Bio-Strath Circuit

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Bio-Strath Circuit
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF Grand Prix circuit, (1970–71)
Founded1970
Abolished1971
Location Cardiff–Wales
Birmingham–Midlands
Droitwich–Midlands
Edgbaston–Midlands
Exmouth–South West
Malvern–Midlands
London–South East
Lytham St Annes–North West
Sheffield–South Yorkshire
Stourbridge–Midlands
Solihull–Midlands
Wolverhampton–Midlands
Surface Clay
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.

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History

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the Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham tournament The same year the Edgbaston tournament in the West Midlands was withdrawn, and replaced by the Bio-Strath Stourbridge tournament.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

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

LegTournamentDates
Men's Singles WinnerMen's Singles FinalistMen's Doubles WinnersMen's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho May, 4–9. [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Julian Krinsky Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Coombes 		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mel Baleson
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Julian Krinsky
2nd. Bio-Strath Droitwich May, 11–16. [9] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mel Baleson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Coombes 		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mel Baleson
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Julian Krinsky
3rd. Bio-Strath London May, 11–16. [10] Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Maud Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Keith Diepraam Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Pasarell 		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Maud
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobby Wilson
4th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May, 18–23. [11] Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Hank Irvine Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Hank Irvine 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Bidmeade
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Joiner
5th. Bio-Strath Malvern July, 6–11. [12] Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison
6th. Bio-Strath Edgbaston July, 13–18. [13] Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Perkins
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Mel Baleson
7th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August, 3–8. [14] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Hutchins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Hutchins 		Flag of Nigeria.svg Thompson Onibokun
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Slater

1970 Women's

LegTournamentDates
Women's Singles WinnerWomen's Singles FinalistWomen's Doubles WinnersWomen's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho May, 4–9. [15] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wendy Slaughter 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mrs. S.M. Northern
Flag of Ecuador.svg María Guzmán
2nd. Bio-Strath Droitwich May, 11–16. [16] Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend 		Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman
Flag of France.svg Jacqueline Venturino
3rd. Bio-Strath London May, 11–16. [17] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mrs. G.M. Williams Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pat Walkden 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mrs. G.M. Williams
4th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May, 18–23. [18] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Alexander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rita Bentley 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham
5th. Bio-Strath Malvern July, 6–11. [19] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend 		Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marilyn Greenwood
6th. Bio-Strath Edgbaston July, 13–18. [20] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham Flag of Argentina.svg Beatriz Araujo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend
Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Alexander
7th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August, 3–8. [21] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marilyn Greenwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marilyn Greenwood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Judy Congdon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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

Incomplete roll
LegTournamentDates
Men's Singles WinnerMen's Singles FinalistMen's Doubles WinnersMen's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho April 9–12. [22] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donald Oliver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donald Oliver
2nd. Bio-Strath Cumberland April 13–17. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fletcher Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Mills ??
3rd. Bio-Strath Sheffield April 20–24????
4th. Bio-Strath London May 10–16. Flag of Chile.svg Jaime Fillol Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gerald Battrick ??
5th. Bio-Strath Droitwich May 11–16. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Manderson ??
6th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May 18–23. Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner ??
7th. Bio-Strath St. Annes May 25–30. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Manderson ??
8th. Bio-Strath Northern May 31-June 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan ??
9th. Bio-Strath Cardiff May 31-June 5. Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison Flag of India.svg Gaurav Misra ??
10th. Bio-Strath Malvern July 5–10. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews ??
11th. Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham July 5–10. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Manderson ??
12th. Bio-Strath Stourbridge July 26–31. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stanley Matthews Flag of India.svg Gaurav Misra ??
13th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August 2–7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doerner ??

1971 Women's

Incomplete roll
LegTournamentDates
Women's Singles WinnerWomen's Singles FinalistWomen's Doubles WinnersWomen's Doubles Finalists
1st. Bio-Strath Tally Ho April 9–12. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman ?
?
2nd. Bio-Strath Cumberland April 13–17. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christine Truman Janes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jill Cooper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wendy Slaughter 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Lancaster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barbara Walsh
3rd. Bio-Strath Sheffield April 20–24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lindsay Beaven Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles Flag of New Zealand.svg Cecilie Fleming
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Hole 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wendy Slaugheter
4th. Bio-Strath London May 11–16. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joyce Williams Flag of Australia (converted).svg Helen Gourlay
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pat Walkden 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joyce Williams
5th. Bio-Strath Droitwich May 11–16. Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend 		Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman
Flag of France.svg Jehane Venturino
6th. Bio-Strath Wolverhampton May 18–23. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Alexander Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rita Bentley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham
7th. Bio-Strath St. Annes May 25–30. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Alexander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Walsham 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Judy Congdon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Townsend
8th. Bio-Strath Northern May 31-June 5 Flag of the United States.svg Patti Hogan Flag of the United States.svg Kris Kemmer Flag of the United States.svg Patti Hogan
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nell Truman 		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Esmé Emmanuel
Flag of the United States.svg Ceci Martinez
9th. Bio-Strath Cardiff May 31-June 5. Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Sawamatsu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Wainwright Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Wainwright 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg J. Harris
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrée Martin
10th. Bio-Strath Malvern July 5–10. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Wainwright Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles ?
?
11th. Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham July 5–10. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Lancaster Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg J. Harris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Lancaster
12th. Bio-Strath Stourbridge July 26–31. Flag of Ireland.svg Geraldine Barniville Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicki Lancaster 		Flag of Ireland.svg Geraldine Barniville
Flag of Ecuador.svg Maria Guzman
13th. Bio-Strath West Warwickshire August 2–7. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lindsay Beaven Flag of Australia (converted).svg Susan Alexander Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lesley Charles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Janice Wainwright 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg R. Murphy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cynthia Sieler

Circuit tournaments

  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

  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
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