# Bio-Strath Circuit

The Bio-Strath Circuit was a series tour of British tennis tournaments sponsored by the Swiss company Bio-Strath AG, 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. the circuit was inaugurated in May 1970 with six Midland tournaments, and one South East tournament.
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, 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the Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham tournament The same year the Edgbaston tournament in the West Midlands was withdrawn, and replaced by the Bio-Strath Stourbridge tournament.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 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.

### 1970 Men's

| Leg | Tournament | Dates |
| 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. | Stanley Matthews | Julian Krinsky | Peter Doerner Karl Coombes | Mel Baleson Julian Krinsky |
| 2nd. | Bio-Strath Droitwich | May, 11–16. | Peter Doerner | Mel Baleson | Peter Doerner Karl Coombes | Mel Baleson Julian Krinsky |
| 3rd. | Bio-Strath London | May, 11–16. | Bob Maud | Keith Diepraam | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell | Bob Maud Bobby Wilson |
| 4th. | Bio-Strath Wolverhampton | May, 18–23. | Frew McMillan | Hank Irvine | Frew McMillan Hank Irvine | Ian Bidmeade Bill Joiner |
| 5th. | Bio-Strath Malvern | July, 6–11. | Frew McMillan | Andrew Pattison | Stanley Matthews Frew McMillan | Peter Doerner Andrew Pattison |
| 6th. | Bio-Strath Edgbaston | July, 13–18. | Andrew Pattison | Peter Doerner | Stanley Matthews Peter Doerner | Greg Perkins Mel Baleson |
| 7th. | Bio-Strath West Warwickshire | August, 3–8. | Stanley Matthews | Paul Hutchins | Stanley Matthews Paul Hutchins | Thompson Onibokun John Slater |

### 1970 Women's

| Leg | Tournament | Dates |
| 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. | Janice Townsend | Maria Guzman | Lesley Charles Wendy Slaughter | Mrs. S.M. Northern María Guzmán |
| 2nd. | Bio-Strath Droitwich | May, 11–16. | Maria Guzman | Sandra Walsham | Lesley Charles Janice Townsend | Maria Guzman Jacqueline Venturino |
| 3rd. | Bio-Strath London | May, 11–16. | Ann Jones | Mrs. G.M. Williams | Helen Gourlay / Pat Walkden | Ann Jones Mrs. G.M. Williams |
| 4th. | Bio-Strath Wolverhampton | May, 18–23. | Kerry Melville | Sue Alexander | Kerry Melville Rita Bentley | Sue Alexander Sandra Walsham |
| 5th. | Bio-Strath Malvern | July, 6–11. | Helen Gourlay | Maria Guzman | Helen Gourlay Janice Townsend | Maria Guzman Marilyn Greenwood |
| 6th. | Bio-Strath Edgbaston | July, 13–18. | Sandra Walsham | Beatriz Araujo | Janice Townsend Maria Guzman | Sandra Walsham Sue Alexander |
| 7th. | Bio-Strath West Warwickshire | August, 3–8. | 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 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
| Leg | Tournament | Dates |
| 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. | 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 |
| 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

* Bio-Strath Cardiff Open. (joined 1971)
* Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Court Championships. (joined 1971)
* Bio-Strath Droitwich Hard Courts.
* Bio-Strath Edgbaston. (left 1971)
* Bio-Strath London Hard Court Championships.
* Bio-Strath Northern. (joined 1971)
* Bio-Strath Malvern.
* Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament. (joined 1971)
* Bio-Strath St Annes Open. (joined 1971)
* Bio-Strath Stourbridge Open. (joined 1971)
* Bio-Strath Sunderland and Durham. (joined 1971)
* Bio-Strath Tally Ho.
* Bio-Strath West Warwickshire Open.
* Bio-Strath Wolverhampton Open.