# Bio-Strath Circuit

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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](/source/North_West_England) tournaments at [Lytham St Annes](/source/Lytham_St_Annes), and The Bio-Strath Northern at Manchester, one new tournament in [South Yorkshire](/source/South_Yorkshire) the [Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament](/source/Bio-Strath_Sheffield_Tournament) at [Sheffield](/source/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](/source/North_East_England), the Bio-Strath [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland) and [Durham](/source/Durham,_England) tournament The same year the [Edgbaston](/source/Edgbaston) tournament in the West Midlands was withdrawn, and replaced by the [Bio-Strath Stourbridge](/source/Bio-Strath_Stourbridge) tournament.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](/source/Birmingham), [West Midlands](/source/West_Midlands_(region)), England with the first leg being the [Bio-Strath Tally Ho](/source/Bio-Strath_Tally_Ho) event, and ended on 8 August with the tenth and final being the [Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open](/source/Bio-Strath_West_Warwickshire_Open) at [Solihull](/source/Solihull).[7]

### 1970 Men's

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

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](/source/Bio-Strath_Tally_Ho) event, and ended on 7 August with the thirteenth and final leg the [Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open](/source/Bio-Strath_West_Warwickshire_Open) at [Solihull](/source/Solihull).

### 1971 Men's

- *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

- *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

1. [Bio-Strath Cardiff Open](/source/Bio-Strath_Cardiff_Open).[23] (joined 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Court Championships](/source/Bio-Strath_Cumberland_Hard_Court_Championships).[24] (joined 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath Droitwich Hard Courts](/source/Bio-Strath_Droitwich_Hard_Courts).[25]
1. [Bio-Strath Edgbaston](/source/Bio-Strath_Edgbaston).[26] (left 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath London Hard Court Championships](/source/Bio-Strath_London_Hard_Court_Championships).[27]
1. [Bio-Strath Northern](/source/Bio-Strath_Northern). (joined 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath Malvern](/source/Bio-Strath_Malvern).[28]
1. [Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament](/source/Bio-Strath_Sheffield_Tournament).[29] (joined 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath St Annes Open](/source/Bio-Strath_St_Annes_Open).[30] (joined 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath Stourbridge Open](/source/Bio-Strath_Stourbridge_Open). (joined 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham](/source/Bio-Strath_Sunderland_and_Durham). (joined 1971)
1. [Bio-Strath Tally Ho](/source/Bio-Strath_Tally_Ho).[31]
1. [Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open](/source/Bio-Strath_West_Warwickshire_Open).[32]
1. [Bio-Strath Wolverhampton Open](/source/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.

1. ["Sponsoring"](https://bio-strath.com/en/about-us/sponsoring-pat-burgener/). Zurich, Switzerland: Bio-Strath AG. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

1. ["About Us"](https://bio-strath.com/en/about-us/). *bio-strath.com*. Zurich, Switzerland: Bio-Strath AG. 27 February 2017.

1. Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). ["The 1970 British Tournament Season"](https://archive.org/details/worldoftennis1970000unse_t8h5/page/272/mode/2up). *World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook*. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 260–271. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.

1. "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.

1. Sunday Mirror (30 May 1971)

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. "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.

1. "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.

1. "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.

1. Coventry Evening Telegraph

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook p.268

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook p.267

1. Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 20 April 1971. p. 11.

1. "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.

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

1. World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook pp.260-271

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