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
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the Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham tournament The same year the Edgbaston tournament in the West Midlands was withdrawn, and replaced by the Bio-Strath Stourbridge tournament.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.
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.
^"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.
^"Sponsoring". Zurich, Switzerland: Bio-Strath AG. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^"About Us". bio-strath.com. Zurich, Switzerland: Bio-Strath AG. 27 February 2017.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^"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.
^Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 20 April 1971. p. 11.
^"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.
