Wainwright Ecuador Maria Guzman
United Kingdom Janice Wainwright
Australia J. Harris
Canada Andrée Martin
10th. Bio-Strath Malvern July 5–10. United Kingdom Janice Wainwright United Kingdom Lesley Charles ?
?
11th. Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham July 5–10. United Kingdom Lesley Charles Australia Vicki Lancaster Ecuador Maria Guzman
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
Australia J. Harris
Australia Vicki Lancaster
12th. Bio-Strath Stourbridge July 26–31. Republic of Ireland Geraldine Barniville Ecuador Maria Guzman United Kingdom Lesley Charles
Australia Vicki Lancaster
Republic of Ireland Geraldine Barniville
Ecuador Maria Guzman
13th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August 2–7. United Kingdom Lindsay Beaven Australia Susan Alexander United Kingdom Lesley Charles
United Kingdom Janice Wainwright
Australia R. Murphy
Australia 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
  9. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  10. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  11. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  12. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  13. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  14. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271
  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